Jessie Ren Marshall’s debut story collection, WOMEN! IN! PERIL!, will be published by Bloomsbury in early 2024. Her writing has appeared in or is forthcoming from places like the New England Review, Electric Literature, ZYZZYVA, The Common, Joyland, Chicago Quarterly Review, Gulf Coast, the Gettysburg Review, and the New York Times.
RISING star of the Scottish jazz scene Norman Willmore is due to head home to Shetland later this month for a one-off concert. The young saxophonist will be accompanied by Norman Goudie on guitar, John Johnson on bass and Renzo Spiteri on drums when he appears at the Islesburgh.
PETERSON Energy Logistics has finally confirmed what already had become obvious when the first components for the 443MW Viking Energy wind farm arrived at the Greenhead Base in December last year. The company has been awarded the logistics contract from turbine manufacturer.
SHETLAND’s jazz and world sounds group is due to return next year with a series of workshops and concerts. Shetland JAWS will host seven workshops and seven gigs after an enforced three year layoff due to the financial downturn and the Covid lockdown. They will feature.