The 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
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Launch Event Aberdeen/ Open Call for Submissions to Scottish Digital Shorts 2010
Posted by Donald Anderson on November 20th, 2009 No CommentsWriter John Hudson’s November Residency in Shetland
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…
Shetland Poets “on the Road”
Posted by Donald Anderson on July 2nd, 2009 No CommentsThursday 2nd July. Jen Hadfield is to appear this evening at the Scottish Poetry Library, in Edinburgh. The TS Eliot prize winner, who lives and works in Shetland – when she is not away sooth making an increasing amount of public appearances, performing her poetry and leading poetry writing workshops – is the Scottish Poetry…
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Posted by Donald Anderson on May 27th, 2009 No CommentsPlans for Wordplay 2009 are now well under way as this year’s team of curators, each a volunteer, really get to grips with the job in hand. Already confirmed are some really great guests: for more detail, watch this space!…
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Posted by Donald Anderson on May 27th, 2009 No CommentsHi, I’m Donald, the development officer for literature. I work on developing and planning Wordplay, Shetland’s annual book festival and a whole lot of other stuff which includes supporting local writers groups, planning and running creative writing residencies, speaking to and advising Shetland writers and generally supporting reading and writing development and advocating literature. that…
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