An Evening with Donald S Murray

Donald S Murray is an award-winning novelist, poet, dramatist and non-fiction writer from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. His debut novel, As the Women Lay Dreaming, won the Paul Torday Memorial Award in 2020. His most recent novel, The Loch of the Bees, reimagines the lives of Hebridean islanders across history, sweeping from the eighth century to the present day.

A native Gaelic speaker, Donald’s first full-length Gaelic play, Sequamur, was performed throughout Scotland in 2015. Metagama, Donald’s collaborative ‘ceilidh play’ about Scottish emigration, toured Scotland in 2023. Donald is the holder of the 2026 Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies Writing Fellowship at the University of Otago. He will be in conversation with Otago’s Professor of Scottish Studies, Liam McIlvanney, exploring his novels, creative process, and the stories behind his work.

Thursday 27 August | 5.30pm
Fourth Floor | City Library