Raking around in the attic I found this little green and white packet: Before you go crazy imagining the scenario in which I walked away with this little packet, let me put your mind at ease. A friend of mine … Continue reading Lost in Translation
This is very exciting. Very exciting indeed. Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference to launch in August You can see excerpts from the original conference programme at Reality Studio, a very cool William S Burroughs community site. There is also a list of the 1962 delegates; it’s going to be interesting to compare this to 2012 list. I was having a quick look around to find out more about the 1962 conference and found a few snippets. LOUDER THAN WAR JOHN CALDER ARTICLE STEWART SMITH ARTICLE Continue reading Edinburgh International Writers’ Conference 1962 and 2012
This site is always such a pleasure. Keep an eye out for the book version in November 2012 http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/02/she-doesnt-answer-phone.html You can follow the site on twitter @lettersofnote Continue reading Letters of Note
Peer pressure has never had much effect on me. When I see a horde of people all moving in one direction, it’s my nature to walk purposely and quickly in the opposite direction. This might be because the first time … Continue reading Peer Pressure
During March, Edinburgh will be celebrating a new Scottish Enlightenment thanks to the superb (and always formidable) City of Literature who launch their new enLIGHTen project tonight. Six locations running from Charlotte Square to St. Andrew Square will be projecting … Continue reading It’ll be all LIGHT on the night
Writing the Long Way Around 