Established in 1993 by Todd McEwen to support writers throughout North East
Scotland, Lemon Tree Writers meet regularly in Aberdeen to organise readings,
workshops and retreats and primarily to discuss new writing. Previous Lemon Tree
Writers have included Siân Preece, Leila Aboulela, Peter
Burnett and Gillian Philip, and the group has been chaired by
Roddy Lumsden, Eddie Gibbons, Michel Dudropt, David Nicol,
Haworth Hodgkinson, Judith Taylor, Aidan Mulkerrin, Gráinne
Smith, John Bolland, Robert Ramsay and, since November 2011,
Rachel Grant.
As a group, Lemon Tree Writers have performed at the Aberdeen Arts Carnival,
at Word, the University of Aberdeen Writers' Festival, and at New Words, the festival of new writing for Aberdeen
and North-East Scotland. The group also appeared at the Pennan Arts Festival
in 2003.
In 2001, Lemon Tree Writers collaborated with Spotlight Theatre in
Inverurie to write and produce a two act play,
Soul Traders.
Lemon Tree Writers have published several collections of writing. The more
recent titles are available from local bookshops or at any Lemon Tree Writers
event.