Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh Festivals

I’m back in Japan where thankfully August is over and the temperatures are starting to drop. The ice pillows have been put away for another year and I no longer need to shower every fifteen minutes. This trip home was a blast, short, sweet and rocketing between intense and wonderfully relaxing. I spent some timeContinue reading “Edinburgh Festivals”

Friday 19th 1pm, Word Power Books, Edinburgh

Tomorrow at some unfeasibly early hour I’ll begin my journey back to Scotland for the Edinburgh Festivals. This Friday, the 19th, I’ll be appearing with Kate Tough in Word Power Books at 1pm, where we’ll both be talking about our forthcoming poetry pamphlets on Tapsalteerie. The week after, on the 25th, I’ll be appearing withContinue reading “Friday 19th 1pm, Word Power Books, Edinburgh”

Edinburgh Festival Dates

I’m delighted to be able to announce a second event in Edinburgh during the August festival period. In addition to my appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on August 25th at 15.45 with Glenn Patterson, I will be appearing in Word Power Books alongside the Kate Tough on August 19th at 13.00. We bothContinue reading “Edinburgh Festival Dates”

Edinburgh Festival Tickets On Sale Now

Tickets are now on sale for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I’ll be appearing on August 25th at 15.45 with Glenn Patterson, and you can get your tickets online right now here. Also, the new issue (4) of Shoreline of Infinity is out right now, and it’s a great issue full of wonderful stories andContinue reading “Edinburgh Festival Tickets On Sale Now”

Edinburgh International Book Festival

So the big news announced yesterday is that on August 25th at 3.45 I will be appearing with Glenn Patterson as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I used to be a regular in the audience at the festival but since moving to Japan I’ve had to look on from afar, envious. Now I’veContinue reading “Edinburgh International Book Festival”

Flash! Aha!

Good news! After a number of recent rejections I received, this morning, an acceptance from Flash: The International Short-Story Magazine for my story “A Trolley Full of Marx.” Flash has an illustrious list of previous contributors including James Kelman, Margaret Atwood, Rodge Glass, David Eggers, Bernard MacLaverty and Ian Rankin. I am utterly delighted toContinue reading “Flash! Aha!”