1 Sep 2006 in Features, Shetland, Writing
SUSANNA JONES has recently completed a short appointment as writer in residence with Shetland Arts, and reflects on the experience of getting to know the islands and the people, and on the influence that may have on her own work.
29 Jun 2006 in Festival, Orkney, Reviews, Writing
St Magnus Festival, Stromness and Kirkwall, Orkney, 16-21 June 2006
1 May 2006 in Dance & Drama, Features, Highland, Writing
KENNY MATHIESON catches up with Inverness-born writer ALI SMITH ahead of the premiere of her play The Seer in Inverness
26 Apr 2006 in Orkney, Reviews, Visual Arts & Crafts, Writing
The Loft Gallery, St Margaret’s Hope, Orkney, until 2 May 2006
1 Apr 2006 in Features, Orkney, Writing
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the death of George MacKay Brown. ALISTAIR PEEBLES discusses the poet’s life and work with composer Peter Maxwell Davies.
1 Mar 2006 in Features, Writing
STEPHEN WATTS was the first appointment in HI~Arts Embedded Poets Project, and gives his personal view on the work he will be undertaking in the coming months on the theme of suicide in the Highlands and Islands
20 Feb 2006 in Features, Orkney, Writing
CRAIG CORSE caught up with some of the writers and organisers involved in the first ever North Isles Writing Weekend in Kirkwall earlier this month
20 Feb 2006 in Features, Orkney, Writing
DAVID SIMPSON reports on Morag McGill’s lecture on the work of George MacKay Brown, which is scheduled for a repeat airing at the St Magnus Festival in June. Alistair Peebles explains the context in a short introduction.
15 Feb 2006 in Orkney, Reviews, Writing
St Magnus Centre, Kirkwall, 11 February 2006
