Neil M. Gunn, Spirituality and Community in his Life and Work, Day Conference and Evening Cultural Celebration

on 15th October at Sanctuary, Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. – Details can be found at: http://eicsp.org/events/event-details/374-day-conference-and-evening-cultural-celebration-neil-m-gunn-15-october-2016

NAIRN musician Mike Vass to relive Neil Gunn’s ‘Off in a Boat’ journey.

• NAIRN musician Mike Vass is paying tribute to one of the Highlands’ best known authors with a new commission in collaboration with Calmac Ferries and House of Lochar Publishing. See Creative Scotland announces Traditional Arts Commissions for details of the comission.

Inaugural Issue of the ‘Neil Gunn Circle’ Journal launched

• The Inaugural Issue of the Neil Gunn Circle titled ‘Nation and Nationalism’ was launched at the Light in the North festival in Dunbeath, 8th November 2013. See Whittles Publishing Neil Gunn Circle for details of the Journal.

Making a film of ‘The Silver Darlings’

on the making of a film of The Silver Darlings

Alan Taylor on ‘The Silver Darlings’ in the Glasgow Herald

Neil Gunn and the Silver screen test a piece in the Glasgow Herald by Alan Taylor

Half-Light published by Whittles Publishing

Half-light a new collection of Neil Gunn’s short stories has been published by Whittles Publishing.

New Neil Gunn book from Whittles Publishing

Following on from ‘ Landscape to Light’ and ‘Belief in Ourselves’ Whittles Publishing (http://www.whittlespublishing.com/) have announced ‘Half-Light’ a new collection of Neil Gunn short stories for November/December 2011 publication.

Edinburgh Book Festival

In a panel with Stuart Campbell entitled Literature and Culture Dairmid Gunn will present a different side to Neil Gunn. Monday 31st August at 4.00pm in the Peppers Theatre. Details are on the Book Festival website: www.edbookfest.co.uk

Neil Gunn Lecture 2009

Owen Dudley Edwards will give the 2009 Neil Gunn lecture at Eden Court, Inverness at 7pm on Wednesday 7th October. Eden Court Box Office: 01463 234234.

New Plaque Unveiled

A new plaque has been unveiled by Inverness City Heritage Trust in conjunction with the Neil Gunn Trust, on the former Customs House, now Optical Express, in Inverness High street. see The Inverness Courier for the full story.