On Thursday 12th October, from 18.30 – 20.00 (doors open 18.15), I’ll be one of a panel addressing different aspects of the 1745 Jacobite Rising at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. I’ll be talking about the women I wrote about in Damn’ Rebel Bitches: The Women of the ’45, Arran Johnston will...
On Saturday 30th September, I’ll be in conversation about Damn’ Rebel Bitches: The Women of the ’45 with my friend and colleague Lin Anderson, founder of the Bloody Scotland crime writing festival and award-winning author of the Rhona MacLeod series. The event starts at the NTS visitor centre at Culloden at 1.30 pm, doors...
20th May 2017 at Aviemore Highland Resort, Outlandish UK Gathering Delighted to be speaking to #Outlander fans at their 2017 gathering in the Highlands, organized by @Outlandish_UK. I’m doing two events on Saturday 20th May. In the morning, I’ll be speaking about some of the real people who played their parts in those interesting...
Nairn Bookshop, Friday 17th June 2016 at 7-8.30 pm. I’ll be talking about my writing life and my books, non-fiction and novels. Books will be available for sale on the night and I’ll be delighted to sign them. Free entry and refreshments will be served. Nairn Bookshop 01667 455528 NTS Visitor Centre, Culloden Moor, Saturday...
I’ll be talking about my passion for Jacobites at Waterstones in Glasgow’s Byres Road on Wednesday 13th April at 7.30 pm. For more information, call them on 0141 337 4759....
Saturday 12th March 2016, 2-4 pm. Meet the authors and enjoy a delicious Vintage Tea Party with Maggie Craig and her friend and colleague Aline Templeton, author of the DI Marjory Fleming crime mysteries. The event takes place at the historic Portsoy Salmon Bothy. Tickets including tea and scrumptious goodies cost £10 and are...
I’m delighted to be giving a talk on Jacobite Women at the NTS Visitor Centre at Culloden on Saturday 5th March from 12.30-1.30. This is as part of a day looking at the lives of women in and around the ’45. More details from NTS Culloden Events....
I’m delighted to be taking part once again in Book Week Scotland, a country-wide celebration of books and the written word. This year I’m at Alford Library in Aberdeenshire for a Meet the Author event and hosting a table at a Readers’ Dinner in Kirkcaldy organized by Fife Libraries. See below for more details...
Really looking forward to leading a workshop on writing fiction at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness on Thursday 12th March from 7 pm to 9 pm. It’s a bonus to be doing so in one of my favourite cities. I’m at the Eden Court as part of a series of classes led by different writers....
I had a lovely time during Book Week Scotland which runs through the last week in November. I gave talks in a couple of Aberdeenshire’s Libraries, including New Pitsligo and Balmedie. There was a great turn-out at both and some really interesting questions. New Pitsligo was a very appropriate place to talk about the gallant Lord Pitsligo of...