Ali Smith with Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018

The Open University in Scotland is delighted to be supporting the Ali Smith with Nicola Sturgeon event, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018. 

This event is currently SOLD OUT. Please check the Edinburgh International Book Festival website for returns nearer the time.

Ali Smith with Nicola Sturgeon 
Local, Seasonal, Organic
Monday 20 August 17:00-18:00
Baillie Gifford Main Theatre, Charlotte Square

With Winter – just like Autumn - happily reaching a wide readership, Ali Smith finds herself at the half-way point of a planned quartet of novels titled after the seasons. Written and published with uncommon speed, these remarkable Brexit-era books enjoy a spirit of ‘carpe diem’ topicality. They are, in the true sense, novel. Smith discusses her work with the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon.

There is free learning to try on the OU site OpenLearn, such courses about Society, Politics and Law and the 12-hour course, Start writing fiction.
 

The OU offers the modules Creative Writing and Advanced Creative Writing, a BA (Honours) English Literature and Creative Writing and an MA in Creative Writing.