Aye Write! Lucy Ribchester & Kirsty Logan: Outstanding Debuts

The Gracekeepers and The Hourglass Factory are two astonishing debut novels by young Scottish writers.

Kirsty Logan is a novelist, short fiction writer, editor and teacher based in Glasgow. She has had many short stories and journalism published, The Gracekeepers is her first novel.

Lucy Ribchester was born in Edinburgh. She studied English at the University of St Andrews and Shakespearean Studies at Kings College London. In 2013 she received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award for the opening chapters of The Hourglass Factory.

Lucy Ribchester was born in Edinburgh in 1982. She studied English at the University of St Andrews and Shakespearean Studies at Kings College London. Her short fiction has been published in journals in the UK and US, and she writes about dance and circus for several magazines and websites including The List, Fest and Dance Tabs.

Glasgow based Kirsty Logan is a writer, performer, literary editor, writing mentor and book reviewer. Her first book, The Rental Heart & Other Fairytales, won the Scott Prize and was longlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. She regularly performs her stories at events and festivals throughout the world.

We are proud to sponsor this event as part of the Aye Write programme and the event will be chaired by GWL’s Adele Patrick.

Booking

Tickets cost £9 and are available from the Aye Write website or by calling 0141 353 8000