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What Animal Fairm did for me <p> Thomas Clark Interview </p>

What Animal Fairm did for me

Thomas Clark Interview

Join us as Thomas Clark, translator of Animal Fairm (George Orwell’s Animal Farm into Scots) takes part in our series of quick-fire Q&As! What is a quick-fire Q&A? We have... Read More
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On the Question of Identity <p> Anne Pia Guest Blog </p>

On the Question of Identity

Anne Pia Guest Blog

The ancestors are calling for attention. Quite a time back, my youngest daughter sent a sample of her DNA for testing in order to find out more about her ethnicity.... Read More
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'Being able to say whatever you want' <p> Keith Adamson Interview </p>

'Being able to say whatever you want'

Keith Adamson Interview

With our recent publication of My Margaret, Your Toshie by Keith Adamson we invited Keith to partake in our quick-fire Q&A! What is a quick-fire Q&A? We have our interviewee...
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Swimming Against the Tide <p> Keith Adamson Guest Blog </p>

Swimming Against the Tide

Keith Adamson Guest Blog

Writers are often asked “Why?” What makes a writer write? It’s a good question, and though we may not know the answer, most of us, I think, admit to a compulsion.  We... Read More
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Alan Riach <p> An Interrogation </p>

Alan Riach

An Interrogation

Inviting Alan Riach to – what was meant to be a quick-fire – an interview spiralled into an insightful conversation surrounding his life and work. Enjoy the following interview –... Read More
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'From slowness to speed' – Angus Peter Campbell Interview

'From slowness to speed' – Angus Peter Campbell Interview

With our recent publication of Angus Peter Campbell’s Electricity, we invited Angus to partake in our quick-fire Q&A! What is a quick-fire Q&A? We have our interviewee pick a number... Read More
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'Words, for me, are meant to be spoken' <p> Anne Pia Guest Blog (Part III) </p>

'Words, for me, are meant to be spoken'

Anne Pia Guest Blog (Part III)

So, now, why do I write? And for who? I am often asked, what do I do? And for ease, I say that I am a writer, but I don’t... Read More
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Teasing out <p> Anne Pia Guest Blog (Part II) <p>

Teasing out

Anne Pia Guest Blog (Part II)

I had turned inwards; I was finding my voice. I wasn’t interested in poetic form; I didn’t want to write a sonnet or a villanelle, but I found that I... Read More
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Spending Mother's Day with Joanna Thomson

Spending Mother's Day with Joanna Thomson

Happy Mother’s Day! To celebrate Mother’s Day we have invited Joanna Thomson, author of Live Well. Eat Well. Be Well., to take part in our quickfire Q&A. What is a... Read More
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