Fife Writes aims to provide opportunities for local writers of all kinds and abilities to improve their writing and to perform in front of live audiences if they wish. It has been a registered charity since January 2020 and runs various workshops, writing support groups and Open Mic sessions.

You can join our mailing list (see our Mailing List and Membership Page) to be kept informed of our activities and to gain advance notification of upcoming events. You can also choose to become a member, which costs £12 annually (April to March) or £6 (October to March). Membership gives you access to our Writing Support Groups, allows involvement in our associated groups and members-only projects, as well as giving you voting rights at our AGM.

Fife Writes has been around for many years, though has existed as a charity only since January 2020. On 1st July 2022, The Byre Writers officially joined with Fife Writes creating a much larger group. It is guided by a very small organising team but is always on the lookout for additional people to join and help out with the many tasks that need to be carried out to keep a small charity working.

Its main purpose is to encourage involvement and provide the opportunity to write and perform. It aims to be a peer support group for writers of all genres and to encourage each other to write and share their work. It holds events such as storytelling, short stories, novels, poetry, performance and music across Fife where readers and performers are invited from the very inexperienced to full professionals.

It also holds creative writing workshops, runs a programme of writing support groups and hosts other events to support writers across Fife.

The organising team are brand new as of April 27th 2026. More details about each of them will be included soon.

Chair - Barbara Usher

Voted in April 2026 - more info to follow.

Secretary - Liz Berg

Voted in April 2026 - more info to follow.

Treasurer - Fiona Tough

Voted in April 2026 - more info to follow.

Other Committee Members

Billy Horsburgh, Blair H Smith, George McDermid

We are a charity and rely on generous contributions from our members and subscribers, attendees at our events and those who wish us well. If you have enjoyed any of Fife Writes' activities, then please help us to continue by donating even the smallest amount. Every little bit is welcome.