Episode 6 - Bonus Episode
Stellar Quines hosted by Hannah Lavery and Caitlin SkinnerAbout
Hosts Hannah and Caitlin bring back guests from across the series for a deeper dive into some of the themes and ideas explored previously.
Guests Arusa Qureshi, Denise Mina, Kirstin Innes and Victoria McNulty discuss topics such as women’s safety in the city, maternal rage, the embarrassment of success, solidarity and the lifelong search for belonging.
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Kirstin Innes is the author of the novels Fishnet and Scabby Queen and co-author of Brickwork: A Biography of The Arches. She's currently writing her third novel, Semiprecious, and tentatively venturing into theatre.
Arusa Qureshi is a writer and editor based in Edinburgh, and a passionate advocate for diversity and accessibility within arts and culture. She is the current Editor of Fest and the former Editor of The List and writes mostly about music, most recently Flip the Script – a book about women in UK hip hop, published by 404 Ink. Her work has appeared in the Scotsman, Clash, The Guardian, Gold Flake Paint, Time Out, NME and more. She is on the board of the Scottish Music Centre and is a Trustee of the Saltire Society.
Denise Mina is a very clued-up crime writer – she has taught criminology and studied law. In fact, it was during her PhD at Strathclyde University that she penned her first novel: Garnethill (1998), which won the Crime Writers' Association Creasey Dagger for best first crime novel. Garnethill’s two sequels Exile (2000) and Resolution (2001) followed, and she has since published numerous more books and written a number of the John Constantine Hellblazer comics. Mina is also a playwright; Ida Tamson went to stage in 2006, and A Drunk Woman Looks at the Thistle, based on the Scots Hugh MacDiarmid poem, in 2007.
Victoria McNulty is a performance poet and community arts practitioner from the East End of Glasgow. Her work often centres around heritage, class and urban stories. Victoria's collection Confessionals (Speculative Books) was developed into a critically acclaimed solo show by Sonnet Youth, and her recent collection Exiles (Speculative Books) was adapted into a feature film directed by Kevin P Gilday and David Hayman JR. She has participated in residencies with Neu Reekie, Paisley Book Festival and Gal Gael, while working collaboratively with the Scottish Poetry Library and Village Storytelling Festival. Victoria is the 2021 Scots Language Award Writer of The Year and 2022 Recipient of the John Byrne Award.