News
October 2016
- Water and Life, a new volume of the Neil Gunn Circle journal. - Details can be found on the Whittles Publishing pages - Water and Life
15th October 2016
- Neil M. Gunn, Spirituality and Community in his Life and Work, Day Conference and Evening Cultural Celebration, on 15th October at Sanctuary, Augustine United Church, 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh. - Details can be found at: - Spirituality and Community in his Life and Work
15th September 2016
- Loyalty or Liberty, Scottish Writers and the Problem of Power, a Lecture by Neal Ascherson - An event organised by the Neil Gunn Trust to be held on 15th September at Eden Court in Inverness. - Details can be found on the Neil Gunn Trust pages - see link in menu below.
14th November 2015
- Light in the North, A celebration of the Life and Work of Neil M. Gunn An event organised by the Dunbeath Heritage Trust to be held on 14th November at Dunbeath Heritage Centre. Festival Poster
8th November 2014
- Light in the North, A celebration of the Life and Work of Neil M. Gunn An event organised by the Dunbeath Heritage Trust to be held on 8th November at Salmon Bothy, Dunbeath Harbour and featuring writer George Gunn and Jennifer Ross on clarsach.
11th September 2014
- The Wholeness of Life, Neil Gunn, Culture and Independence a Lecture by James Robertson - An event organised by the Neil Gunn Trust to be held on 11th September at Eden Court in Inverness. - Details can be found on the Neil Gunn Trust. pages - see link in menu below.
13th August 2014
- Edinburgh International Book Festival. Dairmid Gunn participated in a discussion on the topic of the friendship between Neil M Gunn and Maurice Walsh on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Walsh's death. The event was attended by the ministers of culture of Scotland and Ireland.
August 2014
30th May 2014
April 2014
8th November 2013
- Inaugural Issue of the Neil Gunn Circle will be launched at the Light in the North festival in Dunbeath, 8th November 2013.
See Whittles Publishing Neil Gunn Circle for details of the Journal.
December 2012
- From teenage kicks to Neil Gunn's Silver Darlings - Inbetweeners producer to put Scots classic on film see The Scotsman
9th November 2012
- Light in the North - a festival organised by the Dunbeath Preservation Trust to celebrate the life and work of Neil Gunn. A talk at the Dunbeath Heritage Centre by Scottish Education Secretary Michael Russell
entitled ' A writer in a time of change. Gunn, Walsh and the process of independence'.
5th October 2012
- Television production (Alba TV) by Caledonian TV Productions on The Silver Darlings.
July 2012
- Belonging to this Place a Lecture by Mark Stephen - An event organised by the Neil Gunn Trust to be held on 27th July at Eden Court in Inverness. - Details can be found on the Neil Gunn Trust. pages - see link in menu below.
May/June 2012
- Three short stories from Half-Light broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the 18th and 25th May and 1st June.
5th November 2011
- Light in the North - a festival to celebrate the life and work of Neil M Gunn. Launch and presentation by Dairmid Gunn of recently published collection of short stories Half-Light. by Neil M Gunn and a paper, The Other Grey Coast, given by poet and dramatist George Gunn.
October 2011
- Half-Light - Whittles Publishing have announced a new collection of stories by Neil Gunn for publication in November/December. Details are at: Half-Light.
November 2010
- Belief in Ourselves - Whittles Publishing have published a new collection of essays by Neil Gunn. Details are at: Belief in Ourselves.
12th November 2010
- Landward TV programme - 3 minutes coverage of Neil Gunn's birthplace, Dunbeath.
6th November 2010
- Light in the North 2010 - a festival to celebrate the life and work of Neil M Gunn. Presentation on recently published collection of essays (Belief in Ourselves) by Dairmid Gunn and paper 'The Prose of Neil M Gunn' by poet and dramatist George Gunn. 10am - mid afternoon - including lunch £5. Dunbeath Heritage Centre. Poster
August 2010
- Edinburgh Book Festival 2010 - In a session entitled Essays on Nationalism and Literature by Neil M. Gunn Dairmid Gunn will present a another side to Neil Gunn and highlight the forthcoming publication of the collection Belief in Ourselves. Tuesday 24th August at 2.00pm in the Scottish Power Studio Theatre. Details are on the Book Festival website: www.edbookfest.co.uk
June 2010
- Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2010 - Details can be found on the Neil Gunn Trust pages - see link in menu below.
June 2010
- A Beacon of Hope - Event organised by the Neil Gunn Trust held on 1st June at Eden Court in Inverness. - Details can be found on the Neil Gunn Trust. pages - see link in menu below.
November 2009
- Light in the North 2009 - A festival to celebrate the life and work of Neil M Gunn. Saturday 7th November 10.30am - Mid Afternoon - including lunch,
Cost £5, Dunbeath Heritage Centre, No Booking Required. Festival Poster
October 2009
- Highland Publishing Showcase 2009 - At the Highland Publishing Showcase evening at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness on the 22nd October Dairmid Gunn gave a short presentation on Landscape to Light, a recently published collection of essays by Neil M Gunn.
October 2009
- Neil Gunn Lecture 2009 - Owen Dudley Edwards gave a talk entitled Burns, Gunn and the Scottish Wider World on Wednesday 7th October at the Eden Court Theatre, Inverness. See the Neil Gunn Trust web pages on this site for further details.
August 2009
- Edinburgh Book Festival 2009 - In a panel with Stuart Campbell entitled Literature and Culture Dairmid Gunn will present a different side to Neil Gunn. Monday 31st August at 4.00pm in the Peppers Theatre. Details are on the Book Festival website: www.edbookfest.co.uk
August 2009
- Visit of Prince Charles to the Dunbeath Heritage Centre - On 4th August Prince Charles toured the Dunbeath heritage Centre and discussed Neil Gunn and his works.
August 2009
- Neil Gunn Lecture 2009 - Owen Dudley Edwards will give the Neil Gunn Lecture at the Eden Court in Inverness on Wednesday 7th October 2009. Further details are on the NMG Trust pages - see link in menu below.
July 2009
- Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2009 - Details of the results and comment can be found on the Neil Gunn Trust. pages - see link in menu below.
June 2009
- New Plaque Unveiled - A new plaque has been unveiled by Inverness City Heritage Trust in conjunction with the Neil Gunn Trust, on the former Customs House, now Optical Express, in Inverness High street. see The Inverness Courier for the full story.
April 2009
- The Silver Darlings - His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen will present The Silver Darlings, adapted from the novel by Peter Arnott and directed by Kenny Ireland this Autumn. The production will open in Aberdeen on 31st July 2009 and then tour Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Dundee and Perth. Details at: His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
March 2009
- Neil Gunn Circle - A new annual journal devoted to Neil Gunn has been proposed. Details will appear at: Neil Gunn Circle.
March 2009
- Landscape to Light - Whittles Publishing have announced a new collection of essays by Neil Gunn for publication in July. Details are at: Landscape to Light.
November 2008
- Light in the North - A Festival to Celebrate the Life and Work of Neil M Gunn - 1st November, Dunbeath Heritage Centre. Festival Poster.
October 2008
- Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2009 - The biennial Neil Gunn Writing Competition is organised by The Highland Council and the Neil Gunn Trust. Full details can be found at the Highland Council Neil Gunn web pages.
- Neil Gunn Lecture - Lesley Riddoch will give the Neil Gunn Lecture, during the Inverness Book Festival, at the Eden Court on Friday 3rd October 2008. Further details are on the NMG Trust pages - see link in menu below.
November 2007
October 2007
- 31st October - Neil Gunn View Point re-opened by writer Margaret Elphinstone.
October 2007
- 2nd October - Prize-giving in Strathpeffer for 2007 Neil Gunn Writing Competition.
Neil Gunn lecture at Inverness Book Festival given by 'geopoet' Kenneth White.
September 2007
- Biographer John Pick delivers the McNeillie lecture (on Neil M Gunn) at the Scottish Book Town Festival in Wigtown.
August 2006
- Dairmid Gunn in discussion with film director Murray Grigor at Neil Gunn Event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
July 2006
- The 1948 film of The Silver Darlings directed by Karl Grüne and starring Helen Shingler is available on DVD.
2006
- Birlinn republished The Green Isle of the Great Deep, Butcher's Broom and The Drinking Well
August 2004
- Alistair Reid: The Neil Gunn Lecture at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Saturday 28th August at 3.30pm.
May 2004
- Neil M. Gunn by J. B. Pick published by Northcote House Publishers
June 2003
- Soft Editions have been given the rights to publish an electronic version of Neil Gunn's book The Lost Chart and it will go up for sale on various websites. The Lost Chart is now available also as a paperback from Soft Editions
December 2002
February 2002
- The new Dunbeath Heritage Centre WWW site provides information on Neil Gunn's birthplace and includes an illustrated journey through Dunbeath strath.
- Neil Gunn World-Wide Web site given a face-lift after eight years on the Internet. The site now has the address http://www.neilgunn.org.uk/ Old links will still work for the time being but please amend links to the new address.