{"product_id":"poetry-reading-signing-unwritten-woman","title":"Poetry reading \u0026 signing: Unwritten Woman","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoin us at Dunbar Library for a reading and book signing with award-winning poet Hannah Lavery on \u003cstrong\u003eMon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eday, 7th October, at 7.30 pm\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHannah Lavery will be introducing and reading from her new poetry collection,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eUnwritten Woman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, followed by a book signing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntrance to the event is free when you purchase a copy of \u003cem\u003eUnwritten Woman\u003c\/em\u003e (admits one). Alternatively you can select an 'entrance-only' ticket (£5, admits one), all proceeds from which will be donated to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rnli.org\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/rnli.org\/about-us\"\u003eRNLI\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eUnwritten Woman\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHannah Lavery's \u003cem\u003eUnwritten Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold and lavish call for us to see the woman in the stories we read and tell ourselves. From her search for the story, in her home city, Edinburgh, through her chilling re-telling of Robert Louis Stevenson's Jekyll \u0026amp; Hyde, elevating the women in that classic tale from being written between the lines, to the woman of colour, shouting from the sidelines of our cultural landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback, 160 pages, published 1st August 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVenue: Dunbar Library, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBleachingfield Community Centre, Dunbarn, EH42 1DX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvent: 19:30 - 20:30\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDoors: 19:15\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout Hannah Lavery:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eHannah Lavery is a Scottish poet and playwright. She was appointed Edinburgh Makar (or city poet) in November 2021 for a three year term. She was also selected by Owen Sheers’ as one of his Ten Writers Asking Questions That Will Shape Our Future for the International Literature Showcase, a project from the National Writing Centre and the British Council in 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eHer poetry pamphlet, \u003cem\u003eFinding Seaglass\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Stewed Rhubarb and her debut collection, \u003cem\u003eBlood Salt Spring\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2022 by Polygon and was shortlisted for the 2022 Saltire Scottish National Poetry Book Award. She has been selected for the Scottish Best Poem twice, in 2019 with her poem Scotland You’re No Mine and in 2021, with her poem Flying Bats. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Drift\u003c\/em\u003e, her highly acclaimed autobiographical lyric play toured Scotland with the National Theatre of Scotland, and is to be adapted for a radio drama for BBC Radio Four in 2023. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eHer play \u003cem\u003eLament for Sheku Bayoh \u003c\/em\u003epremiered at Edinburgh International Festival in 2020 and toured in its digital version to Auckland Arts Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eHer most recent play \u003cem\u003eProtest\u003c\/em\u003e produced by Fuel Theatre in association with Imaginate, Northern Stage and National Theatre of Scotland will premiere in 2023 before going on a nationwide tour. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eShe is an associate artist with the National Theatre of Scotland and one of the winners of the Peggy Ramsay\/Film4 Award 2022 and has written for BBC Radio Four, Lyceum Theatre, Pitlochry Theatre, Northern Stage, Traverse Theatre and various publications including The Scotsman, The Guardian and Gutter Magazine. She was also a recipient of the Adopt a Playwright Award 2020 and the New Playwright’s Award from Playwriting Studio Scotland 2019.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eShe is an experienced workshop facilitator and won an Leadership Award from Creative Edinburgh for her work with Writers of Colour and her curated film poetry series, \u003cem\u003eSorry I am on Mute \u003c\/em\u003efor Fringe of Colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn 2022, she launched with Scottish Feminist Theatre Company, Stellar Quines, a feminist arts podcast, \u003cem\u003eQuines Cast\u003c\/em\u003e, which she co-hosts with Caitlin Skinner. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFAQs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Will I be sent an e-ticket before the event?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease note that we will have a guest list on the door on the night of the event, and you will not be sent an e-ticket for it - simply let us know your name\/the name of the person who booked your ticket when you arrive, and we'll check you in! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on Covid precautions: if you feel unwell on the day, please err on the side of caution, and please take a lateral flow test before attending, if you can.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hannah Lavery","offers":[{"title":"Includes Unwritten Woman","offer_id":44407938646187,"sku":"","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Entrance with charitable donation","offer_id":44407938678955,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/2178\/1163\/files\/Signed_and_dedicated_copy_Unwritten_Woman_Hannah_Lavery_3.png?v=1723898961","url":"https:\/\/nightowlbooks.live\/products\/poetry-reading-signing-unwritten-woman","provider":"Night Owl Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}