SEAGLASS - Kathryn Tann in conversation with Horatio Clare

We're delighted to be working with the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing to host the launch of Kathryn Tann's SEAGLASS - her new essay collection which reflects on shared experiences, anxieties, body confidence and contentment, food and family, and a growing connection to the natural world. Kathryn will be in conversation with Horatio Clare

Doors: 6.30, starts: 6.45

Tickets are £3.00 or free when pre-ordering a copy of the book.SEAGLASS will also be available to purchase on the night and Kathryn will be signing copies after the talk. If you would like a signed copy but cannot make the event, please contact us on 0161 274 3331 or [email protected] and we can arrange this for you.

About the book:

On a windswept stretch of the Durham coastline, there’s treasure to be found: jewels of shining sea glass, swept in by the tide after years at sea. Gathered together in a jar on the windowsill, each seaworn pebble is a moment in time, a glinting archive of unknowable lives. Seaglass is a collection of such moments; essays blending creative non-fiction with nature writing and memoir, and portraying with powerful observation and moving honesty the journey of a young woman navigating modern adulthood. The stories draw a map of Kathryn’s life, from Manchester to the South Wales coastline and out to the Thousand Islands in Canada’s Saint Lawrence River. Traversing wilderness, natural history, travel and water – rivers, lakes, coastlines and leisure centres – Seaglass explores shared experiences, anxieties, confidence and contentment.

About the author:

Kathryn Tann is a writer and creative producer from the coast of South Wales, currently living in North Yorkshire. She studie English literature at Durham University and Creative Writing at Manchester, and has published numerous stories, essays and articles, as well as audio pieces. Seaglass is her debut essay collection.

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