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Stephanie at Skerries, County Dublin, with a view of the Mountains of Mourne in the background, sitting on the seat dedicated to her ancestor, Percy French, who composed the song 'The Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea'. Recipient of New Writer Award 2007, several Creative Scotland Awards (2010-15), selected for Best Poemspublished in Scotland (2004/5). Writer in Residence at theGlass department, Edinburgh Art College (2004-5) and resulting pamphlet shortlisted for the Callum McDonaldAward (2005/6). Shortlisted in the Strokestown (2009) and the Bridport (2015) international competitions.Her poetry pamphlet 'Flout' (HappenStance, 2015) was inspired by Shetland landscape, folklore and music.'Berlin Umbrella' a poetry/sound collaboration with SonjaHeyer launched in Berlin, 2018 and appeared at StAnzain 2020 supported by Creative Scotland, the British Council,Berlin and the Goethe Institut, Glasgow. She has collaborated with many other artists from othermedia, including a composer at the St Magnus festival, Orkney, a visual artist, a choreographer and as part of alight installation. 'Poetry in the Persian Tent' was a 5-day (one hour each day) mini-festival of poetry and music inEdinburgh, 2012 organised by Stephanie including poetsJohn Glenday, Jackie Kay, Marie Howe, Liz Lochhead and many others.She has one novel for teenagers published 'The Triple Spiral'(Walker Books, 1989) and has had broadcast 4 scripts on BBC Schools, Radio.To watch a vimeo about Berlin Umbrella click here. See Stephanie's BLOG and a guest post from Sonja on the background, process and development of 'Berlin Umbrella.' *AYRE DANCE COLLABORATIONStephanie's Blog post on the dance piece choreographed by MathewHawkins inspired by her poem 'Ayre.' Click .here *To listen to Stephanie read 'How to be a Fox' click here Poetry and Sound collaboration with Mark Harding.To listen to Stephanie read 'Unst' to Mark's electronic soundscape click here
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Poetry and Sound collaboration
with Mark Harding.
To listen to Stephanie read 'Unst' to Mark's
electronic soundscape