Literary Salon Videos, 2008

Dundee Literary Salons were founded by Kirsty Gunn, Professor of Creative Writing. A wide range of literary figures, from editors to publishing agents to writers have appeared to talk about their work. We are pleased to be able to make available some videos of our 2008 Literary Salons.

'International Scottish literature: Gavin Wallace and Michael Schmidt in conversation'

Literature Director of the Scottish Arts Council, Dr Gavin Wallace, and Publisher and Chair of Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, Professor Michael Schmidt, in discussion about how we can find new ways with words that both account for national identities while expanding and enriching them.

Recorded at Dundee Contemporary Arts, 27th November 2008

'How to get published': Alison Baverstock

Advice from Alison Baverstock, author and senior lecturer in publishing at Kingston University, on the world of publishing. Her ground breaking book How to get Published contains, in writer Katie Fforde's words, 'information that has taken me literally years to accumulate'.

Alison Baverstock - Part 1

Alison Baverstock - Part 2

Recorded at Dundee Contemporary Arts, 6th November 2008