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 …
Tha Open Book a’ sireadh dithis Luchd-stiùiridh Leughaidh Gàidhlig gus seiseanan leughadh Gàidhlig co-roinnte agus seiseanan leughadh agus sgrìobhadh cruthachail co-roinnte, a bhios fosgailte dhan mhòr-shluagh agus a bhios air Zoom, a lìbhrigeadh. Bidh gach seisean air an cumail air-loidhne air an làrach Zoom aig Open Book. Bidh an Luchd-stiùiridh Leughaidh a’ dol an sàs …
Last month, Claire and Marjorie shared their tips and advice for running a successful writer in residence programme as part of a blog for the Scottish Book Trust’s digital events training for authors Industry Lab. This came following the success of Open Book’s own digital residency programme, which has been running as part of the …
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 …
Find out what’s been going on in our sessions as one of our participants shares news from their group. Reading at the Botanics: ‘Piano’ Mairi Marlborough is a participant in our shared reading group at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. She is also a Lead Reader who leads shared reading sessions with our Open Door …
Open Book is looking for a Lead Reader to join their Prison Programme to facilitate weekly shared reading sessions in HMP Dumfries. The new Lead Reader will be joining a strong community of approximately 75 Open Book Lead Readers including a Prison Programme team delivering sessions (subject to COVID restrictions) in 9 Scottish Prisons. About …
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New Writing Sought Open Book is seeking new writing and supporting material for their Unbound programme. (https://openbookreading.com/unbound/) Seven awards of £175 each will be made for 1) a piece of previously unpublished fiction of approx 1000 words, 2) three linked writing prompts, 3) three linked discussion questions, 4) a link to two publically available poems …
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Following two successful residences with writers Jan Carson and Alice Ash, Open Book is looking for a new Writer in Residence as part of their Unbound project. The residency will run from June – December 2021 and include seven texts (one a month, 500-1000 words in length), to be included in our Unbound newsletter, as …
مفتوحة للجميع أو مغلقة لمجموعة محددة ( وذلك لدعم عوائل اللاجئين والمهاجرين بالتعاون مع: مول – دمفريز-غلاوي- رفيوجي أكشن (www.mool.scot ). قد يتطلب عمل المشرف على القراءة أيضًا تقديم العديد من جلسات القراءة والكتابة الإبداعية المشتركة. سيتم عقد جميع جلسات القراءة عبر الانترنت باستخدام تقنية الزووم. سوف ينظم إلى برنامج الكتاب المفتوج حوالي 75 من …
Open Book, in partnership with South Ayrshire Libraries, is looking for a creative writing Lead Reader to deliver monthly sessions for a new group. Beginning in a digital format on the Open Book Zoom platform, the sessions will move as quickly as possible to in person sessions at the Carnegie Library, Ayr. The new Ayr …
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