Alan Spence
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Alan Spence is a Scottish writer and is Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen
, where he is also artistic director of the annual WORD Festival. He was born in Glasgow and much of his work is set in the city.
Alan Spence has written a number of short stories, novels, plays and poems and has recently been commissioned by Scottish Opera
to words for a piece with music by Miriama Young.
His first work was the collection of short stories "Its colours they are fine", first published in 1977. This was followed by two plays, Sailmaker in 1982 and Space Invaders in 1983.
The novel The Magic Flute appeared in 1990 along with his first book of poetry Glasgow Zen. In 1991 another of his plays, Changed Days was published before a brief hiatus. He returned in 1996 with Stone Garden, another collection of short stories. In 1996, The Pure Land, a historical novel set in Japan, was published by Canongate
Alan Spence is member of the Edinburgh Sri Chinmoy
Centre and practises meditation
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
, where he is also artistic director of the annual WORD Festival. He was born in Glasgow and much of his work is set in the city.
Alan Spence has written a number of short stories, novels, plays and poems and has recently been commissioned by Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is the national opera company of Scotland, and one of the five national performing arts companies funded by the Scottish Government...
to words for a piece with music by Miriama Young.
His first work was the collection of short stories "Its colours they are fine", first published in 1977. This was followed by two plays, Sailmaker in 1982 and Space Invaders in 1983.
The novel The Magic Flute appeared in 1990 along with his first book of poetry Glasgow Zen. In 1991 another of his plays, Changed Days was published before a brief hiatus. He returned in 1996 with Stone Garden, another collection of short stories. In 1996, The Pure Land, a historical novel set in Japan, was published by Canongate
Canongate
The Canongate is a small district at the heart of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland.The name derives from the main street running through the area: called Canongate without the definite article, "the". Canongate forms the lower, eastern half of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh's historic Old Town....
Alan Spence is member of the Edinburgh Sri Chinmoy
Sri Chinmoy
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, also known as Sri Chinmoy was an Indian spiritual teacher, poet, artist and athlete who immigrated to the U.S. in 1964., the founder of the religious organization "Sri Chinmoy Centre Church, Inc." better known as "Sri Chinmoy Centre"...
Centre and practises meditation