Archive
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Childrens' Book Event - First Aid for Fairies in Perth
Saturday 12 April 2008
Join Lari Don as she discusses her creative writing and her new novel, First Aid For Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts
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StAnza Poetry Festival: Sunday 16th March 2008
Sunday 16 March 2008
The final day of the StAnza Poetry Festival
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StAnza Poetry Festival: Saturday 15th March 2008
Saturday 15 March 2008
Children's events and two films at the StAnza Poetry Festival
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StAnza Poetry Festival: Friday 14th March 2008
Friday 14 March 2008
The StAnza discussion and other events at the StAnza Poetry Festival
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StAnza Poetry Festival: Thursday 13th March 2008
Thursday 13 March 2008
Boris Nitzche, Raman Mundair, John Burnside and Penelope Shuttle
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StAnza Poetry Festival 2008
Wednesday 12 March 2008
Details of the 2008 StAnza Poetry Festival in St Andrews
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StAnza Poetry Festival: Wednesday 12th March 2008
Wednesday 12 March 2008
Festival launch and exhibition previews
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Winter Words Festival 2008
Thursday 24 January 2008
News of the 2008 Pitlochry Winter Words Festival, including author Christopher Rush
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Midwinter Mallorcan Sunshine
Thursday 06 December 2007
Join Peter Kerr for some Sangria and winter sunshine as he discusses his Mallorcan travel books
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Mysterious Loch Ness and the Inverness Area Launch
Tuesday 04 December 2007
Join Geoff Holder for the launch of his new book on Loch Ness and the Inverness area
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A Strang Voice Fae Dundee
Friday 30 November 2007
Mark Thomson is one half of Tribal Tongues, and is launching his first poetry collection in Dundee
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Scotland: The Autobiography Launch
Thursday 25 October 2007
Rosemary Goring launches her new book, Scotland: The Autobiography
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StAnza Presents an Evening of George Mackay Brown
Saturday 06 October 2007
Celebrating the poetry of George Mackay Brown with his biographer Maggie Fergusson. A StAnza event.
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Hear Doug Johnstone read from Tombstoning
Thursday 05 July 2007
Doug Johnstone will be reading from his debut novel Tombstoning.
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Dundee Literary Festival 2007
Thursday 21 June 2007
Details of the programme for the first ever Dundee Literary Festival, hosted by the University of Dundee
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Orange Prize Readings at St Andrews Library
Wednesday 06 June 2007
St Andrews Library reading group will be reading from six novels nominated for the Orange Prize for fiction
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Aberfeldy Children's Book Festival
Friday 11 May 2007
The Aberfeldy Children's Book Festival is a new Scottish festival dedicated to children's books and storytelling.
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Scot of the Anarchic
Friday 06 April 2007
A dramatic celebration of the life and work of Iain Crichton Smith, Scot of the Anarchic is a play by Splinters
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Alloa Writers Surgery
Monday 26 March 2007
Writers Tom Murray and Stuart Hepburn will be hosting an informal writers surgery at Alloa library.
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The Word's Out! Writers Day 2007
Saturday 24 March 2007
A day of workshops with some of Scotland's leading authors
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StAnza Poetry Festival 2007
Wednesday 14 March 2007
The tenth annual StAnza Poetry festival, Scotland's only dedicated poetry festival, runs through March.
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Pitlochry Winter Words Festival 2007
Thursday 25 January 2007
There is a distinctly Scottish feel to the 2007 Pitlochry Winter Words Festival
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Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster Conference
Saturday 09 December 2006
A conference on Language and Modern Fiction organised by the Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster.
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Launch of Mysterious Perthshire Book
Tuesday 05 December 2006
Join Geoff Holder for the launch of his new book 'The Guide To Mysterious Perthshire'. A well-researched guidebook for anyone interested in ghosts, holy wells, loch monsters, Highland vampires and more.
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Christmas Books Course
Saturday 25 November 2006
A two-day training course on how to make your own books, with a Christmas theme.
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Author Talk: James Robertson
Thursday 23 November 2006
Author and publisher James Robertson will be talking about his Booker-longlisted novel the Testament of Gideon Mack.
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Responses to Rilke: St Andrews University
Thursday 23 November 2006
A free event - Hear Don Paterson and Jo Shapcott in conversation as they discuss the work of Rilke.
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Official Launch of Bruar's Rest
Thursday 09 November 2006
Join Jess Smith for the official launch of her debut novel, Bruar's Rest. She will be signing copies of her book.
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Author Talk: Alex Gray
Thursday 26 October 2006
Alex Gray, the crime writer, will be discussing her latest work at Dundee Central Library
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Bookbinding Course
Thursday 26 October 2006
A six-week bookbinding course teaching you how to create beautiful, hand crafted and unique books.
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The Word's Out! - Perth
Monday 23 October 2006
Perth’s annual literary festival
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StAnza Presents Margaret Atwood
Saturday 07 October 2006
Canadian author Margaret Atwood will be in conversation with Jennie Erdal in this special StAnza event
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William McIlvanney's Weekend: Talk
Wednesday 04 October 2006
William McIlvanney's latest novel, Weekend, is the subject of his talk at the University of Dundee
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Andrew Greig: Author Talk
Thursday 28 September 2006
Novelist and former mountaineer will be discussing his latest book, Preferred Lies, in Dundee.
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Writing Scottish Art: Historical Reflections in Contemporary Overviews
Friday 08 September 2006
A one-day conference discussing the implications for the forming of narratives and critical distinctions... Is there a Scottish art?
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'Glasgow Crimefighter' Les Brown
Thursday 10 August 2006
A fascinating and sometimes chilling insight to fighting crime on the streets of Glasgow.
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Crafty Kids - Design Your Own Book
Monday 07 August 2006
Crafty Kids School Holiday activities for kid’s from 5 years old.
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Twelfth Night Outdoor Picnic Play
Wednesday 26 July 2006
An outdoor performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, plus picnic.
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Orange Tuesday - More Than Words
Tuesday 06 June 2006
Come along to Leven Library and listen to excerpts from the books short listed for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006.
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StAnza Poetry Festival: 19th March
Sunday 19 March 2006
Details of Day 4 of the 2006 St Andrews StAnza Poetry Festival, Scotland's only dedicated poetry festival.
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StAnza Poetry Festival: 18th March
Saturday 18 March 2006
Details of the 2006 St Andrews StAnza Poetry Festival, Scotland's only dedicated poetry festival.
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StAnza Poetry Festival: 17th March
Friday 17 March 2006
Details of Day 2 of the 2006 St Andrews StAnza Poetry Festival, Scotland's only dedicated poetry festival.
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StAnza Poetry Festival: 16th March
Thursday 16 March 2006
Details of Day 1 of the 2006 St Andrews StAnza Poetry Festival, Scotland's only dedicated poetry festival.
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Creative Writing Workshop
Tuesday 07 March 2006
07/03/06. Creative writing workshop lead by postgraduate students of At Andrews University M.Litt course.
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Launch of Billy Kay's Scots - The Mither Tongue
Wednesday 08 February 2006
08/02/2006. Billy Kay, author and broadcaster, looks at the history and development of the Scots language. Hosted by Abertay Historical Society.