Writing and Place: The Cairngorms
Merryn Glover was the first Writer in Residence for the Cairngorms National Park. Amanda Thomson is an artist and writer who teaches at Glasgow School of Art. They compare notes.
The Cairngorms National Park has inspired writing by Merryn Glover, whose books include The Hidden Fires: A Cairngorms Journey with Nan Shepherd. Writer and artist Amanda Thomson's book Belonging is on the longlist for the 2023 James Cropper Wainwright Prize for nature writing. As the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms broadcasts a concert from Perth, they talk to Radio 3's Kate Molleson about place and capturing Scottish nature in their work.
Producer Ruth Watts
You can find out more about Amanda Thomson at https://passingplace.com/home.html
You can find out more about Merryn Glover at https://merrynglover.com/
This is part of a series of conversations about writing and place recorded for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms around the UK in summer 2023. You can find more conversations about writing and about nature and green thinking on the website for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3's arts and ideas programme Free Thinking.
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