The Highland Book Prize: Author Talk
Sunday 11 May
We are delighted to be welcoming Rody Gorman to give a talk on and reading from his book Sweeney: an Intertonguing, copies of which will be available to purchase on the day. This event is part of a series celebrating the 2024 Highland Book Prize Longlist, supported by the William Grant Foundation.
Rody Gorman was born in Dublin and lives on the Isle of Skye. He has published numerous collections of poetry in Irish, English and Scottish Gaelic. His most recent collection Sweeney: An Intertonguing (Francis Boutle, 2024) has been longlisted for The Highland Book Prize.
Sweeney: An Intertonguing is an ambitious multilingual work that recasts the medieval text The Frenzy of Sweeney into English, Irish and Scottish Gaelic
This event is presented in partnership with The Highland Book Prize. The Highland Book Prize celebrates books written in or about the Scottish Highlands & Islands and is facilitated Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre, and presented by the Highland Society of London.
Please ensure you bring cash if you wish to purchase a copy of the book.
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Sunday 11 May
We are delighted to be welcoming Rody Gorman to give a talk on and reading from his book Sweeney: an Intertonguing, copies of which will be available to purchase on the day. This event is part of a series celebrating the 2024 Highland Book Prize Longlist, supported by the William Grant Foundation.
Rody Gorman was born in Dublin and lives on the Isle of Skye. He has published numerous collections of poetry in Irish, English and Scottish Gaelic. His most recent collection Sweeney: An Intertonguing (Francis Boutle, 2024) has been longlisted for The Highland Book Prize.
Sweeney: An Intertonguing is an ambitious multilingual work that recasts the medieval text The Frenzy of Sweeney into English, Irish and Scottish Gaelic
This event is presented in partnership with The Highland Book Prize. The Highland Book Prize celebrates books written in or about the Scottish Highlands & Islands and is facilitated Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre, and presented by the Highland Society of London.
Please ensure you bring cash if you wish to purchase a copy of the book.
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