By combining the sciences and the humanities, University of Groningen researchers have cracked the code, which enables them to discover the scribes behind the scrolls.
The Hands That Wrote The Bible
How Important is Writing on Paper?
“It is reasonable that one’s creativity will likely become more fruitful if prior knowledge is stored with stronger learning and more precisely retrieved from memory. “Professor Kuniyoshi L. Sakai
Budding Writers – Tweet Your Pitch
From 9am to 9pm on Friday 15 January, writers of all levels from across Scotland can tweet pitch their work to top Scottish literary agents and publishers
Budding Writers – Tweet Your Pitch
From 9am to 9pm on Friday 15 January, writers of all levels from across Scotland can tweet pitch their work to top Scottish literary agents and publishers
Grimm’s Fairy Tales #OnThisDay
On 20th of December 1812, Children’s and Household Tales, a collection of fairy tales by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm was first published.
This Gift of Time: Giving Voice to the Unheard
“I hope people like the anthology. There is a great variety of writing and styles in there. And there does seem to be a growing interest in poetry at the moment, perhaps because people are taking more time to look at things.”
Revealing the Inks of the Ancient Egyptians
In ancient Egypt, Egyptians used black ink for writing the main body of text, while red ink was often used to highlight headings, instructions or keywords.
WayWORD Festival Goes Online
From comics and zines to screenplay and comedy, poetry to narrative gaming, stencil art to novels, and song writing to spoken word, there is something for everyone – and it is all free of charge at Aberdeen University’s WayWORD Festival from 23rd to 27th of September.
St Magnus Way: A Literary Pilgrimage
“In the Literary Pilgrimage project, we put out posters with texts by Orkney writers along the 55 mile pilgrimage route. The locations are chosen so that they fit with the text, and what you can see from there.”
Colin Burnett ‘A Working Class State of Mind’
Colin Burnett is a Scottish writer who shares his short stories and other writings online.
