Readings & Media
EWAN WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE FOLLOWING AUTHORS DEBATE: Thursday 4th JUNE.
Orange Night asks ‘is the love story dead?’
Romantics and cynics will face off at Perth’s annual celebration of women writers and readers on Thursday 4th June 2009 at the AK Bell Library, PERTH.
Orange Night this year will take a break from its usual format. Instead of featuring the six shortlisted novels for the women-only Orange Prize, the event will widen its gaze to take in the whole of contemporary fiction. A panel of top Scottish writers and literary experts, male and female, will debate the question, Is the love story dead?
The five guest speakers will explore whether romance is still relevant in these cynical times - does anyone believe in romantic destiny and star-crossed lovers? Does the love story have something serious to say about contemporary life — or is it just a guilty pleasure, a entertaining beach-read? Just what are the ingredients of the classic love story?
The panel includes three writers: Ewan Morrison, whose debut, Swung, was shortlisted for the Le Prince Maurice Award for the most outstanding literary love story; Carmen Reid, author of six best-selling ‘chick-lit’ novels; and novelist-cum-publisher Sharon Blackie, of Two Ravens Press. Dorothy McMillan, a senior lecturer at Glasgow University and editor of a recent edition of Jane Austen’s Emma, will offer some perspective on classic love stories of the past; and Stuart Kelly, of Scotland on Sunday, will add a literary editor’s view. The audience will have the chance to have their say too. The debate will be chaired by writer-in-residence Ajay Close.
Orange Night with a Twist begins at 7.30pm on Thursday 4th June in the Soutar Theatre at the AK Bell Library. Tickets are £7 including refreshments and are available from the AK Bell Library in person or by calling 01738 477019.
CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL
Ewan will be reading and doing a masterclass at this years Cheltenham Festival.
Kate Muir, Isabel Fonseca & Ewan Morrison
Family Fictions
Event 48 at Cheltenham Town Hall (unreserved seating)
more info/book online Sun 12 Oct, 1 - 2pm. Tickets: £6
How we are defined by the people around us? What do our relationships show us about who we are and where we belong? Isabel Fonseca, author of Attachment, Kate Muir, who has recently published West Coast, and Ewan Morrison, whose new novel is Distance, discuss their powerful new novels and the issues they raise.
Here’s the link:
http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/whats_on/event_detail.html?id=2365
In conversation with Irvine Welsh. BBC Radio Scotland. Radio Cafe. 1.00. Monday 7th July.
Book Launch - Distance. 26th June 2008. 6.00 - 7.30 pm. Waterstones 128 West Princes Street, Edinburgh. (Free event). Ewan will be reading exerpts from his new novel, having a lively Q&A session and signing books.
Reading & signing. 3 Jul. 7.00pm Borders Books, 98 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. (Event
free)
Useful links for readings by Authors:
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/events/results2.htm?
http://www.cityofliterature.com/whats-on.aspx?sec=5&pid=20&item=842
NEWS
As of September 2007 Ewan has a weekly column in SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY under the name ‘LAST TANGO IN PARTICK’ . You can view it below. Or go to the Scotland on Sunday site, click on OPNION in the left hand banner and
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1560762007
READINGS
CROSSING BORDERS Festival. Den Hag, Netherlands. Friday 23rd November. Ewan will be reading from SWUNG doing Q&A and and signing copies as part of SCOTTISH NIGHT. Along with writers Michel Faber, Alan Bisset, Louise Welsh and John Burnside.
http://www.crossingborder.nl/programma_en.php
AN EVENING WITH IRVINE WELSH. Assembly Rooms Edinburgh. Hosted by Waterstones. July 3rd 6pm. Ewan Morrison chairs discussion and open mic session with Irvine Welsh re-his new book IF YOU LIKED HIGH SCHOOL YOU’LL LOVE WORK. Tickets only.
CROSSING BORDERS Festival. Den Hag, Netherlands. Friday 23rd November. Ewan will be reading from SWUNG doing Q&A and and signing copies.
THE LAST BOOK YOU READ AND OTHER STORIES is being brought out in Australia by UWA Press (University of Western Australia) in August 2007. Check out their site and titles:
http://www.uwapress.uwa.edu.au/fiction
Ewan will be reading at this years EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL on the 25th August 2007 at 6.30pm with Ron Butlin (one of his heroes)
AUTHOR READING. WATERSTONES GLASGOW. Sauchiehall Street. Thursday 10th May. 6.30 - 8.00 pm (admission free)
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=200004
THE VERB. RADIO 3. Friday May 11th. 9.45pm - 10.30 pm.
Hear a new commissioned short story by Ewan Morrison in homage to Alexander Trocchi plus interview and round table discussion on Ian Macmillan’s weekly literature programme.
SWUNG OPTIONED BY SIGMA FILMS
Swung has been optioned by Gillian Berrie and (The Director) David Mackenzie’s independent Glasgow based production company Sigma Films. David’s new film Hallum Foe (another literary adaptation starring Jamie Bell) has just premiered to rapturous reviews at the Berlin Film Festival, and Red Road written and directed by Andrea Arnold and winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2006, was a recent Sigma Films production with Lars Von Trier’s Company. David Mackenzie’s first feature film was Young Adam (adapted from the novel by Alexander Trocchi and starring Ewan McGregor) The deal was handled by Lesley Thorne on behalf of Lucy Luck Associates.
