Events and teachingOver the past five years I've spoken at events across the UK and overseas, including the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Adelaide Writers Week, Étonnants Voyageurs, and the Emirates Literature Festival.
In addition, I have led numerous workshops and seminars, and taught residential creative writing courses. If you'd like to book me as a speaker, or would like me to teach a writing class, please do get in touch. My schedule for upcoming events, as well as those from previous years, can be found below. 2021February
14th. Pitlochry Book Festival discussion on writing and place with Kapka Kassabova and David Gange. 26-27th. Paisley Book Festival curated strand, 'A Place for Hope', with Patrick Laurie, Cal Flyn, Kapka Kassabova, Lisa Woollet and Alastair McIntosh. 2020January
30th. Teaching: seminar for Stirling University's MA in Creative Writing. February 13th-15th. British Council Literature Seminar, Hamburg. March 14th/15th. Write by the Sea Festival, Argyll. May 5th. Online writing workshop for Scottish Book Trust. November 11th. Online seminar with University of the Highlands & Islands. |
Photograph: Chris Scott
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Past events
2019
February
7th. Teaching: seminar for Stirling University's MA Creative Writing.
March
4th-10th. Emirates Literature Festival, Dubai.
14th. London Book Fair, "The City and the Sea" event.
15th. PublishED event, Edinburgh.
31st. Aye Write Festival, Glasgow (with Madeleine Bunting).
April
11th. Cúirt Festival, Galway, Ireland.
28th. Hexham Book Festival.
May
10th. Ullapool Book Festival.
11th. Highland Book Prize event, Ullapool Book Festival.
13th – 18th. Teaching: a tutored retreat on "Writing and Place", at Moniack Mhor creative writing centre, with Kapka Kassabova.
July
8-13th. Teaching: "Starting to Write" at Lumb Bank Arvon Centre, with Hollie McNish.
13th. Hebden Bridge Arts Festival (with Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen).
August
9th. Fringe by the Sea festival. North Berwick.
September
19th. Spirit of Moray Book Festival. Elgin Library.
October
16th. Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award 10th anniversary event. Dumfries Waterstones.
November
21st. Scottish Book Week event. Balloch Library.
7th. Teaching: seminar for Stirling University's MA Creative Writing.
March
4th-10th. Emirates Literature Festival, Dubai.
14th. London Book Fair, "The City and the Sea" event.
15th. PublishED event, Edinburgh.
31st. Aye Write Festival, Glasgow (with Madeleine Bunting).
April
11th. Cúirt Festival, Galway, Ireland.
28th. Hexham Book Festival.
May
10th. Ullapool Book Festival.
11th. Highland Book Prize event, Ullapool Book Festival.
13th – 18th. Teaching: a tutored retreat on "Writing and Place", at Moniack Mhor creative writing centre, with Kapka Kassabova.
July
8-13th. Teaching: "Starting to Write" at Lumb Bank Arvon Centre, with Hollie McNish.
13th. Hebden Bridge Arts Festival (with Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen).
August
9th. Fringe by the Sea festival. North Berwick.
September
19th. Spirit of Moray Book Festival. Elgin Library.
October
16th. Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award 10th anniversary event. Dumfries Waterstones.
November
21st. Scottish Book Week event. Balloch Library.
2018
March
27th: Shetland Library
April
12th: Crossways Festival, Glasgow
29th: Colonsay Book Festival
May
2nd: Golden Hare Bookshop, Edinburgh
3rd: Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
12th: Ullapool Book Festival
15th: Stirling Off the Page Festival, Strathblane Village Club
19th: Connect With Nature Festival, Edinburgh
20-21th: Étonnants Voyageurs, St Malo, France
30th: Bad Language, Manchester
August
16th: Edinburgh International Book Festival (with Gabriel Josipovici)
27th - 1st September: I taught a short course on travel writing and memoir, with Katharine Norbury, at Tŷ Newydd in Wales.
September
8th: Gladfest, Gladstone's Library, Hawarden, Wales.
23rd: Wigtown Book Festival
27th-30th: Islay Book Festival
October
4th: Ness Book Festival, Inverness
10th: Cheltenham Literature Festival
November
6th: Stromness Library, Orkney
10th: Wordplay Festival, Shetland
2017
February
2nd: Stanford's Travel Writing Festival, London
4th/5th: Hearth Festival, Gladstone's Library, Flintshire
19th: Winter Words Festival, Pitlochry
24th: Perth International Arts Festival, Australia (with Kim Mahood)
25th: Perth International Arts Festival, Australia (with Richard Fidler)
26th: Perth International Arts Festival, Australia (with Alberto Manguel)
28th: Avid Reader Bookstore, Brisbane, Australia
March
1st: Maleny, Australia
6-9th: Adelaide Writers Week
April
13th: Main Street Trading Bookshop
June
15th: Borders Festival
30th: Iona Festival
August
25th: Edinburgh International Book Festival
September
14th: Nairn Arts Festival
15th: Nairn Arts Festival
15th: Spirit of Moray Festival
21st: Brussels, Belgium
24th: West End Festival, Glasgow
30th: Loopallu Festival, Ullapool
October
11th: Cheltenham Literature Festival
2016
October
12th: St Stephen's Centre, Edinburgh
13th: Drover's Tryst Walking Festival, Crieff
17th: Glasgow University Creative Conversations
19th: Standford's, Covent Garden, London (with Katie Scott)
20th: Biggar Little Festival
23rd: Dundee Book Festival (with Amy Liptrot)
27th: Toppings and Co. St Andrews
November
3rd: Faclan Festival, Stornoway
12th: Edinburgh, Scottish Storytelling Centre
16th: Glasgow, Waterstones Byres Road
21st: Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland
22nd: Inverurie Library
23rd: Aberdeen Central Library
24th: Alexandria Library
26th: North Ayrshire Readers Day
December
2nd: Edinburgh, Flint & Pitch Revue, Bongo Club
March
27th: Shetland Library
April
12th: Crossways Festival, Glasgow
29th: Colonsay Book Festival
May
2nd: Golden Hare Bookshop, Edinburgh
3rd: Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
12th: Ullapool Book Festival
15th: Stirling Off the Page Festival, Strathblane Village Club
19th: Connect With Nature Festival, Edinburgh
20-21th: Étonnants Voyageurs, St Malo, France
30th: Bad Language, Manchester
August
16th: Edinburgh International Book Festival (with Gabriel Josipovici)
27th - 1st September: I taught a short course on travel writing and memoir, with Katharine Norbury, at Tŷ Newydd in Wales.
September
8th: Gladfest, Gladstone's Library, Hawarden, Wales.
23rd: Wigtown Book Festival
27th-30th: Islay Book Festival
October
4th: Ness Book Festival, Inverness
10th: Cheltenham Literature Festival
November
6th: Stromness Library, Orkney
10th: Wordplay Festival, Shetland
2017
February
2nd: Stanford's Travel Writing Festival, London
4th/5th: Hearth Festival, Gladstone's Library, Flintshire
19th: Winter Words Festival, Pitlochry
24th: Perth International Arts Festival, Australia (with Kim Mahood)
25th: Perth International Arts Festival, Australia (with Richard Fidler)
26th: Perth International Arts Festival, Australia (with Alberto Manguel)
28th: Avid Reader Bookstore, Brisbane, Australia
March
1st: Maleny, Australia
6-9th: Adelaide Writers Week
April
13th: Main Street Trading Bookshop
June
15th: Borders Festival
30th: Iona Festival
August
25th: Edinburgh International Book Festival
September
14th: Nairn Arts Festival
15th: Nairn Arts Festival
15th: Spirit of Moray Festival
21st: Brussels, Belgium
24th: West End Festival, Glasgow
30th: Loopallu Festival, Ullapool
October
11th: Cheltenham Literature Festival
2016
October
12th: St Stephen's Centre, Edinburgh
13th: Drover's Tryst Walking Festival, Crieff
17th: Glasgow University Creative Conversations
19th: Standford's, Covent Garden, London (with Katie Scott)
20th: Biggar Little Festival
23rd: Dundee Book Festival (with Amy Liptrot)
27th: Toppings and Co. St Andrews
November
3rd: Faclan Festival, Stornoway
12th: Edinburgh, Scottish Storytelling Centre
16th: Glasgow, Waterstones Byres Road
21st: Edinburgh, National Library of Scotland
22nd: Inverurie Library
23rd: Aberdeen Central Library
24th: Alexandria Library
26th: North Ayrshire Readers Day
December
2nd: Edinburgh, Flint & Pitch Revue, Bongo Club
