Join Scottish poet and novelist Jackie Kay as she reads from her work and shares her experiences as part of LGBT History Month Scotland.
Since her first book of poetry, the partially autobiographical The Adoption Papers, won the Saltire Society Scottish First Book Award, Jackie has written extensively for poetry, prose, stage and screen. Her other awards include the 1994 Somerset Maugham Award for Other Lovers, and the Guardian First Book Award Fiction Prize for Trumpet, based on the life of American jazz musician Billy Tipton. She is also a Glasgow Caledonian University cultural fellow and an honorary graduate.
As if that weren’t enough, this will be followed by a discussion session and the opportunity to network over tea and coffee – don’t miss it!
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