As a society, we endeavour to showcase and nurture Aberdeen's literary talent. Included in your membership is free entry to all of our monthly performance nights. Our membership fee is cheaper than many secondhand books, so don't hesitate to join us; we're a great bunch and a good laugh. Our most popular event which we run is the monthly performance night at The Blue Lamp. We are enthusiastic about creating a platform for both creative writers and performers who want to share their work, not necessarily confined to the literary but also encompassing the musical, with a lovely and encouraging audience. Throughout the year, we will also be hosting a variety of other activities. We have our annual Spotlight event taking place on September 17th from 7pm at The Blue Lamp where we will be joined with three other societies for a night of music, singing and spoken word. We are currently also in partnership with WAYWORD which is a festival that includes literary and cross-art events which are all free! We are going to be bringing back our Lecture Series. Our lecture series consists of lecturers at Aberdeen University speaking to you about certain topics in literature, publishing etc. In the past we have had Dr Tim Tricker and Professor Tim Baker lecture about publishing your non-academic work and others like Dr Sarah Sharp where her talk examined stories from Scottish authors.
We also have in the works collaborations with other societies and are also welcome to ideas from new members with what they want to see in the society!
Check out our Instagram for more information on the events that will be taking place with us.
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You can join us through AUSA or in the Student Union. We can't wait to meet you all!