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Melrose Literary Society (founded 1885)

The Society offers stimulating twice-monthly evening events in a friendly atmosphere in the Ormiston Institute, Melrose when there is an opportunity to hear published authors and other speakers discuss literary topics, ranging from novels to drama, poetry, memoirs and travellers’ tales.

It attracts as speakers both academics and professional writers, and makes an important contribution to the cultural life of Melrose.

For more details, contact our secretary Peter Hoad
Visitors are very welcome.

Our first meeting for the 2012/13 season is on Tuesday 9th October, when Professor Douglas Gifford, of the University of Glasgow, will speak about John Buchan.

Further meeting dates and speakers until Christmas are:

23rd October Marjorie Gavin John Leyden - poet and orientalist

6th November Dr Sarah Carpenter (University of Edinburgh) Sir David Lyndsay - poet, herald, dramatist

13th November (joint meeting with Historical Association in Parish Church Hall). Dr Sandra McNeil Sir Walter Scott and Abbotsford

27th November Professor Ian Campbell (University of Edinburgh) Reading and misreading the Bible - examples from Scottish literature

11th December Members' Christmas evening “In the fire of images gladly I put my hand” - George Mackay Brown.

"......and as to Melrose and Abbotsford, the very names possess music and magic." Charlotte Bronte (1850)