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Events

I am available to bookstores, writers’ and reading groups, book festivals and so on, including through the Scottish Book Trust‘s Live Literature Fund. Topics for talks, presentations or workshops could include my mullet-hunting journeys, travel writing or travel and adventure generally. If you are interested in having me along, please get in touch. Distance is not necessarily an object!

Events can include a variety of multimedia dimensions to bring my topic alive, and the mullet mission particularly lends itself to a quirky presentation involving the use of photos and videos.

Any fixed dates will appear below, and past events are further down the page.

Past events include speaking in the daunting Pecha Kucha format at a charity fundraiser “A Night of Adventure” (see second video on the right) and at the Inverness Book Festival, both in the summer of 2011, plus a number of readings at the time of the launch of my first book “Up The Creek Without a Mullet” in 2010.

The first video on the right shows you part of my reading at the launch event on 1 February 2010 in Inverness, recorded by a friend.  Apologies for the poor sound – I’ll hopefully be getting a more professional video made at a future event.

I hope that there will be some readings and signings set up for when my second book comes out.

Forthcoming events

Thursday 1 March 2012 Inverness: World Book Day events at local secondary school, through Live Literature Fund

Past events

Wednesday 10 August 2011 5.00pm Inverness: event at Inverness Book Festival
OneTouch Theatre, Eden Court IV3 5SB
Monday 13 June 2011 Edinburgh: among the presenters at Home & Homes for Children‘s A Night of Adventure
See my presentation online or in the second video above
Thursday 5 May 2011 7.30pm Dingwall: reading and discussion
The Greenhouse, Dingwall
Thursday 18 November 2010 Inverness area: book group appearance
Saturday 15 May 2010 11.00am Glasgow: book signing (see details)
Waterstones, Sauchiehall Street

Up The Creek Without A Mullet 2010 Launch Tour

Monday 1 February 6.00pm Inverness: launch
Bishop’s Palace, Eden Court Theatre IV3 5SB
Tuesday 16 February 7.30pm Inverness: reading and discussion
Highland Literary Salon, Glen Mhor Hotel IV2 4SG
Tuesday 2 March 6.30pm Edinburgh: reading and signing
Blackwell, 52-63 South Bridge EH1 1YS
Thursday 11 March 6.30pm Stirling: reading and signing
Waterstones, Thistle Centre FK8 2EA
Wednesday 17 March 6.30pm Glasgow: reading and signing
Biblocafe, 262 Woodlands Road G3 6NE