It has been a strange and sometimes difficult Covid year, but I have been working away at some very interesting writing projects which are slowly coming to fruition. This blog post is to share some work that I have been doing over the last wee while: I am pleased to say that I am part … More Spirit of the Highlands – Inverness Castle
The winners of the Saltire Literary Awards were announced at the weekend. I was a judge for the Scottish Poetry Book of the Year award. You can see a video of all the shortlisted poets here, reading from their work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH7MTMWHSMk&t=29s The winner was Daisy Lafarge “Life Without Air”. Congratulations to her and all the … More Saltire award winners announced
I am pleased to say that I was a judge again this year for the Saltire Society National Book Awards, judging the Scottish Poetry Book of the Year. The shortlist has just been announced today: I previously judged the award in 2019. In 2020 there was no award, so entries for 2021 included books published … More Scotland’s National Book Awards – judging
Dingwall’s “Word on the Street” starts today, with both in-person and online events this year. I’m going to be taking part in the online part of the book festival, reading some of my new poems as part of the Northwords Now new issue launch event. It is on Saturday 23rd October, from 11am-12:30, and will … More Word on the Street this weekend
There has been a bit of a break in normal reading and writing over the last week or so, as unfortunately I’ve not been well. Not covid, but apparently the easing of lockdown restrictions has meant that lots of other nasty germs are also now circulating. I picked up “The Novel Cure” a few years … More The Novel Cure
Jennifer Morag Henderson 