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SUMMARY:Queer Joy
DESCRIPTION:12:15pm – 2:15pm on Sundays\n\n18 Feburary\, 25 February\, 3 March & 17 March\n\nJoin us at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive for four discussion sessions centring on queer joy in literature. These free and informal sessions will be led by our Communications Assistant\, Anna Broomfield.\n\nThis group will celebrate and seek out literature which captures the joy of being queer. We will decide what to discuss together\, but we might cover themes such as gender euphoria\, love/romance\, found family\, confidence and freedom. We’ll discuss books in the archive and contemporary ones too.\n\nBook your ticket\nBooking information\nBooking in advance is essential. Your booking covers all four sessions to allow the group to get to know each other. Places are limited so\, if you are unable to attend\, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. \nPreparation\nYou do not need to prepare anything in advance if you do not want to\, but you are welcome to bring your favourite book\, story\, image\, or poem to the first meeting to share with the group. Each week we will give you short extracts to take home with you and read. \nVenue & Accessibility\nThe sessions are located at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive in Edinburgh Palette. Information about accessibility and how to get to us on public transport and by car is available on our website: How To Find Us and Accessibility Information. \nAny other questions\nPlease email Anna Broomfield\, Communications Assistant: anna.broomfield@lavendermenace.org.uk.
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SUMMARY:K Patrick in conversation with Éadaoín Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 21st February \nDoors: 6.30pm\, Event: 7-8pm \nJoin us at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive for a brilliant event with K Patrick\, in conversation with Éadaoín Lynch! \nThey will discuss K’s incredible debut novel Mrs S\, which is a favourite among the Lavender Menace team thanks to the gorgeous prose\, exploration of butch identity\, and intriguing boarding school setting. \nWe will also be treated to poetry readings from both K and Éadaoín. We can’t wait to hear their conversation about the overlapping themes in their work. \nBook your ticket \nAbout Éadaoín LynchÉadaoín Lynch is an Irish poet & researcher based in Edinburgh. They are co-editor of Re·creation: A Queer Poetry Anthology with Alycia Pirmohamed\, and their own poetry has appeared in Gutter and The North Magazine\, among others. Éadaoín has performed as a headliner act at multiple events and festivals around the UK\, and their work has been shortlisted for both the Jane Martin Poetry Prize and the London Magazine Poetry Prize. Fierce Scrow\, their debut poetry pamphlet\, launched in 2022 with Nine Pens Press. \n\n \n\nAbout K Patrick\n\nK Patrick is a writer based in Scotland. Their poetry has appeared in Poetry Review\, Granta and Five Dials\, and was shortlisted for The White Review Poet’s Prize in 2021\, the same year that K was also shortlisted for The White Review’s Short Story Prize. In 2023 they were shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award. \nTheir debut novel\, Mrs S\, published by Fourth Estate (UK) and Europa (US) was selected as an Observer Best Debut of the Year\, and K was named a Granta Best of Young British Novelists for 2023. Their debut poetry collection\, Three Births\, will be published by Granta Poetry in March 2024. \n\nBooking informationBooking in advance is essential. Places are limited so\, if you are unable to attend\, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else. \nA recorded version will be available on our YouTube channel after the event – you don’t need to book for this\, but sign up to our newsletter to find out when it’s available. \nVenue & AccessibilityThe event will take place at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive in Edinburgh Palette. Information about accessibility and how to get to us on public transport and by car is available on our website: How To Find Us and Accessibility Information. \nAny other questionsPlease email themenaces@lavendermenace.org.uk.
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