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In the next instalment of the Scotland’s Stories podcast, the people of Scotland tell you their tales of everyday adventure, with no adventure too small. Featuring poems and stories by Ingrid Grieve, Lynn Blair and Mae Diansangu.
To read more Scotland’s Stories you can pick up the book in our online shop or read all stories submitted to the programme on the Scottish Book Trust website.
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For this episode of the Scotland's Stories podcast, we hear stories of people embarking on new beginnings and setting off on their next adventures. Featuring poems and stories by the Stranraer Open Book Reading Group, Sumayya Usmani and Victoria Maciver.
To read more Scotland’s Stories you can pick up the book in our online shop or read all stories submitted to the programme on the Scottish Book Trust website.
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In this episode of the Scotland's Stories podcast, we go into the wild and hear about adventures, both big and small, out in nature. Featuring stories by Gill Ryan and Hazel Knox.
To read more Scotland’s Stories you can pick up the book in our online shop or read all stories submitted to the programme on the Scottish Book Trust website.
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In the final episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast, Rachel Kennedy accompanies library van driver, Dòmhnall Ewan Morrison, and meets some of the Uist community. The stories featured were shared as part of our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year.
Podcast produced by Rachel Kennedy in partnership with Western Isles Libraries. Music by Zakhar Valaha.
This series is supported by the Year of Scotland's Stories.
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Thig còmhla rinn gu na h-Eileanan Siar airson am pàirt mu dheireadh de: pod-craolaidh Sgeulachdan na h-Alba. Tha sinn a’ craoladh na sgeulachdan a chruinnich sinn nuair a chuir sinn seachad seachdain a’ tadhal air Bàgh a’ Chaisteil, Uibhist a Deas, Beinn a’ Bhadhla agus Beàrnaraigh mar phàirt de phòiseact shònraichte – Teine Campaichean Coimhearsnachd.
Chaidh am pod-craolaidh seo a riochdachadh le Raonaid Cheanadach ann an co-bhonn le Seirbheis Leabharlann Chomhairle nan Eilean Siar. Ceòl le Zakhar Valaha.
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Visit Fife with us in the third episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast.
During our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year, we spent the week at the Jennie Lee Library in Lochgelly, and two care homes in the region as well as Lochgelly Bowling Club.
Podcast produced by Chris Dooks in partnership with ONFife. Music by Zakhar Valaha.
This series is supported by the Year of Scotland's Stories.
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Come with us to Inverclyde for the second episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast.
We're sharing the stories we collected during our week based at Port Glasgow Library and Clune Park Resource Centre. We visited Inverclyde as part of our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year.
Podcast produced by Chris Dooks in partnership with Inverclyde Libraries. Music by Zakhar Valaha.
This series is supported by the Year of Scotland's Stories.
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We're visiting North Ayrshire for the first episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast.
During our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year, Scottish Book Trust spent the week at Garnock Valley and Irvine, asking the communities if they had a story to share.
Podcast produced by Chris Dooks in partnership with North Ayrshire Libraries. Music by Zakhar Valaha.
This series is supported by the Year of Scotland's Stories.
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Introducing our new podcast series, Scotland's Stories!
Each episode, you'll hear from people all over Scotland and all walks of life. From a Mobile Library driver in Uist, to a Mona Lisa mural in North Ayrshire.
We collected the stories in Inverclyde, Fife, North Ayrshire and The Western Isles, during Scottish Book Trust's Community Campfires residencies as part of Scotland's Year of Stories 2022.
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Join Lisa Williams and Hannah Lavery on a virtual walking tour, exploring Scottish poetry's links to slavery via Edinburgh landmarks.
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Listen in on James Robertson and Pàdraig MacAoidh's conversation about the complexities and joys of LANGUAGE.
James Robertson is the author of several highly-acclaimed novels include And the Land Lay Still, The Fanatic and The Testament of Gideon Mack. He is also a strong advocate for the teaching of Scots in schools and co-founded of the Scots language imprint Itchy Coo.
His partner in conversation is native Gaelic speaker Pàdraig MacAoidh. A poet, broadcaster, academic and journalist, Peter's debut poetry collection Gu Leòr / Galore was published by Acair in 2015.
Enjoyed this exploration of language? Tweet us your thoughts tagged #BookWeekScotland.
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Listen to author David Keenan in conversation with novelist Meaghan Delahunt on what HOME means to them.
David Keenan is a multi-talented author, critic and musician. His first novel This Is Memorial Device was a sleeper hit and love letter to small town life in late ‘70s, early ‘80s Scotland, and the music scenes therein. With his second novel For the Good Times, set during the Troubles, David was awarded the prestigious Gordon Burn Prize.
His partner in conversation is novelist and short story writer Meaghan Delahunt. Melbourne-born, Meaghan has called Scotland her home since 1992. Her work includes In the Blue House, The Red Book and To the Island and has won many awards, including the Saltire and a nomination for the Orange Prize.
If you enjoy this conversation, why not tweet us your thoughts tagged #BookWeekScotland.
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Listen to Catherine Simpson and Mara Menzies’s funny, insightful and moving conversation about what CHILDHOOD meant for them.
Author Catherine Simpson recently released memoir When I Had A Little Sister gathered lots of praise for its honest and heartbreaking account of growing up in a farming family not accustomed to talking about emotions, and of Catherine’s search for understanding into what led her younger sister to kill herself at 46. Mara Menzies is a Kenyan-Scottish storyteller of international renown. Based in Edinburgh, she has performed in over 10 countries in just the last two years and has a deeply held passion for bringing intimate storytelling to a 21st century audience.
We hope you enjoy their conversation. Once you have listened to the show, tweet us your thoughts tagged #BookWeekScotland.
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Welcome to the first episode in The Book Week Scotland Conversations Podcast, from Scottish Book Trust. This fascinating conversation features the creative director of A Year of Conversation, poet Tom Pow, talking to fellow poet, and founder of Open Book, Marjorie Lotfi Gill about books and reading. Enjoy their conversation.
Like what you hear? Tweet us @BookWeekScot and leave us a review on whichever podcast platform you use.
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Enjoy a book festival wherever you are with the Book Week Scotland Conversations Podcast, from Scottish Book Trust.
With the help of poet Tom Pow, we’ve asked authors, poets and storytellers to sit down with each other and have a conversation. A conversation we can all enjoy listening to.
Over four episodes listen to James Robertson, Catherine Simpson, David Keenan and other fascinating writers as they talk about what home, books, childhood and language mean to them.
We hope you will join us, at ScottishBookTrust.com.
