Thank you, @womenshistscot.bsky.social, for helping to celebrate Owens' centenary through this blog! It's such a pleasure and a privilege to work with @aowensarchive.bsky.social, and to be part of the critical reappraisal of Owens' work and the celebration of her legacy. 🤍

Women's History Scotland@womenshistscot.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 New on the blog! PhD researcher @laurzzs.bsky.social celebrates the centenary of the birth of Scottish author, Agnes Owens. Find out more about Agnes, her writing and how @aowensarchive.bsky.social is bringing her writing to wider audiences 📚 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/07/04/c...

It was fantastic to have Margaret come to the archive yesterday and share her fond memories of Agnes Owens. Thank you, Margaret, for your time and generosity!

The Agnes Owens Archive@aowensarchive.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We were delighted to welcome Margaret Higgins for an oral history interview with our SGSAH-funded CDA student, @laurzzs.bsky.social yesterday. Margaret shared memories of Agnes Owens, the Pen & Ink group, Jen’s Party, and Agnes’ lasting legacy. Thank you, Margaret!

Very much looking forward to giving this talk on Agnes Owens' 100th birthday! 🎂🥳 Get your free tickets and come along. ✨️

Association for Scottish Literature@asls.org.uk · 5mo ago

The Agnes Owens Archive – Centenary Talk 24 May, Glasgow – free On the 100th birthday of Agnes Owens, @sgsah.bsky.social-funded PhD researcher @laurzzs.bsky.social will discuss the development of the new Agnes Owens Archive, housed at @agrayarchive.bsky.social www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/the-...

Really looking forward to this! ✨️ Free tickets booked through Eventbrite. ✨️

The Agnes Owens Archive@aowensarchive.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📚 Agnes Owens in the Archives ✨ FREE TALK ✨ 23 Apr, 17:30–18:30 | National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh Celebrate Agnes Owens’ centenary and explore her archives with expert speakers @laurzzs.bsky.social @sorchadallas.bsky.social and Dr Colin McIlroy 🎟️ Book via Eventbrite (link in bio)

Centenary Agnes Owens tote with her striking quote, in typewriter-style font. Baby pink, 100% organic cotton. Features Calum Colvin photos. Limited run—pre-order now or buy at events. Link in bio.

Such interesting insight into Agnes Owens's work and late 20th century Scottish publishing. Thank you, Peter!

The Agnes Owens Archive@aowensarchive.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Delighted to welcome Peter Kravitz for an oral history interview with our @sgsah.bsky.social CDA student, Laura MacDonald at the archive yesterday. He shared rich insights into publishing and Owens’ work, even reading ‘When Shankland Comes.’ Thank you, Peter!

Fantastic to have Lewis and his lovely family in the archive this morning! Hugely grateful for his contribution to the oral history interviews about Agnes Owens's life and legacy.

The Agnes Owens Archive@aowensarchive.bsky.social · last yr.

Really special to welcome Lewis, Agnes’s grandson, to the archive today with partner Kat and Agnes’s great granddaughter, Freya. Lewis was really generous in allowing our @sgsah.bsky.social researcher, Laura MacDonald, to interview and map his memories of Agnes as a much loved grandmother ❤️

Another lovely afternoon recording John's memories of his mum, Agnes Owens. Huge thank you, John, for providing such rich and valuable insights!

The Agnes Owens Archive@aowensarchive.bsky.social · 2y ago

Fantastic to have Agnes’s son John Crosbie back in the archive yesterday! John came in for his second oral history interview with our @sgsah.bsky.social CDA student, Laura MacDonald. Laura and John are undertaking a series of interviews to record his memories of his mum.

Deadline tomorrow! CfP: ucsl-scotland.com/news/ Big thank you to everyone who has already sent us fantastic abstracts 💙📚

Laura MacDonald@laurzzs.bsky.social · 2y ago

DEADLINE EXTENSION: 14 March We're still getting fantastic abstracts coming in, so we've decided to stay open for submissions a wee bit longer! Send in your abstracts and join us for what's shaping up to be a fascinating and diverse day of research presentations and discussion! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚🦌🦐🦛🐁🦒🦔

DEADLINE EXTENSION: 14 March We're still getting fantastic abstracts coming in, so we've decided to stay open for submissions a wee bit longer! Send in your abstracts and join us for what's shaping up to be a fascinating and diverse day of research presentations and discussion! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚🦌🦐🦛🐁🦒🦔

Spent the afternoon in sunny Balloch, recording an oral history interview with Doreen Hopwood, a friend of Agnes Owens for many decades. Thank you to Doreen for sharing her memories with me, as well as bringing some fab materials that will make an excellent addition to @aowensarchive.bsky.social !

Head over to Instagram to read two new comparative studies on the work of Alasdair Gray and Edwin Morgan developed by Domenico Di Rosa with support from The Edwin Morgan Trust 🌈

Just over a week left to get your abstracts in!

Laura MacDonald@laurzzs.bsky.social · 2y ago

Excited to share details of the UCSL PG Symposium, to be held at Uni of Stirling on 2 May! Looking forward to receiving your proposals by 7 March. CfP: ucsl-scotland.com/2025/02/13/2... It's promising to be an exciting afternoon of discussion and building connections. See you there! 🦔🦒🦛🦕🦐🦌🦎🐁

Excited to share details of the UCSL PG Symposium, to be held at Uni of Stirling on 2 May! Looking forward to receiving your proposals by 7 March. CfP: ucsl-scotland.com/2025/02/13/2... It's promising to be an exciting afternoon of discussion and building connections. See you there! 🦔🦒🦛🦕🦐🦌🦎🐁

2025 PG Symposium

UCSL is holding a PG Symposium to coincide with its 2025 AGM (2 May, University of Stirling). This is an opportunity for Scottish Lit PGRs to hear and present new research, and to connect socially.…

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Thanks, SGSAH, for the opportunity to share a bit about my research on Agnes Owens! It's such a joy to delve deeper into the works of one of Scotland's greatest writers. Especially by drawing on the illuminating materials held in the fantastic AOA! 📚📜✏️

SGSAH@sgsah.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 New Featured Researcher for Feb '25 Laura MacDonald (@laurzzs.bsky.social) is a PhD Researcher at @strathhasspgrs.bsky.social studying the writings of Agnes Owens in collaboration with @agrayarchive.bsky.social & @aowensarchive.bsky.social ✍️ Read more 🔗 sgsahresearch.com/featured-res...

PLEASE SHARE 🙏 New, free workshop exploring Gray’s work from a neurodivergent gaze led by our @sgsah.bsky.social intern David Lothian. 12.02.25 from 5-7pm, spaces limited to 20, email info@thealasdairgrayarchive.org to secure your spot ⬇️

Want to hear more about our Custodian’s @sorchadallas.bsky.social work to develop AOA & @agrayarchive.bsky.social then please read the case study featured on the new network, The Scottish Artists Archive Network, read the full piece here ⬇️ www.scottishartistsarchivesnetwork.org

It was such a pleasure and a privilege to record some of John's memories of his mum, Agnes Owens. I'm so excited for the richness that these oral history interviews will bring to our understanding of one of Scotland's greatest yet often neglected writers. Thank you, John! 📹📚🖇

The Agnes Owens Archive@aowensarchive.bsky.social · 2y ago

A momentous day yesterday… our SGSAH CDA student Laura MacDonald’s first oral history interview with Agnes’s son @gentleman-of-west.bsky.social It’s thanks to John we are fortunate to host Agnes’s archive and it’s a real privilege to work with him on bringing her work to wider attention.