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Tue19–Sat 23AugBookNow: 01463 234 234www.invernessbookfestival.co.uk
INVERNESS 2014
Book Festival
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WelcomeInvernessBookFestival 2014
to the 10th Inverness Book Festival, the second in association withSandstone Press.
We have a great line up this year with our subjects ranging from theAntarctic withGavin Francis to 20th Century IrelandwithMan Bookershortlisted SebastianBarry. We have Tartan Noir withLouiseWelsh andDoug Johnstone andwe visit 1970s Chicago and beyondwithBonnie Greer.The timing of the festival lends itself perfectly to delve into the independencereferendumdebate withRobert Crawford and IainMacWhirter. Ouragent-in-residence this year is Isobel Dixon of Blake Friedmann. As wellas being an agent, Isobel is also an accomplished andmuch published poet.
For the first timewewill be hosting an evening of Gaelic language books,organised by the Gaelic Books Council and two important events for youngreaders sponsored by Publishing Scotland.
Plus, we have the No 1 international bestselling authorKateMosse joiningus at the Big Book Group event.
I hope you are as excited as I am by the terrific programme of events wehave on offer. I look forward to seeing you at Eden Court for anotherfantastic festival.
Robert DavidsonFestival DirectorManaging Director, Sandstone Press
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ContentsPAGE AUTHORS
Page 2 Welcome
Page 5 TheBear In The Cave
Page 6 Doug Johnston
Page 7 LouiseWelsh
Page 8 Douglas Thompson
Page 9 NorthwordsNowWorkshop
Page 10 PatrickWatt
Page 11 NorthwordsNowReadings
Page 12 Gavin Francis
Page 13 PeterMillar
Page 14 Bookbug
Page 15 Highland LiteracyWorkshop – Reading asMeditation
Page 15 Highland LiteracyWorkshop – Reading and Snobbery
Page 16 BBCRadio 4 Four For Thought
Page 17 Robert Crawford
Page 18 IainMacWhirter
Page 19 Isobel Dixon Agent in Residence One-to-One
Page 20& 21 Timetable
Page 22 Michael Tierney
Page 23 Bonnie Greer
Page 24 JamesW. Hall
Page 25 Big Book Group: KateMosse
Page 26 Isobel Dixon In Conversation
Page 27 Emily Dodd
Page 28 Daniela Sacerdoti
Page 29 Writing For Children& Young People
Page 30 TimArmstrong&Seonaidh Charity
Page 31 Caro Ramsey
Page 32 Aimhreit & Aithreachas / Conflict &Regret
Page 33 Sebastian Barry
Page 35 Tickets& Info
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With Thanks
Eden Court Highlands (trading as Eden Court) is a company registered in Scotland(company number SC63216) and a charity registeredwith the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (registered number SCO08237)
EVENT PARTNERS
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Join our Eden Court CREATIVE tutor for an action packed reading of thewell loved children's story The Bear in the Cave byMichel Rosen. Thelonely bear fromRosen’s classicWe’re Going on a Bear Hunt plays on thebeach in front of his cave, sings to himself, splashes in the sea and oneday sets off to follow the sounds of the city...
Once we’ve finished reading the story everyonewill have chance to createand keep their very own bear puppet and take him on an adventure!
The Bear in the CaveStorytelling and Craft SessionStudio 2 I Tue 19Aug I 12.30&14.30
Tickets: £4.00 for children (accompanying adults go free)Eden Court Friends discount applies
For 1 – 6 years (all childrenmust be accompanied by an adult)
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Doug Johnstone is a writer, musician andjournalist based in Edinburgh. His sixth novel,The Dead Beat, was published by Faber andFaber inMay 2014. Gone Againwas anAmazon bestseller andHit &Runwas anAmazon number 1 as well as being selectedas a prestigious Fiction Uncovered winner.
His work has received praise from the likes ofIrvineWelsh, Ian Rankin, WilliamMcIlvanney,Megan Abbott and Christopher Brookmyre.
Dougwill be interviewed byMichael Malone,author of theMcBain Series of Glasgowcrime novels.
Doug JohnstoneOneTouch Theatre I Tue 19Aug I 18.30
ChairMichaelMalone
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Glasgow basedwriter, LouiseWelsh’s latestnovel, A LovelyWay to Burn, is the first book inher Plague Times trilogy. A pandemic called TheSweats is sweeping the globe. London is a city incrisis. Hospitals fill with the dead and dying, butStevie Flint is convinced that the sudden deathof her boyfriend Dr Simon Sharkey was not fromnatural causes. As London becomes gridlockedwith people fleeing infection, Stevie's search forSimon's killers takes her into the depths of thedying city...
Louise’s previous novels include The CuttingRoom, TamburlaineMust Die, The Bullet Trick,Naming the Bones and The Girl on the Stairs.
Louise will be interviewed by literary criticand novelist, LesleyMcDowell.
Louise WelshOneTouch Theatre I Tue 19Aug I 20.30
ChairLesleyMcDowell
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Douglas Thompson’s short stories have appeared in awide range ofmagazines and anthologies. His firstbook,Ultrameta, was published by Eibonvale Press inAugust 2009, nominated for the Edge Hill Prize andshortlisted for the British Fantasy Society BestNewcomer Award. Since then he has published foursubsequent novels. The Brahan Seer is his sixth novel.
Executed at Chanonry Point, Fortrose, for witchcraft inthe late 17th century, the shadowy historical figure ofthe Brahan Seer foretold the Battle of Culloden, theinvention of the railways and canals, the SecondWorldWar and even the creation of the Channel Tunnel.Described by Thompson himself as a historical literarynovel (with supernatural overtones) this fascinatingbook begins to question whether our currentunderstanding of time is quite as safe and scientificallysound as we think it is...
Douglas will be interviewed by Inverness basedjournalist and broadcaster RoddyMaclean.
DouglasThompsonLaScala Cinema I Wed20Aug I 12.30
ChairRoddyMaclean
Tickets: £7.00 I Reduced Rates: £6.00Eden Court Friends discount applies
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Bring a pen and some paper for this hands onwriting workshop fornew and experiencedwriters.
The workshopwill be led by Chris Powici. Chris’s poetry has appearedin journals andmagazine throughout Scotland and beyond. Hismostrecent collection is the chapbook Somehow This Earth, published byDiehard in 2009. He is editor of the popular literarymagazineNorthwordsNow and teaches creative writing for The University ofStirling and The Open University.
NorthwordsWorkshopSGLBoardroom I Wed20Aug I 14.30
Tickets: £2.00
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PatrickWatt’s Steel and Tartan charts theadventures of the 4th Camerons from theirtraining with the Highland Division throughthe winter of 1914 to their eventualbreak-up inMarch 1916. During their yearin France, the Battalion saw action in fivemajor engagements at the Battles ofNeuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert,Givenchy and the Battle of Loos.
Using unpublished diaries, letters andmemoirs together with photographs andnewspaper accounts, PatrickWatt tellstheir story.
Patrick will be interviewed by broadcasterand author specialising in the history ofwar and empire, Trevor Royle.
Patrick WattOneTouch Theatre I Wed20Aug I 16.30
ChairTrevorRoyle
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Free readings from two exciting talents – hosted by Chris Powici, editorofNorthwordsNow, the free literarymagazine for the North.
John Glenday is one of Scotland's finest poets. Hismost recent collection,Grain,won accolades from across the country and overseas, including Canada's GriffinPrize for work that is earthly, full of rivers and hills and islands, but where oldideas like 'love' and 'soul' have not been banished.
Jared A. Carnie is an exciting new poetic talent from the Isle of Lewis. His poetryis rooted in a sense of place and people and finds expression in a voice that isfunny, passionate, modern and vivid. (Jared's appearance at the festival issupported by Emergents – dedicated to supporting the development of creativecareers, enterprise and the economy in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland andbeyond.)
Northwords NowFree ReadingsMacleanRoom I Wed20Aug I 17.30
ChairChris Powici
Free But Ticketed
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While working as base camp doctor at the Halleyresearch station in Antarctica, writer, physicianand author Gavin Francis penned his latest book,Empire Antarctica: Ice, Silence&Emperor Penguins.The Halley research centre, where Gavin workedis said to be so remote that it’s easier to evacuatea casualty from the International Space Station thanit is to bring someone out of Halley in winter! Thisstory of oneman’s fascination with the world'sloneliest continent, as well as the emperor penguinswhoweather the winter with him, is truly captivating.
The embodiment of everything I admire in travelwriting. I loved this book.PAUL THEROUX
Interviewing Gavin will be the author ofWalkingand Cycling in Inverness and the Highlands andpopular Scottish Provincial Press outdoor writer,John Davidson.
Gavin FrancisOneTouch Theatre I Wed20Aug I 18.30
Chair JohnDavidson
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In Slow Train to Guantanamo, PeterMillarjumps aboard the Cuban railway systemthat was once the pride of Latin America.Starting in the ramshackle romanceof the capital Havana and travelling withordinary Cubans, sharing anecdotes, lifestories and political opinions, Peter headsall the way to the far end of the islandwhere hemeets amoremodern blot onAmerican history, the Guantanamodetention centre.
Peter will be interviewed by VanessaCollingridge, author and televisionpresenter.
Peter MillarOneTouch Theatre I Wed20Aug I 20.30
ChairVanessaCollingridge
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The brilliant bookbug team believe that you are never too young toenjoy reading and their events are aimed at some of the Book Festivalsyoungest participants. Bookbug sessions are fun, free and friendly. Theyincorporate books, rhymes, singing and play and are for parents andchildren aged birth to four.
The Bookbug programme encourages all parents and carers to enjoy bookswith children from as early an age as possible.In partnership with Highland Libraries andother organisations Highland children aregiven free books at around eight weeks,18months and three years old, alongwithguidancematerials for parents and carers.
BookbugMacleanRoom I Thu 21Aug&Fri 22Aug
11.00 (0 – 2 Years) I 13.30 (2 – 4 Years)
Free But Ticketed I Duration 1 hour
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Reading As MeditationSGLBoardRoom I Thu 21Aug I 14.30
Free But Ticketed I www.invernessbookfestival.co.ukIn association with Highlife Highland’s Adult Literacy Unit, Mairi Lamont andSimonHoyle explore themeditative role reading can play in a busy and chaoticlife. We examine the extent to which the content of a book and/or the process ofreading can contribute to the overall meditative effect. Come along and considerthe role the act of reading has in supportingmental wellbeing.
Reading and SnobberySGLBoardRoom I Thu 21Aug I 16.30
Free But Ticketed I www.invernessbookfestival.co.ukPicking up from authorMatthewHaig's 30 things to tell a book snob in his 2013blog, Julie Simmons andMark Richardson invite you to join us for a light heartedand liberating look at what we read andwhy. Matthew’s original blog said, One ofthe reasons people are put off reading is snobbery. You know, the snobbery thatsays opera and lacrosse and Pinot Noir and jazz fusion and quails' eggs and literaryfiction are for certain types of people and them alone? There is something innatelysnobby about the world of books. There is the snobbery of literary over genre, ofadult books over children’s, of seriousness over comedy, of reality over fantasy,of Martin Amis over Stephen King. And it is unhealthy. If books ever die, snobberywould be standing over the corpse.To readMatthew’s blog visit: http://bit.ly/1l3xqVi
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BBCRadio 4’s Four Thought series comes to theInverness Book Festival.
Come and hear four authors take a very personalperspective on a range of subjects in four refreshinglyoriginal, highly thought provoking short talks. This eventwill be recorded for broadcast on BBCRadio 4. Keep aneye on the website for full details of the authors involved.
Four for ThoughtOneTouch Theatre I Thu 21Aug I 16.00
Free But Ticketed.
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Beginning with the Battle of Bannockburn in1314, when the Scots defeated the English andcontinuing up to the present day, Robert Crawford’sBannockburns explores the literary-culturalbackground to Scottish nationalism in the lead-upto the independence referendum.
Robert examines howwriters have set out inpoetry, fiction, plays and on film the ideal ofScottish independence. This is the only book to setout in full what Scottish independence hasmeantin literature and it shows how, even after 700years, the Battle of Bannockburn remains a keyreference point.
Robert will be interviewed by features editor atthePress& Journal and book festival favourite,SusanWelsh.
Robert CrawfordOneTouch Theatre I Thu 21Aug I 18.30
ChairSusanWelsh
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Author and political commentator,IainMacWhirter’s landmark book, Roadto Referendum tells the story of howScots have reached the crossroadsof independence. Iain takes us backthrough Scottish history to explain how thisunique event came about. Charting the riseof nationalism and the changes in the UK,his expert analysis takes us behind thescenes of the political world and revealswhat themovers and shakers of thisextraordinary political scene really think.
Iain will be interviewed by fellow journalistand novelist, Catherine Deveney.
Iain MacwhirterOneTouch Theatre I Thu 21Aug I 20.30
ChairCatherineDeveney
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Want to find out everything you need to know about how to get published?Then take advantage of this amazing opportunity for a free one to one slotwith Isobel Dixon of Blake Friedmann Agency.
You can book a 20minute slot by calling box office in advance or just turn upon the day and there will be a handful of 10minute slots available towardsthe end of the session too.
This is ideal for anyone seeking guidance on the publication of their book.Isobel will explain the whole process of making it to print – from finishingthat all important text to approaching agents and publishers and copingwith the ups and downs in between.
Isobel DixonBlake Friedmann Literary AgencyAgent In Residence
Find Out Everything You Need toKnow About How to Get Published
EdenCourt Café/Bar I Fri 22Aug
14.00 – 17.00
Free But Ticketed
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Timet
able TUE 19 AUG WED 20 AUG
12.30&14.30 12.30TheBear in theCave Douglas ThompsonStorytelling&Craft Session page 8page 5
18.30 14.30Doug Johnston NorthwordsNowWorkshoppage 6 page 9
20.30 16.30LouiseWelsh PatrickWattpage 7 page 10
17.30NorthwordsNowReadingspage 11
18.30Gavin Francispage 12
20.30PeterMillarpage 13
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THU 21 AUG FRI 22 AUG SAT 23 AUG
11.00&13.30 11.00&13.30 11.00Bookbug Bookbug Isobel Dixonpage 14 page 14 In Conversation
page 26
14.30 14.00 – 17.00 11.30Highland LiteracyWorkshops Isobel Dixon Emily Dodd(Reading asMeditation) Agent in Residence page 27page 15 One-to-one
page 19
16.30 16.30 13.30BBCRadio 4 Michael Tierney Daniela SacerdotiFour For Thought page 22 page 28page 16
16.30 18.30 15.30Highland LiteracyWorkshops Bonnie Greer Writing for Children(Reading andSnobbery) page 23 &YoungPeoplepage 15 page 29
18.30 20.00 17.00Robert Crawford JamesHall TimArmstrong&page 17 page 24 SeonaidhCharity
page 30
20.30 20.30 18.30IainMacwhirter KateMosse’s CaroRamseypage18 BigBookGroup page 31
page 25
19.00Aimhreit &Aithreachas /Conflict &Regretpage 32
20.30SebastianBarrypage 33
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Multi-award winning journalist, editor, andwriter, Michael Tierney talks about his latestwork, The First GameWithMy Father – anevocative familymemoir and a journey ofdiscovery into lives that diverge, yet areknitted together bymoments of sorrow andjoy, especially when tragedy renders amanvoiceless. This intimate portrait of father andson is also the story of a city, a community,and a treasuredway of life.
Beautifully written family memoir, set inthe Catholic working-class communityof Glasgow, which tells a poignant butlife-affirming story of love, loss and familyTHEBOOKSELLER
Michael TierneyOneTouch Theatre I Fri 22Aug I 16.30
ChairTBC
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Fromher early years in segregated, racist Chicago to themonths inNew York City that would lead to her first steps on British soil,award-winning playwright, author and critic Bonnie Greer’sbiography, AParallel Life, is compelling, eye-opening and an exquisitetestament to onewoman’s strength, determination and pride.
Standing on the corner ofMichigan Avenue, in themiddle of the biggestblizzard of the decade and at the height of the rush hour, I yelled into thedriving snow and howling Arctic wind: ‘OK! After playing the role of gooddaughter, great sister, best friend, girlfriend in the background, andblack student warrior, what else? Because there is something else.Now,Miss Greer, youmust finally face it – ‘cause you have run out ofroad. The curtain is about to come down. They’re packin’ up and goin’home, baby!’ It was time to leave Chicago.
Bonnie will be interviewed by Collette Douglas-Home, the popularand hard hitting columnist from TheHerald.
Bonnie GreerOneTouch Theatre I Fri 22Aug I 18.30
ChairCollette Douglas-Home
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Art historian and critic James Hall’s newbook, The Self Portrait, shows how artists’depictions of themselves have been part ofa continuing tradition that reaches back forcenturies. Along the way he reveals theimportance of themedievalmirror craze,the explosion of the genre during theRenaissance, the confessional self-portraitsof Titian andMichelangelo, the role ofbiography for serial self-portraitists such asCourbet and Van Gogh, themes of sex andgenius in works byMunch, Bonnard andModersohn-Becker and the latestdevelopments of the genre in the eraof globalisation.
Jameswill be interviewed by distinguishednovelist and editor, Moira Forsyth.
James HallPlayhouseCinema I Fri 22Aug I 20.00
ChairMoira Forsyth
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If you’re amember of a book group or have always wanted to join a bookgroup but never got round to it then this is the event for you!
Our star author KateMosse invites you into her world, discussing writingand her favourite reads. Host, CraigMelvin, will discuss all manner ofthings book related and test your literary knowledgewith the big quiz.
Come alongwith your book group, your friends or solo. This warm,welcoming event is a great night out for everyone that enjoys a good read.
KateMosse is the No 1 international bestsellingauthor of six novels, three works of non fiction,three plays and short stories and essays. Thefirst of her Languedoc Trilogy, Labyrinth, was amulti-million bestseller and a critical success onan international scale. It won the Best Readcategory at the British Book Awards 2006, wasNo 1 in UK paperback for sixmonths andwasnamed as one of the Top 25 books of the past 25years byWaterstones.
Kate Mosse’sBig Book GroupAn Evening for Book Groupsand Everyone Who Loves to ReadOneTouch Theatre I Fri 22Aug I 20.30
ChairCraigMelvin
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Isobel Dixon is a director of Blake Friedmann Literary Agency in London.She represents prize winning writers from all around the world and isalso a highly regarded poet in her own right. Hermost recent collectionsare The Tempest Prognosticator and A Fold in theMap. As both a writerand a publishing professional, Isobel draws from her own experienceand spills the beans on both worlds. A great event for aspiring writers!
Join Isobel in conversation with Cynthia Rogerson as she talks abouther life and her work.
Cynthia Rogerson is a Highland based novelist and short story writer.Hermost recent novel, If I Touched the Earth, is published by Black andWhite. Her story collection, Stepping Out, is fromSalt.
Isobel DixonAgent In Residence
Isobel Dixon Blake Friedmann Literary Agency
TheMacleanRoom I Sat 23Aug I 11.00
ChairCynthia Rogerson
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Cameron is a Capercaillie andCapercaillies LOVE to dance –well, all except Cameron!Cameron thinks he is the worstdancer in the Cairngorms,but his new friend Hazelthe squirrel has other ideas...
Join author Emily Dodd for a fun,interactive session of reading,dancing, and learning all aboutScottish wildlife.
Suitable for 3 to 6 year olds (all childrenmust be accompanied by an adult)
Sponsored by Publishing Scotland
Duration 45mins
Emily DoddCan't-Dance-Cameron:A Scottish Capercaillie Story
OneTouch Theatre I Sat 23Aug I 11.30
Tickets: £4.00 (Accompanying Adults Go Free)
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Daniela Sacerdoti, author of the youngadult paranormal trilogy named after itsheroine, SarahMidnight, talks about herwriting andwhat inspires her.
Sarah is a seventeen-year-old girl whohas lost everyone close to her because ofher family's history. TheMidnights fightdemons from a secret world – one that'svery dangerous. With the first two books,Dreams and Tide, already published byBlack&White, there is huge anticipationfor the final book in the trilogy Spirit, dueout in September.
Sponsored by Publishing Scotland
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Writing for children is one of themost joyous activities under the sun –but also one of the hardest. Whether you are a novice writer or lookingto hone your existing skills, come and hear our experts talk about theirexperiences and answer some of your questions.
Keith Charters is an author, presenter, business adviser and founderof Strident Publishing. Gillian Philip is the author ofmore than 20books for adults, young adults and children, including the RebelAngels fantasy series – Firebrand, Bloodstone,Wolfsbane and Icefall –and crime fiction for young adults.
Sponsored by Publishing Scotland
Writing For Children&Young PeopleOneTouch Theatre I Sat 23Aug I 15.30
Tickets: £2.00
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TimArmstrong's novel, Air Cuan DubhDrisleach, achievedmany firsts – as wellas being his first novel, it was the firstGaelic sci-fi novel and it also went on towin the Saltire Society's First Book awardin 2013. Timwill discuss his debut novelwithMarkWringe, Radio nan Gàidheal'sliterary broadcaster and they will be joinedby Seonaidh Charity, winner of the 2013NewGaelicWriter Award – Seonaidh hasjust completed his first novel.
Sponsored by the Gaelic Books Council
Tim Armstrong &Seonaidh CharityPlayhouseCinema I Sat 23Aug I 17.00
ChairMarkWringe
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Glasgow born crimewriter Caro Ramseyburst onto the crime fiction scene in 2007with her first novel, Absolution. Releasedon the 31st July this year, TheNightHunter is the fifth of the hugely popularAnderson&Costello series.
Crime fiction site, Eurocrime has said ofCaro, she could step into Rankin’s shoesif she keeps this up!
Caro will be interviewed by theaward-winning journalist, editor andnovelist, Tony Black.
Caro RamseyOneTouch Theatre I Sat 23Aug I 18.30
ChairTonyBlack
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AonghasMacNeacail – widely regarded as one of Gaeldom’s great livingpoets, is joined by Gaelic writers,GilbertMacMillan andMarkSpencerTurner to discuss their favourite war poems and songs.
Broadcaster, MarkWringe will ask the panel to consider how poets'reflections and interpretation of war have changed over time.
This event will be in Gaelic with simultaneous interpretation available.
Sponsored by Comhairle nan Leabhraichean / The Gaelic Books Council
Aimhreit& Aithreachas/Conflict& RegretPlayhouseCinema I Sat 23Aug I 19.00
Tickets: £7.00 I Reduced Rates: £6.00Eden Court Friends discount applies
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Sebastian Barry is one of the brightest lights inthe brilliant world of Irish writing. Author ofeight previous novels, including the remarkableThe Secret Scripture, two collections of poetry,andmany plays, his latest novel, The TemporaryGentleman, was described by the IrishIndependent as Engrossing... memorable...a notable addition to Barry’s ongoing chronicleof lives hitherto untold.
Sebastian will be interviewed by JackieMcGlone, an interviewer and feature writer whospecialises in arts, culture and design. She isthe author of the Louis Vuitton City Guide toEdinburgh and amajor contributor to theLondon andNew York City Guides.
Sebastian BarryOneTouch Theatre I Sat 23Aug I 20.30
Chair JackieMcglone
Tickets: £7.00 I Reduced Rates: £6.00Eden Court Friends discount applies
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Tickets and InfoThe Eden Court Box Officeis in the theatre foyer and isopen each day from10.00 until15minutes after the lastticketed event begins. Youcan also book tickets onlinewww.eden-court.co.uk,by calling box office on01463234234 or in personat Eden Court.We can post your tickets to youfor just £1.00 per transaction.You can of course collect yourtickets in person at any timefrom theBox Office.PaymentMethodsPayment can bemade by cash, cheque(made payable to Eden Court), Visa,Master Card,Maestro, Visa Debit Cardsor Eden Court Gift Vouchers. Paymentcan bemade in person, by phone orby post. Please note that we do notcurrently acceptMaestro for paymentonline.
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