L A Traynor

Writing, Art, Poetry films.MLitt
Founder of Women with Fierce Words. Former Director Scottish Writers' Centre.
Committee Federation of Writers (Scotland).

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Next Tuesday 23rd April 6.15 Clarkston Library
Federation of Writers (Scotland) Inauguration of Makar, Marcas Mac an Tuairneir and Scriever, Colette Coen.
Tickets available from Eventbrite https://t.co/tZxRxGbQpQ

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The Federation of Writers Scotland will celebrate the 2024 Scriever and Makar taking up their posts with words representing the languages and dialects of Scotland.
What a way to celebrate World Book Day than holding the event in a local library.

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Watched as a woman in the supermarket cleared every carton of cream into her trolley. Either she's off to make a mound of ice-cream or butter or????

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@Damian_Barr Still think all sport on BBC should be moved to it's own radio and tv channel.

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#xponorth #HistoricalFiction Mossbawn is the first novel to include the Norse dialect, Norn in its narrative. By 1530 Shetland's most Northerly island, Unst sustained its Norse identity. It is a time of political and religious disruption in Scandinavia and Scotland.

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#xponorth Mossbawn. #HistoricalFiction 1530 and Shetland's most Northerly isle, Unst sustains its Norse identity 60yrs after Denmark pawned it to Scotland. It lies on major trading routes but now sits at the centre of events disrupting Scandinavia and Scotland.

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#xponorth 1530 and on Unst newly widowed noblewoman, Fru Agnes is fighting to keep Mossbawn, her dowry land from the Scots. Political and religious disruption erupts in Norway and Lutheran followers destroy Bergen's cathedral. Shetland's most northern and Norse isle looks austur

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@michaelJmalone1 And I've forgotten to check predictive text!

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Privileged to announce I am the 2024 recipient of Dorothy Dunnett Centenary Award.
Why write a novel about late medieval Unst in Shetland? Why write in Norn, an old Norse dialect? I'll be sharing my research at Oxford University in May, Palermo in June, Shetland Museum in July.

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@michaelJmalone1 Thank you and congratulations on all your recent successful with The Murmurs.

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@JimCMackintosh Thank you Jim. Wonderful to research and write in Norn. Good luck with Celtic Connections.

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@CreativeScots @JennyBrownBooks @scottishbktrust @uhishetland @scotsman_arts @natlibscot @ByLeavesWeLive

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Privileged to announce I am the 2024 recipient of Dorothy Dunnett Centenary Award.
Why write a novel about late medieval Unst in Shetland? Why write in Norn, an old Norse dialect? I'll be sharing my research at Oxford University in May, Palermo in June, Shetland Museum in July.

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Privileged to announce I am the 2024 recipient of Dorothy Dunnett Centenary Award.
Why write a novel about late medieval Unst in Shetland? Why write in Norn, an old Norse dialect? I'll be sharing my research at Oxford University in May, Palermo in June, Shetland Museum in July.

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This Friday 8th Dec at 8.30pm BT my poetry sister, Saima Afreen is launching her latest pamphlet live from Illinois on zoom. Her lyrical awardwinning poetry blew the UK away when she visited last. Register and get zoom link below.
https://t.co/Bb2vbyOPXg
@ByLeavesWeLive

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A Zoom Launch and celebration of Salt Songs, an anthology of writing published by the George Mackay Brown Fellowship, will take place 7pm on Thursday 14 December.
I will post a link in the next few days.
@ByLeavesWeLive @OrkneyLibrary @scotlit @BBCRSAfternoons @StAnzaPoetry

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You when winter has arrived in Scotland when they close the snow gates to the skiing

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When I tell people I research late medieval Shetland, they reply 'lots of Murders on Shetland'. I blame the BBC..
@BBCScotland tonight 9pm

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@UofGWriting @zoestrachan Able to watch on chapel camera?

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@FirstinGlasgow I take it my post 20mins ago not seen. Now need to arrive late in Edinburgh.

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@FirstinGlasgow On my to Edinburgh. NO 6 to Clydebank pulls in at Arthur street and before anyone can get on pulls out again. What?? Others waiting say this is normal?? I will be very angry if I miss train on having to wait on next bus.