Due to a recent family bereavement, Sharon Tregenza is unable to take part in Wordplay 2010.
If you have tickets for either of Sharon’s events please contact the Shetland Box Office – 01595 745 555 – for a full refund.
Alternatively you can have your ticket(s) replaced with tickets of the same value for another…
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Wordplay update: Sharon Tregenza
Posted by Donald Anderson on September 1st, 2010 No CommentsWordplay 2010: Shetland’s 9th Annual Book Festival Full Line Up Announced
Posted by Donald Anderson on August 25th, 2010 No CommentsWordplay 2010 will bring a packed programme of delights to Islesburgh Community Centre in Lerwick on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September. Shetland Arts are delighted to confirm a line up of guests that includes, TV wildlife star, Simon King, leading film critic, Mark Kermode, award winning, best selling novelist, James Robertson and leading…
Read the rest...Shetland Writers at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Posted by Donald Anderson on August 20th, 2010 No CommentsThis year’s Edinburgh Book festival will be graced by not one, but two of Shetland’s resident writers, in the forms of TS Eliot prize-winning poet, Jen Hadfield and, Donald S Murray, author of “The Guga Hunters” (Birlinn 2008). Both will appear at different events on Monday 30th August at the Scottish Power Studio Theatre.
Jen…
Wordplay/Screenplay 2010
Posted by Donald Anderson on July 14th, 2010 No CommentsWordplay 2010, Shetland’s 9th annual Book Festival will be held on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of September at Islesburgh Community Centre. The festival will contain a wide variety of events for people of all ages. Guests will include best selling writer and award winning broadcaster, Simon King, Costa Prize winning poet Christopher Reid and…
Read the rest...Scottish Book Trust Young Writers Awards
Posted by Donald Anderson on April 1st, 2010 No CommentsDo you know anyone aged 14-17 who loves to write? Dreams of being published? Would like to work with a professional writer?
The Scottish Book Trust has just launched their new project the Young Writers Awards. We’re looking for 3 teenagers to be mentored by teen author Cathy Forde. They will meet with Cathy several…
