Chasing Time Writing Retreats

20/03/2024

This is happening soon! Email Sandra & Dawn at sandrairelandauthor@yahoo.co.uk for full details. Sign up and pay before April 1st for our early bird discount!

13/02/2024

Hi folks, I’ll be running this 5-week course in- person at the Botanic Gardens Dundee! Still time to join. It will be very laid back and therapeutic, with time to sit and enjoy the setting, weather permitting! Starts March 14th at 2pm

Writing for Wellbeing

Writing for Wellbeing. Tutor: Sandra Ireland. A five week course on Thursday afternoons from 2pm - 4pm. 14th March - 11th April 2024.

05/01/2024

Fancy some dark tales for the dark winter evenings?! My next Lifelong Learning Dundee course begins Jan 25th and is filling up fast so do click on the link now if you’d like to join us!
This has NEW content for all you lovely folks who have done it before. We’ll be exploring some fascinating stories and creating some new ones of our own

🖤🖤 Folklore + creative writing 🖤🖤

Finding Inspiration from Folklore

Finding Inspiration from Folklore. A five week course with Sandra Ireland. 25th January - 22nd February . Class size 15 max.

06/12/2023

Heading to Newcastle Noir at the weekend. So grateful to Dr Noir and Friends for inviting me to run my Creating Killer Settings workshop. Looking forward to seeing everyone! 🖤
This will be my final outing for this year, but if you’d like to join me online for my next Lifelong Learning Dundee course Finding Inspiration From Folklore do book now! It starts on January 25th 🖤

Finding Inspiration from Folklore. A five week course with Sandra Ireland. 25th January - 22nd February . Class size 15 max.

05/11/2023

Thank you so much to our Winter Gothic weekenders!
So glad you could join us on the dark side
🖤

02/11/2023

Only a few days left until our Winter Gothic online retreat! We can't wait to welcome everyone. We've got one last place left, if anyone would like it, but be quick. Booking closes tomorrow at 5pm 🏃‍♀️

https://chasingtimescotland.wordpress.com/retreats/

31/10/2023

Chasing Timer Dawn is running her Business of Being an Author course next week through Lifelong Learning Dundee. Now in its seventh year, the six week online course explores ways of getting published, marketing your work effectively and gaining publicity, both on- & offline. Over the years she's had lots of brilliant authors through her door - and she can't wait to work with more.

Booking closes on Thursday, so if you want join in, be quick! 🏃‍♀️

The Business Of Being An Author Tutor: Dawn Geddes. 6 weeks. 6th Nov - 11th Dec 2023. Monday Evenings 6.30 - 8.30pm. Class size 15 max

27/10/2023

Our fabulous tutor Dawn Geddes is also running this for Lifelong Learning Dundee. Look at those testimonials! 🖤

The Business Of Being An Author Tutor: Dawn Geddes. 6 weeks. 6th Nov - 11th Dec 2023. Monday Evenings 6.30 - 8.30pm. Class size 15 max

24/10/2023

Are you up for a dark and ghostly weekend? It’s online, so you can keep your lights on and hide behind your sofa cushions! Two days of writing workshops, tips and tricks. Early bird price of £125 ends tomorrow! 🖤🖤🖤

https://chasingtimescotland.wordpress.com/retreats/

19/10/2023

Hello 👋 Chasing Timer Dawn here. As we prepare for our Winter Gothic event on the 4th & 5th of November, I wanted to pop on and let you know that I also write a spooky newsletter on the topic 🖤

Exploring the spooky side of life with writer, Dawn Geddes. Click to read Oh My Goth, by Dawn Geddes, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

18/10/2023

Here’s a wee blog post about what Dawn, Elizabeth and Sandra have been up during our Chasing Time hiatus!

"...it's like the ticking crocodile isn't it? Time is chasing after all of us." J.M.Barrie, Peter Pan

17/10/2023

Delighted to announce…! 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Want to know more?

https://chasingtimescotland.wordpress.com/retreats/

03/10/2023

09/12/2021

It's been a while since we've been able to run our in person retreats - and we've certainly missed working with all of you wonderful writers. Fingers crossed, next year is a better year and we can help you all chase time again ❤

22/11/2021

The long winter nights are the perfect time to get down to some writing! What are you working on just now?

16/11/2021

Lots of exciting things on this week to celebrate Book Week Scotland - including an event with our very own brilliant tutor, Sandra Ireland at Longniddry Library.

https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-scotland

Book Week Scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across the country. Book Week Scotland 2021 will take place 15–21 November and is supported by Creative Scotland and SLIC.

16/11/2021

Hello Chasing Timers! We hope you're all well and have been busy scribbling during this strange period we've all been living through. Has your writing helped you through the pandemic? Let us know what you've been working on.