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Chapman #77
Chapman 77: The Arts Under Scottish Democracy / Women's Forum
Scotland's Quality Literary Magazine
Contents
Special issue on The Arts under a Scottish Democracy and Women's Forum. Includes "Theatre in Scotland" and Kate Calder on 'Women’s Writing for Children'. Pat Gerber outlines Kay Matheson’s role in the ‘reclamation’ of the Stone of Destiny in 1953, and in ‘Untimely Death and Unfulfilled Promise’, Ailsa Tanner writes about women artists who died too early, such as Helen Russell Salmon, Jane Cowan Wyper and Virginia Susan Tennant, Bessie MacNicol and several others.
Papers from AdCAS 1993 Arts Conference: Duncan MacMillan, Sheena Wellington and Lorne Boswell discuss funding and cultural politics in the visual and traditional arts and theatre.
Fiction and poetry with a Highland thread from Bess Ross, Donald S. Murray, Anne MacLeod and Gaelic by Rody Gorman; Vairi Corr’s ‘Tortoise Husbandry’ will raise a laugh, plus Judy Steel, Marianne McLeod Gilchrist, Liz Niven, Gerrie Fellows &c.
Contents
Special issue on The Arts under a Scottish Democracy and Women's Forum. Includes "Theatre in Scotland" and Kate Calder on 'Women’s Writing for Children'. Pat Gerber outlines Kay Matheson’s role in the ‘reclamation’ of the Stone of Destiny in 1953, and in ‘Untimely Death and Unfulfilled Promise’, Ailsa Tanner writes about women artists who died too early, such as Helen Russell Salmon, Jane Cowan Wyper and Virginia Susan Tennant, Bessie MacNicol and several others.
Papers from AdCAS 1993 Arts Conference: Duncan MacMillan, Sheena Wellington and Lorne Boswell discuss funding and cultural politics in the visual and traditional arts and theatre.
Fiction and poetry with a Highland thread from Bess Ross, Donald S. Murray, Anne MacLeod and Gaelic by Rody Gorman; Vairi Corr’s ‘Tortoise Husbandry’ will raise a laugh, plus Judy Steel, Marianne McLeod Gilchrist, Liz Niven, Gerrie Fellows &c.
104 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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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