This is shaping up to be a pretty marvelous May, wouldn’t you say?
- We were excited to see a review for Alan Jamieson‘s new book in the Scottish Review of Books. Alan’s Da Happie Laand was called ‘a work of power and originality’. Kevin MacNeil also reviewed James Kelman’s new book in the same issue. Check it out!
- Our own Nick Holdstock has an article, ‘After Xinjiang‘ in n+1 magazine.
- Nice review of our friend David Briggs who joined us in Bristol, in Stride Magazine!
- Keep an eye out for the lovely Jane Flett, featured in Issue 1 of Oh Comely magazine. An issue preview is available here.
- Check out Elizabeth Gold‘s poems “Absinthe” and “Wild Turkey” in the summer volume of The Gettysburg Review. Snag yourself a copy online or at B&N.
- This week’s new Tale from the Mall is a market research study that uncovers some disturbing facts about ‘The Key to Happiness.‘ Also, this week The List Magazine launched the Tales from Mall story competition in collaboration with Ewan Morrison and digital media company Blackwatch. They will be turning 25 mall stories into an enhanced ebook, and turning five of them into animated films, with award winning animators. So send your mall stories to Ewan!
Events:
- 23rd May. 8.30pm. £4/3. Jazz Bar, Chambers Street. Is this Poetry? hosted by Jenny Lindsay. This month featuring: Young Dawkins, Kevin Cadwallender, Horsebreaker & Robin Cairns.
- 26th May. 6pm. FREE. Sydney Smith Room, Medical School, Teviot Place. The University of Edinburgh MSc Creative Writing tutors reading featuring Robert Alan Jamieson, Lesley Glaister, Alan Gillis, Raj Chakraborti, Kevin MacNeil and Jane Mackie. There will be wine and the entertainment will be marvellous!
- 26th May. 8pm. FREE. Roxy Readings hosted by Dave Coates at The Roxy.
- 29th May. 4.30 – 7pm. £3. Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton’s Close. Launching Salt Scotland and celebrating 10 years of Salt Publishing. The evening will feature an international prize-winning line-up, with readings by Rob A. Mackenzie, Andrew Philip, Weena Poon, Ryan van Winkle and guest Tim Turnbull….and yet more readers to be confirmed!
- 30th May. 7.45pm. £4/3. The Lot, 4-6 Grassmarket. Shore Poets. This month featuring: James Robertson, Martin McIntyre and Claire Askew, with music by Blueflint. Also raffle for the famous lemon cake!
Looks like May will be going out with a bang! Don’t forget to catch some rays in between all this literary goodness.