Public lectures

Public lectures


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Scottish Writers Creative Conversations Showcase: Writing the Personal and the Political

Date: Tuesday 11 August 2020
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Dina Nayeri, Stuart Cosgrove, Nadine Aisha Jassat and Donald S Murray, chaired by Louise Welsh

The first in a three night series of Creative Conversation events showcasing the best in new Scottish writing co-hosted by Publishing Scotland and University of Glasgow Creative Writing Programme. Writing the Personal and the Political features: Dina Nayeri (The Ungrateful Refugee, Stuart Cosgrove (Cassius X), Donald S Murray (As the Women Lay Dreaming), and Nadine Aisha Jassat (Let Me Tell You This), chaired by Louise Welsh.
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Scottish Writers Creative Conversations Showcase: Writing the Past in the Present

Date: Wednesday 12 August 2020
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Angus Peter Campbell, Norman Bissell, and Sarah Armstrong chaired by Colin Herd

The second in a three part celebration of the best in new Scottish writing, co-organised by Publishing Scotland and University of Glasgow's Creative Writing Programme. Writing the Past in the Present: Angus Peter Campbell (Gaelic translation of Animal Farm), Norman Bissell (Barnhill), and Sarah Armstrong (The Wolves of the Leninsky Prospekt), chaired by Colin Herd.
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Scottish Writers Creative Conversations Showcase: Writing the Ground Beneath Our Feet

Date: Thursday 13 August 2020
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Gavin Francis, Mandy Haggith , Kathleen Jamie and Sue Reid Sexton chaired by Elizabeth Reeder

The third in a three event celebration of the best in new Scottish writing, co-organised by Publishing Scotland and University of Glasgow's Creative Writing Programme. Writing the Ground Beneath Our Feet: Gavin Francis (Island Dreams), Mandy Haggith (The Stone Stories series), Kathleen Jamie (Surfacing), and Sue Reid Sexton (Writing on the Road), chaired by Elizabeth Reeder

TLR: The Literary Lounge presents Sudeep Sen in conversation with Shehzar Doja

Date: Thursday 20 August 2020
Time: 13:00 - 13:45
Categories: Public lectures
Venue: Zoom Event
Speaker: Sudeep Sen

The Luxembourg Review in association with the University of Glasgow Creative Writing Programme is proud to present The Literary Lounge. A new reading series chaired by Shehzar Doja. Over the course of the next few months, The Literary Lounge will host poets from all over the world, across various genres and styles of poetry. Our first guest is Sudeep Sen.