Dundee Literary Salons held in 2011
The Dundee Literary Salons series was conceived by Dundee University’s Professor of Creative Writing, Kirsty Gunn, as a way of bringing together members of the Dundee community in a relaxed, informed but informal environment to meet with publishers, writers and agents to discuss writing, culture and ideas.
The Salons are like no other ‘Reading’ or ‘Lecture’ or ‘Talk’ on offer anywhere else - in Scotland or beyond - breaking down the barriers that all too often inhibit the growth and expression of cultural life for ordinary people.
Instead here is a forum in which everyone’s ideas matter, irrespective of professional background, taste or experience.
Now in the their 4th year, Dundee Literary Salons are a key element of our continuing and developing cultural and literary life at Dundee.
2011
3 February
How to balance the work-heavy demands of professional life with the contemplations of poetry?
Emeritus Professor of English Studies at Stirling Roderick Watson's life has been an artful combination of both.
Enjoy listening to him read from his most recent collection 'Into the Blue Wavelengths' (Luath) along with new work and take notes on finding time to dream in the midst of study and a day job.
3 March
Room 2G14, Dalhousie Building
Paula Morris is a prize winning New Zealand writer now living, teaching and writing in Scotland.
Part Maori and international in outlook, she creates novels and stories that speak of race, identity and language while spinning a rattling good yarn.
Come and hear Paula read and talk in her first Scottish literary event of the year!
24 March
Dundee Contemporary Arts
Live wire - Not all publishing companies are created equal - some lead the change that's happening
across the industry.
Come along to our student-led salon where you'll have the opportunity to hear from one of the rising stars of the publishing world and hear some interesting new work from our Creative Writing programmes.
Find out about writing opportunities and be inspired.
28 April
Dundee Contemporary Arts
Scottish Writer - Doug Johnstone
Come along and hear Doug read from his new novel, 'Smokeheads' which was published by Faber and Faber in March. Smokeheads has been described as 'Sideways with whisky instead of wine, crossed with Deliverance as four friends go on a disastrous whisky-tasting trip to a remote Scottish island'.
Doug's writing has received praise from the likes of Irvine Welsh, Ian Rankin and Christopher Brookmyre. He's working on a fourth novel and a screenplay and is currently writer in residence at the University of Strathclyde.
