Agnes Owens Literary Estate
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Agnes Owens Literary Estate Executor: John Crosbie.
Agnes Owens Literary Estate Literary Agent: Jenny Brown Associates @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
Agnes Owens Literary Estate Literary Agent: Jenny Brown Associates @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
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New publications by our members: Lejla Mulalić has co-authored the volume 'A Country of Their Own: Writing Scotland as a Woman' (University of Sarajevo Press), which discusses Rona Munro, Liz Lochhead, Sharman Macdonald, Agnes Owens, and Kathleen Jamie. 🔓 Read in open access: tinyurl.com/4v2knp4y
February 6, 2026 at 10:48 AM
New publications by our members: Lejla Mulalić has co-authored the volume 'A Country of Their Own: Writing Scotland as a Woman' (University of Sarajevo Press), which discusses Rona Munro, Liz Lochhead, Sharman Macdonald, Agnes Owens, and Kathleen Jamie. 🔓 Read in open access: tinyurl.com/4v2knp4y
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: I'm Alasdair Gray's only child – we must remember my father's political message
I'm Alasdair Gray's only child. We must remember my father's political message
www.thenational.scot
February 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: I'm Alasdair Gray's only child – we must remember my father's political message
Long overdue- great news.
We're over the book to announce that we'll be bringing three works by James Kelman back into print, starting with Kieron Smith, boy in June 2026 ✨
And Other Stories is set to bring three backlist titles from Booker Prize-winning James Kelman back into print 👇 #BookSky
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Long overdue- great news.
From today’s Strathspey Herald-Agnes Owens is back in the Highlands.
February 5, 2026 at 1:09 PM
From today’s Strathspey Herald-Agnes Owens is back in the Highlands.
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We've lost the great Allan Massie. An absolute giant of Scottish literature and journalism, and an inspirational, kind and generous man, too. I think his son @alexmassie.bsky.social is only sporadically on Bluesky, but he has written a beautiful obituary. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...
Allan Massie, 1938-2026
Father died this afternoon.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We've lost the great Allan Massie. An absolute giant of Scottish literature and journalism, and an inspirational, kind and generous man, too. I think his son @alexmassie.bsky.social is only sporadically on Bluesky, but he has written a beautiful obituary. alexmassie.substack.com/p/allan-mass...
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2026 marks 100 years since the birth of Agnes Owens. A year-long centenary programme will celebrate her life, writing, and legacy through archives, exhibitions, reissues, and public events. Full details via link in bio.
February 2, 2026 at 7:42 AM
2026 marks 100 years since the birth of Agnes Owens. A year-long centenary programme will celebrate her life, writing, and legacy through archives, exhibitions, reissues, and public events. Full details via link in bio.
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2026 is Agnes Owens’ centenary year, & Polygon will publish 7 new editions of her novels & short stories in collaboration with the Agnes Owens Archive – also launching this year. These new editions will be introduced by some of Scotland’s finest contemporary writers.
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Polygon to Publish New Editions of the Works of Agnes Owens to Mark Centenary | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher - buy books online
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January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Agnes Owens’ writing was championed by Kelman and Gray but she remained mysteriously un-celebrated. “One publisher said people don’t want that kind of writing… about poor people.”
Agnes Owens, as seen through objects in the Glasgow @womenslibrary.bsky.social
womenslibrary.org.uk/exhibition/a...
Agnes Owens, as seen through objects in the Glasgow @womenslibrary.bsky.social
womenslibrary.org.uk/exhibition/a...
womenslibrary.org.uk
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Agnes Owens’ writing was championed by Kelman and Gray but she remained mysteriously un-celebrated. “One publisher said people don’t want that kind of writing… about poor people.”
Agnes Owens, as seen through objects in the Glasgow @womenslibrary.bsky.social
womenslibrary.org.uk/exhibition/a...
Agnes Owens, as seen through objects in the Glasgow @womenslibrary.bsky.social
womenslibrary.org.uk/exhibition/a...
Shit news. An historic venue for launching many great and upcoming artists and writers including Agnes Owens.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Glasgow's troubled Centre for Contemporary Arts to permanently close
The announcement comes just a year after it secured £3.4m in funding from arts body Creative Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Shit news. An historic venue for launching many great and upcoming artists and writers including Agnes Owens.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Acquired this book at last ! @peterkravitz.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Acquired this book at last ! @peterkravitz.bsky.social
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Two very different British novellas by David Lodge and Agnes Owens
Home Truths by David Lodge (1999) French title : Les quatre vérités. Translated by Suzanne V. Mayoux. Bad Attitude by Agnes Owens (2003) Not available in French. I have read several David Lodge who was very popular in France. The…
Home Truths by David Lodge (1999) French title : Les quatre vérités. Translated by Suzanne V. Mayoux. Bad Attitude by Agnes Owens (2003) Not available in French. I have read several David Lodge who was very popular in France. The…
Two very different British novellas by David Lodge and Agnes Owens
Home Truths by David Lodge (1999) French title : Les quatre vérités. Translated by Suzanne V. Mayoux. Bad Attitude by Agnes Owens (2003) Not available in French. I have read several David Lodge who was very popular in France. The Campus Trilogy, The British Museum Is Falling Down, How Far Can You Go? and Deaf Sentence…
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January 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Two very different British novellas by David Lodge and Agnes Owens
Home Truths by David Lodge (1999) French title : Les quatre vérités. Translated by Suzanne V. Mayoux. Bad Attitude by Agnes Owens (2003) Not available in French. I have read several David Lodge who was very popular in France. The…
Home Truths by David Lodge (1999) French title : Les quatre vérités. Translated by Suzanne V. Mayoux. Bad Attitude by Agnes Owens (2003) Not available in French. I have read several David Lodge who was very popular in France. The…
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Gray Day 2026: Reimagined Glasgow, 45 years of Lanark. Beyond our 25 Feb evening event at Oran Mor we have a WIDER PROGRAMME… enjoy a P7 schools competition, free clay workshop at AGA, archive talk with @aowensarchive.bsky.social at Kelvingrove, & an online interactive exhibition.
January 23, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Gray Day 2026: Reimagined Glasgow, 45 years of Lanark. Beyond our 25 Feb evening event at Oran Mor we have a WIDER PROGRAMME… enjoy a P7 schools competition, free clay workshop at AGA, archive talk with @aowensarchive.bsky.social at Kelvingrove, & an online interactive exhibition.
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thi wurd hour: Improvising New Writing. Online. Monday 2nd Feb 2026, 7-8pm (GMT). All writers welcome. Read about it here: www.thi-wurd.com/thi-wurd-hou...
thi wurd hour – Monday 2nd Feb 2026 - thi wurd
thi wurd hour, creative writing fiction class. Improvised writing with prompts. Online, 2nd Feb 2026, 7-8pm (GMT). £5. thi-wurd.com
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January 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM
thi wurd hour: Improvising New Writing. Online. Monday 2nd Feb 2026, 7-8pm (GMT). All writers welcome. Read about it here: www.thi-wurd.com/thi-wurd-hou...
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Brilliant, Dani. Great tribute to an outstanding writer. Let’s hope the centenary celebrations bring Agnes Owens to a much wider audience. A Working Mother is a work of art.
It's the centenary of the wonderful Agnes Owens' birth this year. Her books are being reissued & a satellite archive has officially opened within the Alasdair Gray archive. I spoke to her son, John, & wrote about this "most unfairly neglected of Scottish authors" in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
Finally, recognition for 'unfairly neglected' Scottish author Agnes Owens
Writer Agnes Owens was once seen as “part of a golden age of Scottish literature,” and influenced younger writers, including Janice Galloway,…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Brilliant, Dani. Great tribute to an outstanding writer. Let’s hope the centenary celebrations bring Agnes Owens to a much wider audience. A Working Mother is a work of art.
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Great piece by @danigaravelli.bsky.social
It is without hyperbole to say that as a writer of short stories Agnes Owens is equal to Flannery O’Connor. And her novellas sit right next to those of Rachel Ingalls.
It is without hyperbole to say that as a writer of short stories Agnes Owens is equal to Flannery O’Connor. And her novellas sit right next to those of Rachel Ingalls.
It's the centenary of the wonderful Agnes Owens' birth this year. Her books are being reissued & a satellite archive has officially opened within the Alasdair Gray archive. I spoke to her son, John, & wrote about this "most unfairly neglected of Scottish authors" in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
Finally, recognition for 'unfairly neglected' Scottish author Agnes Owens
Writer Agnes Owens was once seen as “part of a golden age of Scottish literature,” and influenced younger writers, including Janice Galloway,…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Great piece by @danigaravelli.bsky.social
It is without hyperbole to say that as a writer of short stories Agnes Owens is equal to Flannery O’Connor. And her novellas sit right next to those of Rachel Ingalls.
It is without hyperbole to say that as a writer of short stories Agnes Owens is equal to Flannery O’Connor. And her novellas sit right next to those of Rachel Ingalls.
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“She was so good at evoking the claustrophobia and darkness and poverty of economics but plenitude of mind."
An excellent piece on Agnes Owens, by @danigaravelli.bsky.social. Dani has also written the introduction to a new edition of Gentlemen Of The West, which will be published by Polygon in May.
An excellent piece on Agnes Owens, by @danigaravelli.bsky.social. Dani has also written the introduction to a new edition of Gentlemen Of The West, which will be published by Polygon in May.
It's the centenary of the wonderful Agnes Owens' birth this year. Her books are being reissued & a satellite archive has officially opened within the Alasdair Gray archive. I spoke to her son, John, & wrote about this "most unfairly neglected of Scottish authors" in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
Finally, recognition for 'unfairly neglected' Scottish author Agnes Owens
Writer Agnes Owens was once seen as “part of a golden age of Scottish literature,” and influenced younger writers, including Janice Galloway,…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
“She was so good at evoking the claustrophobia and darkness and poverty of economics but plenitude of mind."
An excellent piece on Agnes Owens, by @danigaravelli.bsky.social. Dani has also written the introduction to a new edition of Gentlemen Of The West, which will be published by Polygon in May.
An excellent piece on Agnes Owens, by @danigaravelli.bsky.social. Dani has also written the introduction to a new edition of Gentlemen Of The West, which will be published by Polygon in May.
Great article on recognising Agnes Owens !
Pick up The Herald magazine today 🗞️ for @danigaravelli.bsky.social on Agnes Owens—her overlooked place in Scottish lit and plans for her 2026 centenary, plus reissues by @birlinn.bsky.social and archive work celebrating her legacy we are developing with @agnesowenslitest.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Great article on recognising Agnes Owens !
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August 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM