History of Biggar Writers
In 1991 Biggar Museum Trust obtained Brownsbank Cottage, the home of the late poet Hugh MacDiarmid and established it both as a museum and residence for future writers-in-residence. A committee was set up in 1992 to oversee the work of incoming writers and the fabric of the cottage. The first fellow to be appointed to The Brownsbank Writing Fellowship was James Robertson, now an influential figure in Scottish literature. James’s tenure at the cottage was from 1993 to 1995. One of the tasks remitted to James was the development of creative writing across Clydesdale District. The first writers group to come into being under James’s supervision was Biggar Writers in the autumn of 1993.
Further writers-in-residence have supported Biggar Writers since 1993. These include Matthew Fitt, Gerry Cambridge, Aonghas Macneacail, Linda Cracknell, Tom Bryan and Carl MacDougall. The first publication produced by writers in Biggar and across Clydesdale was Mistaken Identities, 1995, edited by James Robertson. Other publications have appeared at regular intervals since that time. Biggar Writers continue to promote creative writing via fortnightly meetings and specialist workshops
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Further writers-in-residence have supported Biggar Writers since 1993. These include Matthew Fitt, Gerry Cambridge, Aonghas Macneacail, Linda Cracknell, Tom Bryan and Carl MacDougall. The first publication produced by writers in Biggar and across Clydesdale was Mistaken Identities, 1995, edited by James Robertson. Other publications have appeared at regular intervals since that time. Biggar Writers continue to promote creative writing via fortnightly meetings and specialist workshops
.