Over the last few months I have been working on some commissioned writing for Inverness Castle. Inverness Castle is currently undergoing refurbishment, and is set to reopen as a tourist attraction in 2025. When it reopens, it will celebrate the ‘spirit of the Highlands’ through stories of past, present and future. Working with Highland theatre … More Inverness Castle – new writing
I’m happy to share that I’ve just had some of my poetry published, in two different publications. First up, I have six poems in “Causeway / Cabhsair” magazine, published by the University of Aberdeen. It is Volume 13, Issue 2, and you can find all the details and buy copies via their website: https://www.store.abdn.ac.uk/product-catalogue/publications/aberdeen-university-press/causeway-cabhsair-volume-132 And … More new poetry published – July 2024
I have a new article “Archives in Writing” in the current issue of Northwords Now, available now. My article looks at how I used archives in my new book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”, and also touches on archival research for my first book “Josephine Tey: A Life” as … More Archives in Writing article: Northwords Now 44
I will be speaking about my new book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots” in Grantown on Saturday 17th September. “It’s Nae the Tudors!” is Grantown’s Scottish Historical Festival, organised by The Bookmark bookshop. Speakers are myself, S.G. MacLean, Fiona Watson and Clare Hunter. The morning session starts at 10.30, … More talks in September – update
I’ve written a blog post for the Society of Authors in Scotland about using archives in writing: you can find it at this link: https://societyofauthors.org/News/Blogs/SoA-Blog/July-2022/Using-archives-in-writing I used archives extensively for both my books: “Daughters of the North” involved reading 16th century letters and documents, while “Josephine Tey” involved a wide variety of 20th century archives. … More new blog post for the Society of Authors
Jennifer Morag Henderson 