Word Dogs Line Up for the Merchant City Festival

Line up for the FREE Merchant City Festival performance is:

Hal Duncan

Mark Harding

W Colkitto

Michael S Collins

Rich Mosses

Word Dogs in the Merchant City

Dogs in the City

The Word Dog pack are out riding with the merchants this weekend.

ONE Magazine is presenting the annual Merchant City Festival writing conference on the theme of the DECAY OF LYING.

Saturday 26th September. Word Dogs are on the scent 6-7pm.

The day-long conference is from 10am to 7pm FRESSH - Cochrane Street, just off George Square, Glasgow.

Underword wrap up

Not that Underword has finished quite yet! But there's a five star review for the Underword strand in the Festival here - http://edinburgh.threeweeks.co.uk/review/6950

For the remainder of the programme see http://underword.co.uk/

Word Dogs in the Underword Free Fringe -- The Pack

The Pack for the Free Fringe on the 21st is:

Martin Belk -- Co-founder of ONE Magazine, chronicler of New York, literary reviewer, director, Edinburgh Fringe producer, Writer in Residence at Polmont Young Offenders Institution. He has recently moved to The Gorbals to become a proper weegie.

Hal Duncan - Author of the novels 'Vellum' and 'Ink' published by Macmillan, the latest novel 'Escape from Hell!!' is published by Monkeybrain books. Winner of various fantasy and SF literature prizes (including short listed for World Fantasy) and Vellum is currently on the shortlist for -- no less than -- the Prix Europeén Utopiales 2009.

Mark Harding - Various publications and webzines. The next anthology where he has a story is 'OMG! The Book of Awesome Stuff!' Out soon.

Ian Hunter -- Published in many many publications, including regular appearances in the New Writing Scotland and Dark Horizons anthologies. Has published three fantasy novels for children, the book 'Fantastic Glasgow' for adults, and is a founder member of 'Read Raw' new Scottish Writing collective.

Alastair Sim -- His latest novel 'The Unbelievers' (a detective story set in Victorian Edinburgh) has just been published by Snowbooks.

Phil Raines -- Stories regularly published in the best fantasy magazines. Stories with co-author Harvey Wells appear frequently in The Year's Best Fantasy And Horror anthologies.

Come see the pack at Underword. Free!

Date:	Friday, 21 August 2009
Time:	19:50 - 20:40
Location:	Fingers Piano Bar, Venue 221, 61a,
Street:	Frederick Street,
Town/City:	Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Word Dogs in the Underword

Word Dogs is a pack of literary talent based in Glasgow. Usually kennelled in the 13th Note, previous shows have included Urban Vertigo, Us And Them and The Invasion.

The Hounds are following the trail to Edinburgh for the free Fringe. Bark worse than their bite? Come to Underword on Friday the 21st August and find out.

Authors who have bared their teeth with the group include Hal Duncan, Neil Williamson, Phil Raines, Ian Hunter, Michael S. Collins, Duncan Lunan, Eliza Chan and Richard Mosses.

Date:	Friday, 21 August 2009
Time:	19:50 - 20:40
Location:	Fingers Piano Bar, Venue 221, 61a,
Street:	Frederick Street,
Town/City:	Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Underword

http://underword.co.uk/

Underword is a spoken word night for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009. It runs 8th–29th August in Fingers Piano Bar, Frederick Street, from 7.50pm to 8.40pm. Admission is free.

Submissions Deadline 3rd August