6 Sep 2004 in Features, Film, Orkney, Visual Arts & Crafts, Writing
Arts Journal film reviewer CATRIONA PAUL takes a retrospective look at the films of Orcadian poet, artist and film-maker Margaret Tait
1 Sep 2004 in Features, Festival, Orkney, Writing
Quarks, strangeness and charm (or, how your doctor might be writing novels in his/her spare time): ANNE MACLEOD ponders the complex relationship between her dual roles as medical practitioner and creative writer, and finds an answer to the fundamental question posed by her mischievous colleague in Stromness – why bother with books?
4 Aug 2004 in Features, Highland, Writing
ROBERT DAVIDSON reflects on the difficult process of choosing the winning entries in the Open Poetry section of this year’s Neil Gunn Writing Competition.
15 Jul 2004 in Features, Festival, Highland, Writing
Festival Director JASON ROSE lays out his plans for the inaugural Inverness Book Festival in October
12 Jul 2004 in Features, Highland, Writing
MOIRA FORSYTH explains the significance behind the development of the Sandstone Press’s Vistas series of short novels
1 Jun 2004 in Features, Writing
MICHAEL MORPURGO is one of the country’s best-selling writers for children and young people, and is the third person to hold the post of Children’s Laureate after Quentin Blake and Anne Fine.
2 Apr 2004 in Features, Writing
CHOMAN HARDI is the first poet in residence at the Moniack Mhor Writer’s Centre. JOHN BURNS profiles the poet and her role within the new developments taking place at the centre.
8 Mar 2004 in Features, Gaelic, Highland, Writing
PETER URPETH talks to Skye-based poet RODY GORMAN about the publication of an important new anthology of Gaelic poetry, his own work, and the state of Gàidhlig and Gaelige poetry.
1 Mar 2004 in Features, Writing
ROBERT DAVIDSON is a published writer and an editor who draws on his experience on both sides of the fence in this survey of how to get your poetry published. The paper was originally delivered at the StAnza Poetry Festival in St Andrews.
1 Mar 2004 in Features, Outer Hebrides, Visual Arts & Crafts, Writing
NORTHINGS is delighted to be working with Lewis poet and visual artist IAN STEPHEN on an exciting project to host a daily Log from his latest artistic voyage on his yacht, the El Vigo.