Young Shetland Writer 2022 winners announced
The winners of Shetland Library’s Young Shetland Writer competition were announced at Mareel as part of Wordplay, Shetland’s Festival of Literature.
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Children’s author to visit schools on tour
A children’s author and illustrator will visit Shetland schools next week in events aimed at exploring feelings and emotions. Tom Percival, author of picture books…
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Acclaimed film-maker Werner Herzog to star at Screenplay as festival programmes launched
Shetland Arts has announced the programmes for its annual Screenplay and Wordplay festivals, with acclaimed film-maker Werner Herzog a guest this year.
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Del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone to headline Screenplay
Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror The Devil’s Backbone will headline this year’s Screenplay festival.
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Line-ups announced for Screenplay and Wordplay including Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro and writer Cal Flyn
Oscar-winning film director Guillermo del Toro is among the “glittering array of guests” confirmed for upcoming Shetland festivals.
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Wordplay cancellation is not permanent, but festival is ‘up for review’
The cancellation of the Wordplay festival is entirely down to coronavirus, and is not a “long term or permanent cancellation” – but the festival is
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Thoughtful and inspiring talk from Judy Murray
Wordplay 2018 was certainly off to a flying start, with an enthusiastic audience showing up to hear tennis coach and celebrity mother Judy Murray talk
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Wordplay curator hopes new direction pays off
The new curator of Shetland’s book festival believes there is “something for just about everyone” at this year’s edition, which begins tomorrow (Thursday) with a
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Shetland Arts has appointed former head of Glasgow libraries Karen Cunningham, as the new curator of Wordplay, Shetland Arts’ festival of words and ideas.
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‘Terrible Yoot’ author and illustrator get children thinking about serious issues
An award winning children’s book written by Horatio Clare and illustrated by Shetland based artist Jane Matthews was the subject of a fun interactive event
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Riddoch’s blossoming vision is rose tinted
Thursday night’s Wordplay event saw an audience of around 30 congregate in Mareel’s auditorium to listen to Lesley Riddoch talk about her book Blossom: What…
READ FULL STORYCaptain Corelli’s Mandolin author leads big book festival cast
The author of the best selling novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, which was made into a Hollywood film starring Penélope Cruise, is to appear at Shetland’s
READ FULL STORYSelf steals show as record numbers turn out for book and film festival weekend
By LAURA FRIEDLANDER & ROSALIND GRIFFITHS THIS YEAR’S book and film festivals, Worldplay and Screenplay, attracted a record 1,200 people for a series of author…
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WORDPLAY 2008, Shetland’s seventh annual book festival at Islesburgh Community Centre, will feature two important launches. The first, at 11am tomorrow, will be the launch…
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