As you know, Open Book is a charity which runs accessible shared reading and creative writing sessions across Scotland for a diverse range of community and public participants…and the network is about to get bigger. OverviewOpen Book is a charity which runs accessible shared reading and creative writing sessions across Scotland for a diverse …
https://youtu.be/XfgSRxnUsoc Find out what’s been going on at Open Book as one of our group participants shares news from their group. If You Were Me: Open Book Pamphlet Launch at Wigtown Book Festival Leela Soma is a writer and participant in our Glasgow Women’s Library and BAME Creative Writing groups. I have …
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Tha Open Book a’ sireadh Prìomh Leughadair gus taic a chur ris a’ phrògram Ghàidhlig aige sna h-Eileanan Siar. Ged a bhios am prògram air a lìbhrigeadh air-loidhne, thathar a’ toirt prìomhachas do thagraichean a bhios a’ fuireach agus ag obair anns na h-Eileanan Siar. Mu dhèidhinn Open Book Bhon Mhàrt 2013, tha Open Book …
Open Book is looking for a Lead Reader to support its creative programme in the Western Isles. Although the programme will be delivered on-line, applicants living and working in the Western Isles will be preferred over other applicants. About Open Book Since March 2013 Open Book (www.openbookreading.com) has run shared reading and creative writing sessions …
Following three successful residencies with writers Jan Carson, Alice Ash and Heather Parry, Open Book is looking for a new Writer in Residence as part of itsongoing Unbound project. The residency will run from January – September 2022 and include 9 texts (one a month, 500-1000 words in length), to be included in the monthly …
Open Book is seeking new writing and supporting material for their Unbound programme (https://openbookreading.com/unbound/) Nine awards of £175 each will be made for 1) a piece of previously unpublished fiction of approx 1000 words, 2) three linked writing prompts, 3) three linked discussion questions, 4) a link to two publically available poems (online) which in …
Find out what’s been going in our groups as one of our regular participants shares news about an exciting project they’ve recently been involved in. Poetry and Hope for MND Kate Durie is a long-term member of Open Book shared reading groups, and this project – Poetry and Hope for MND – was run by …
Open Book is looking for a creative writing Lead Reader to deliver monthly sessions for our BAME group. The sessions will be delivered in a digital format on the Open Book Zoom platform. The new Lead Reader will be joining a strong community of approximately 75 Open Book Lead Readers. About Open Book Since March …
Open Book is looking for an administrator to support its work across Scotland. Working initially from home but then in our office in South Edinburgh (as soon as regulations allow it) this is a job share role with our existing administrator/volunteer coordinator. The role will involve general office admin tasks to support the two directors …
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Our recent Writer in Residence Alice Ash shares some reflections on her experience My Open Book residency began part-way through the second lockdown and, although I didn’t realise it from the very beginning, it would provide me with some much-needed threads of contact with the outside world. The residency coincided with the release of my …
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