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Festival of Printmaking 14-16 Aug 2026 University of Stirling.
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Bloody Scotland @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Scotland’s International Festival of Crime Writing. Stirling. 12-14th September 2025.
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Pernille Strande-Sørensen @spstrande.bsky.social 18C & 19C Scots ballads. Macpherson, Burns, Scott, & Child. R. Browning. Text theory, Folklore, Book History. Semiotics. Lib.Soc. Feminist. There’s a photo of me somewhere in my posts. MS.
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Shubhanna Hussain @shubhanna.bsky.social Policy and Engagement professional at a national carers charity in Scotland.
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