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Chapman #81
Chapman 81: Elspeth Davie and the Gap
Scotland's Quality literary Magazine
Contents
An in-depth look at the life and work of Elspeth Davie. Notes on the Short Story (useful to all fiction writers) journal extracts, short stories and essays by Davie; in A Universe of One's Own? Marina Spuntas explains Davie s narrative method of the gap.
Fiction by Alasdair Gray, Ann Lingard, John Saul, Paula Fitzpatrick and Penny Glenday; poetry from Shanta Acharya, Ron Butlin, Tom Pow and others.
Contents
An in-depth look at the life and work of Elspeth Davie. Notes on the Short Story (useful to all fiction writers) journal extracts, short stories and essays by Davie; in A Universe of One's Own? Marina Spuntas explains Davie s narrative method of the gap.
Fiction by Alasdair Gray, Ann Lingard, John Saul, Paula Fitzpatrick and Penny Glenday; poetry from Shanta Acharya, Ron Butlin, Tom Pow and others.
104 pages, Paperback
First published August 10, 1995
About the author
Joy Hendry
91 books1 followerJoy 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.
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.
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