John Burnside
The finest contemporary Scottish writing commissioned especially by the festival. We asked four of our most highly acclaimed writers (John Burnside, Janice Galloway, A L Kennedy and Don Paterson) to create new work - poetry and prose - for this 2008 event. And what a fantastic showcase it was.
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Museums and Libraries (2015 Event)
Barry Hutchison reading The Unclaimed Girl
Anne Donovan reading Not Scotland
Jonathan Agnew (2013 event)
A.C. Grayling 'The Legacy of a Complex Man' (2016 Event)
Monica Cantieni and Sunjeev Sahota (2015 Event)
Alan Warner reading Sullivan's Ashes
Kenny MacAskill (2016 Event)
Rodge Glass reading After Drink You Can Turn Earth Upside Down
Paul Durcan (2012 event)