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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Wordplay 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 playwright,
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Posted by Emily Sharp on March 17th, 2010 No CommentsStanza is a world renowned poetry festival that takes place in St Andrews in Fife, annually in March. This year it will feature Nobel Literature Prize winner, Seamus Heaney. On Saturday 20th March, at 2.15pm in the Byre Theatre, there will be an event entitled Rhythms of Shetland.
The event, already sold out, will feature…
“Small Expectations” by Donald S Murray: Multi-Venue Book Launch
Posted by Donald Anderson on February 16th, 2010 No CommentsFriday 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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