“I am incredibly excited to have been selected for the residency. I have a long-term interest in Japanese literature, culture and art, so to have the chance for this kind of cultural exchange and experience is going to be invaluable in developing my work. I can’t wait!”
Morag Hood is an award-winning children’s author and illustrator from Edinburgh. She has an MA in Children’s Book Illustration and has written and/or illustrated 15 picture books, with more on the way. Her books have been translated into multiple languages and featured in the Scottish Bookbug Bag.
“I’m beyond excited to have this incredible opportunity. Sharing Edinburgh and Scotland’s literary stories with writers from Japan is a real privilege, and I can’t wait to explore the same in Okayama. Cultural exchange is at the heart of what makes us human, so I’m deeply honoured and thankful. ”
Photo Duncan McGlynn
Doug Johnstone is the author of twenty novels, six of which have been shortlisted or longlisted for major prizes. He’s taught or been writer-in-residence at universities, schools, writing retreats, festivals, prisons and a funeral directors. He is also a songwriter and musician with ten albums released.
Would you like to join the ‘Castle to Castle’ writers for a week of writing at Moniack Mhor? Applications are now open for Moniack Mhor’s November Short Residency (2-7 November). Apply here.
Our thanks to Moniack Mhor for generously hosting the November residency, to our partners at Okayama City of Literature, and to Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation for funding this programme.
Follow along for more from Morag and Doug’s Edinburgh-Okayama experience!
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