Scottish women writers in children’s literature

Name: Scottish women writers in children’s literature
Start: 2026-03-19T17:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-19T18:30:00+00:00
Location: National Library of Scotland

Schedule

Thu Mar 19 2026 at 05:30 pm to 06:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

National Library of Scotland | Edinburgh, SC

Join us to discover the forgotten history of Scotland's women in children's literature.
About this Event

We all know famous Scottish names in children's books, like J.M. Barrie and Robert Louis Stevenson. But what about the women?

Join us to discover the forgotten history of Scotland's women in children's literature. Excavate and explore the lives and works of these writers, from Catherine Sinclair’s critically acclaimed ‘Holiday House’ (1839) to the Shetland folk tales of Jessie Saxby.

About the speakers

Lois Burke is a British Academy Visiting Fellow at the University of Edinburgh.

Sarah Dunnigan is Senior Lecturer in English and Scottish Literature at the University of Edinburgh.

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