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WRITERS'  BLOC  PRESENT

THE  BASTARD  SONS  OF  BURNS

An evening of the spoken word
with not much poetry
and some swearing

Following the success of their Halloween event, Writers' Bloc make a
return to the Caf� Royal Bistro Bar for an evening of offbeat Scottish
fiction and supporting entertainment.

WHAT? - Live readings of original Scottish fiction.

WHO? - The Writers' Bloc spoken-word performance group.

WHERE? - Caf�  Royal Bistro Bar large function suite, 17 West Register
Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA.  Enter by west door, not main bar.  Follow
the signs.

WHAT TIME? - 8.00 p.m., Thursday 24 January 2002.

HOW MUCH? - �2.00 (�1.00 concessions).

Join us for an offbeat and irreverent tribute to The Bard.  On the night
before Burns' Night, get in the spirit and join spoken-word performance
group Writers Bloc for a mixter-maxter of original tartan-tainted tales
at the function suite of Caf� Royal Bistro Bar (near the East End of
Princes Street).  The members of the group have published stories in
magazines and anthologies as diverse as 'Year�s Best Horror Stories',
'Scottish Book Collector', 'Interzone', 'Isaac Asimov�s Science Fiction
Magazine', 'Fear', 'Markings', 'Spectrum SF' and 'West Coast Magazine'.

The performers have also previously presented their work at Dead by
Dawn, Edinburgh�s Annual Horror Film Festival.  This event will be a
showcase for all-new contemporary Scottish fiction.

Writers appearing include:  Andrew C. Ferguson with �Boxed Brownie�, a
story of the kind of little helper your mother wouldn't like;  Gavin
Inglis with 'From a Previously Unexpected Direction', which warns of a
conspiracy of poly bags;  Stefan Pearson with �An Unrepentant Epicure�,
where a ham-shank is more than just a euphemism;  and Andrew J. Wilson
with �The Mirror and the Lamp�, a tale of genius, madness and all points
in between.