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thi wurd Magazine, Issue 4

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Issue 4 introduces a bold new direction for thi wurd, featuring 20 original pieces of fiction as well as poetry and essays. Visual art comes to the fore in an interview with internationally acclaimed artist Rachel Maclean, who discusses her work and artistic processes. Meanwhile, Kate McAllan provides the illustrations that run throughout the magazine, the first time one artist has illustrated an entire issue. The non-fiction includes a passionate piece on Frightened Rabbit’s The Midnight Organ Fight and a lengthy essay on literary art from Duncan McLean, author of the seminal Bucket of Tongues. 135pp.

thi wurd Magazine, Issue 2

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Features a lengthy interview with Alan Warner that focuses on his narrative processes. Also contains fiction and essays by thirteen other writers. The essays include writings on Spanish cinema, Matt McGinn and John Fante. There is a classic reprint of a story by Katherine Mansfield.

The Freedom to Think Kurdistan by James Kelman

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The Freedom to Think Kurdistan features an introduction and eight essays on the struggle of the Kurdistan people, written over a number of years. These essays are derived from talks that James Kelman gave at public meetings between 1991 and 2018. The book acts as a primer to the historical and current political situation faced by the people of Kurdistan.

thi wurd Magazine, Issue 3

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Features a twenty-three page interview with James Kelman, focusing on some of the processes involved in his writing. In addition, the first chapter of Kelman’s unpublished novel, Creative Chronicles, is included. There is a short story by Janice Galloway and new work from fourteen other writers, essays on Gogol and Mark E. Smith, and a classic reprint of a Chekhov story.

Ticket for ‘Earthly Rewards’ – Live Literary Event 10.5.24

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Ticket for in-person event at Glasgow University Union, celebrating ‘Earthly Rewards’, thi wurd’s forthcoming anthology of fiction, poetry & experimental writing.

10 May 2024, 7.30pm – late

32 University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8LX.

PLEASE NOTE, THERE ARE NO PHYSICAL TICKETS. PURCHASE OF TICKET MEANS WE WILL ADD YOUR NAME AND NUMBER OF TICKETS TO THE ENTRY LIST FOR THE NIGHT.

Dark Island by Duncan McLean

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Dark Island by Duncan McLean is a booklet of short stories from one of Scotland’s finest short story writers. McLean is the author of previous works such as Bucket of Tongues, Blackden and Bunker Man. Published by Abersee Press in 2017 (34pp).

Tales From a Cancelled Country

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Published in the aftermath of the electorate of Scotland choosing to vote ‘NO’ to becoming an independent country, this collection features fiction by seventeen writers from various places who were working in Scotland at the time. The stories include ‘Who is Killing the Fringe Comedians of Edinburgh?’ by Alan Warner.

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