As the idea of in-person launches for books has come to feel outlandishly germy and we are all resigning ourselves to more confinement, it's good to see Fran Lock's review of Almarks, (edited by Jim Mainland and Mark Ryan Smith, Culture Matters): 'Almark is the Shetland word for a straying sheep: one that breaks through … Continue reading Fran Lock on Almarks: An Anthology of Radical Poetry from Shetland
Creative Economy, Policy, and the Pandemic in Scotland’s Island Communities
LINK: Creative Economy, Policy, and the Pandemic in Scotland’s Island Communities – EuropeNow (europenowjournal.org) Part of EuropeNow's special feature, Rurality in Europe, and also their series on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Middle of a Sentence
This 'celebration of fiction in its shortest form' (13 whole words in my case) will be out in December and is available for pre-order from The Common Breath.
Almarks: Radical Poetry from Shetland
Looking forward to the eventual, covid-19-safe IRL launch of Almarks: An Anthology of Radical Poetry from Shetland, edited by Jim Mainland and Mark Ryan Smith, published by Culture Matters and reviewed by Neil Young here (Under 'Islands in the thick of it'). One day!
Mairi McFadyen on Shoormal
Mairi McFadyen's reflections on the commons, the 'creative economy' and our recent Shoormal conference (among many other things!) in Bella Caledonia: 'The Creative Economy? Towards a Culture of Possibility'.
Elizabeth Parker + Strokestown Pastimes Comp
This was lovely, especially as a chance to direct people towards Elizabeth Parker's Sampler, a personal obsession and the best thing in the V&A.
‘The Place of Shetland Knitting’ in Textile: Cloth and Culture
My article 'The Place of Shetland Knitting' is now available in the journal Textile: Cloth and Culture. Abstract Shetland has become synonymous with certain kinds of knit textiles, which have influenced the development of its landscape, economy, and relationship to other places. Three distinct elements are important when considering Shetland knitting in relation to place: … Continue reading ‘The Place of Shetland Knitting’ in Textile: Cloth and Culture
Glasgow Review of Books
Poem: Leisure Waters
Shoormal Conference
Shoormal Conference call for submissions flyer New coasts and shorelines: shifting sands in the creative economy Mareel, Shetland, Wed 18 to Sat 21 Sep 2019 The Centre for Rural Creativity at Shetland College UHI and Shetland Arts Development Agency are inviting creative practitioners, researchers, professionals and arts organisations to join us in exploring, creating and … Continue reading Shoormal Conference
Review of Amy Twigger Holroyd’s ‘Folk Fashion’
In Textile: Cloth and Culture https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14759756.2018.1505824
