SJAC Special Open Day Sunday 8 September 2024
About
"Scottish Jewish Writing in the 21st Century" with guest speaker Dr Rodge Glass, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Strathclyde University, who is the author of 8 books: 3 novels (No Fireworks, Hope for Newborns & Bring Me the Head of Ryan Giggs); 1 graphic novel (Dougie's War, with Dave Turbitt); 1 collection of short stories (LoveSexTravelMusik: Stories for the EasyJet Generation); 2 biographies (Alasdair Gray: A Secretary's Biography & Michel Faber: The Writer & his Work); and now Joshua in the Sky: A Blood Memoir (Taproot Press, September 2024). His work has been nominated for multiple national or international awards including the Dylan Thomas Prize, Saltire Award and Authors' Club Award, while his fictions have been translated into Italian, Serbian and Spanish. He won a Somerset Maugham Award for Nonfiction for his biography of Alasdair Gray and won the Anne Brown Essay Prize for 'On The Covenant'. He has also written children's audio stories for BBC Sounds.Location
Scottish Jewish Archives Centre
Garnethill Synagogue, 29 Garnet Street, Glasgow, G3 6UA