Poet’s meeting place in 1800s Dundee set to be re-created in festival showpiece
A meeting place for Dundee's wordsmiths of yesteryear is to be the inspiration for a new pop-up shop opening this month.
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Mark Gatiss and Richard E Grant to feature in BBC year of literature
Mark Gatiss, Richard E Grant, Hilary Mantel and David Olusoga are to feature in a year-long celebration of literature at the BBC.
‘I am proud of where I am from’: Meet the Dundonians kick-starting a street poetry comeback in the city
A dead-end walkway behind two of Dundee's most-visited landmarks is the stage. As the rain spits down, a crowd gathers as lyrical stories set in the city, both real and imagined, ring out across the Tay.
Scottish poet wins £25,000 Walter Scott Prize
A Scottish poet has won the 2019 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
Stormzy announces winners of his new writers prize
Stormzy has announced the winners of his new writers prize.
Inaugural Soutar Festival of Words announced to remember writer
A new literary festival will honour Perth poet William Soutar.
Six books in running for £25,000 historical fiction award
The English Patient author Michael Ondaatje is among six writers in the running for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction.
Perthshire reportedly among locations scouted for new £1bn Lord of the Rings TV show
A team scouting locations for a new Lord of the Rings TV show have been exploring Perthshire as a possible filming location, according to reports.
Dundee street poet and playwright returns to frighten hometown audience with new bothy-set play
A haunted bothy in the Highlands inhabited by a diverse group of companions is the setting for a Dundee playwright's latest and spookiest work.
Bloomsbury co-founder ‘nervous’ about joining Man Booker Prize judging panel
Bloomsbury co-founder Liz Calder said she is nervous about being on the 2019 Man Booker Prize judging panel as she collected a CBE for her services to literature.