Look Who's Coming to Wordplay 2011

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2011 3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011Shetland’s tenth annual book festival

www.shetlandarts.org

for more details contact: Donald Anderson at Shetland Arts t: 01595 743843

Simon Armitage CBE

celebrated poet, novelist and winner of an Ivor Novello award.

> www.simonarmitage.com

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3 - 4 SEPTEMBER 2011Shetland’s tenth annual book festival


Ron Butlin

Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate, award winning novelist and acclaimed librettist.

> www.ronbutlin.co.uk

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Alex Cluness

returning to Shetland, a fine poet with work published in “These Islands We Sing”.

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Carol Dunbar

education officer at the pier arts centre, Stromness, up to deliver book-making workshops.

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Margaret Elphinstone

one of the finest writers in the country returns to Shetland for her first appearance at Wordplay. > www.margaretelphinstone.co.uk

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Viv French

top children’s author who appeared in the first Wordplay returns for the tenth festival. > www.vivianfrench.com

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Magi Gibson

Stirling’s first makar for several hundred years: a celebrated poet. > www.magigibson.co.uk

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Maggi Gibson

Seriously Sassy author for kids aged 8-13, born in a castle, making her first appearance at Wordplay. > www.seriouslysassy.co.uk

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John Glenday

Ted Hughes Poetry Award short-listed poet making his first appearance at the festival.

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Andrew Greig

poet, songwriter, novelist: a fine writer with strong island connections. > www.andrew-greig.weebly.com

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Roger Hutchinson

award winning journalist and author of “Callum’s Road”.

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Sally Kindberg

cartoonist and travel writer, comes to Wordplay for the first time. > www.sallykindberg.co.uk

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Liz Lochhead

Scotland’s makar: poet of note, celebrated playwright and a great performer.

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Kevin MacNeil

Hebridean man of letters, returns to Shetland with “These Islands We Sing”, which he edited for Polygon. > www.kevinmacneil.com

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Ian MacPherson

comic novelist, author of “The Auto Biography of Ireland’s Greatest Living Genius”. > www.ianmacpherson.net

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Jonathan Meades

has written and performed in sixty television shows: first appearance at Wordplay.> www.jonathanmeades.com

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James Naughtie

journalist, broadcaster, voice of mornings on BBC Radio Four’s Today.

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Alistair Peebles

former chair of the Orkney Arts Forum, poet, small press publisher.> www.braeprojects.com

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David Wheatley

Dublin born award-winning poet who is making his first appearance at Wordplay.

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Laura Drever & Lesley Harrison

artist and poet, who collaborated on “Ecstatics - A Language of Birds” (Brae Editions - The publisher acknowledges financial support from Creative Scotland).

> www.lauradrever.com

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for more details contact: Donald Anderson at Shetland Arts t: 01595 743843

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