Chapman 80: It was Upon a Lammas Nicht

Chapman #80

by Joy Hendry (Editor), Jessie Kesson (Contributor), Christopher Whyte (Contributor)

Scotland's Quality literary Magazine

Contents

Kesson's short play, It was upon a Lammas Nicht’, explores attitudes towards sexuality. Christopher Whyte in ‘Note(s) from the Margin’ looks at sexuality in Scottish literature; in fiction we have ‘An Erotic Story’ from Rosalind Brackenbury and challenging new work from George Pryde, Linda McCann, Sheena Blackhall and Lorne Macintyre.

There is poetry from Gordon Meade, Brian Whittingham, Tom Hubbard, Iain Galbraith, Frank Kuppner, Bill Turner and Alastair Mackie translates Giorno Dopo Giorno, Salvatore Quasimodo – and others. One short story, ‘After the First Hard Rain’ by Paul Anderson, developed into a major novel (1,300 pages) – Hunger’s Brides and was finally published to critical acclaim after 13 years of work in 2005.

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First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Joy Hendry (b. 1953) is a Scottish writer and literary critic. She was educated at Perth Academy, the University of Edinburgh and Moray House College of Education.

While still at university, she became involved in editing and producing the Scottish literary magazine Chapman. "Controversial, influential, outspoken and intelligent", the magazine was founded in 1970 and edited by Hendry from 1976. Under her wing it published fiction, poetry and essays by both established and emerging Scottish writers.

Hendry taught English at Knox Academy in Haddington from 1977 to 1984, then left to become a full-time writer.

Her Gang Doun wi' a Sang, a celebration of the life and work of William Soutar, was staged at Perth Theatre in October 1990. In 1991 she delivered the Neil M. Gunn Centenary lecture in Caithness, which was later published in book form.