literature

Listen with Others this Saturday 17th

Posted by on September 15th, 2011 No Comments

 Stories by Julia Donaldson will be read in the gallery between 3 and 3.30pm this Saturday (17th September). Come along and hear some classic tales…

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Listen with Others

Posted by on August 30th, 2011 No Comments




Last Saturday was the first in the series of readings for children at Bonhoga as part of The Illustrators exhibition.
Janice Armstrong, local author of The Grumpy Old Sailor and A Midsummer Foy, read to a group of children (and their grown ups) in the gallery surrounded by the wonderful illustrations from books by Julia Donaldson that make

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Wordplay 2011

Posted by on August 24th, 2011 1 Comment

Wordplay 2011, the tenth Book Festival is run by Shetland Arts Development Agency. The festival will be held in Islesburgh Community Centre, in Lerwick and will feature a stunning cast of writers, comedians, journalists, broadcasters, visual artists, no less than three makers (poet laureates) and at least one CBE. It will run from 6.30pm on

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Fiddle Frenzy 2011 kicks off on Sunday

Posted by on August 3rd, 2011 No Comments

Sunday 7th Aug sees the start of this year’s Fiddle Frenzy, a marathon seven-day and night music festival and summer school celebrating the contemporary culture of Shetland.
Fiddle Frenzy’s showcase concerts will feature Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham headlining the opening night concert on Sunday 7th August with Bodega, Harris Playfair’s Youth Big Band Project,…

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Call for Interest: Shetland-Fife Poetry & Craft Project

Posted by on July 13th, 2011 No Comments

Shetland-Fife Poetry & Craft Project – FARLIN
Farlin has been organised by Shetland Arts and Fife Contemporary Art & Craft in collaboration with StAnza: Scotland’s International Poetry Festival.
Farlin: a communal container of herring
= a unifying resource of work and nourishment
8 poets and 8 makers from Shetland and Fife will exchange pieces of…

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