Friday 26th February will see the launch of “Small Expectations” the latest book by Donald S Murray, published by Two Ravens Press. This unique event will be held simultaneously in Lerwick (at Shetland College), Inverness (UHI MIllenium Institute), Stornoway (Lewis Castle College), Kirkwall (Northern College), and Skye (Sabhal Mor Ostaig) via the video network of…
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“Small Expectations” by Donald S Murray: Multi-Venue Book Launch
Posted by Donald Anderson on February 16th, 2010 No CommentsWriter in Residence for March
Posted by Donald Anderson on February 16th, 2010 No CommentsAcclaimed writer, Choman Hardi will be returning to Shetland in March 2010, to take up a month long Creative Writing Residency.
Choman Hardi is a poet, translator and painter, born in Iraqi Kurdistan. She arrived in the UK in 1993, having twice had to flee to Iran with her family, in 1975 and in 1988…
An Evening of Poems and Stories with John Hudson
Posted by Donald Anderson on November 24th, 2009 No CommentsShetland Arts Writer in Residence, John Hudson will make the final appearance of his residency in Room 5 of Islesburgh House at 7.30pm on Friday 27th November.
Mr Hudson will be joined by a coterie of the local writers who have been involved in the string of workshops, who will give readings of their own…
Launch Event Aberdeen/ Open Call for Submissions to Scottish Digital Shorts 2010
Posted by Donald Anderson on November 20th, 2009 No CommentsThe Scottish Digital Shorts (SDS) and DigiCult in partnership with Peacock (www.peacockvisualarts.co.uk) will be in Aberdeen on Thursday 26th November to offer local writers, directors and producers a direct route into this professional and award winning short film making scheme. Funded by the UKFilm Council and Scottish Screen, it offers production and development funding as…
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Posted by Donald Anderson on October 22nd, 2009 No CommentsNovember 1st will see the arrival in Shetland, of award winning writer, editor and film-maker, John Hudson who will take up a month long Creative Writing Residency in the Booth in Scalloway.
John Hudson has been working as a freelance writer since 1980; he is extra mural lecturer in English for the University of Glasgow…
