Our Literary Day this year will take place on Saturday 15 October, at Moat Brae, 101 George Street, Dumfries DG1 1EA, a return to the home of TARS Library, as well as being the National Centre for Children’s Literature and Storytelling.
The day will start at 11.00 and finish at 15.00, and there will be another chance to look round the house, with a new exhibition, the garden (look out for Swallows and Amazons!) and of course the Library – bring a big bag and borrow lots of books!
A buffet lunch will be served in the Garden Room, followed by a talk – In the footsteps of literary genius: recap and what next? given by long-time member and author Kirsty Nichol Findlay. As the title may imply, Kirsty will be telling us about her lifelong encounter with the life and works of Arthur Ransome, her struggles to edit his unpublished writing, meet his mind and de-code his brilliance.
The cost will be £15 per person, payable on the day.
Please reply to this email by Saturday 1 October at the latest if you wish to book a place, so that we can confirm our booking of the room and food. Please note that my email address as given on page 23 of Signals is incorrect. It should be 15