National Library of Scotland
Headshot photos of Taylor Dyson, Lynne Campbell, Siobhan Tolland, and Erin Farley over a background of the River Tay.

Jyne Scots Scriever, Taylor Dyson and special guests, fur a celebration o workin class wummin's vyces throughoot Scottish history tae noo.

Wae a specific focus oan workin wummin wha wrote in Scots leid includin the Dundee icon, Mary Brooksbank.

Music, performance and a talk aboot the wummin wha aften go owerlooked.

Dark days or fine: Celebrating working class women voices

Join Scots Scriever, Taylor Dyson, and special guests for a celebration of working class women's voices throughout Scottish history.

With a specific focus on working class women who wrote in Scots language, including the Dundee icon Mary Brooksbank.

Music, performance, and a talk about the women who often go overlooked.

About the speakers

Taylor Dyson is a Dundonian playwright, poet and performer. Currently the Scots Scriever, she has won awards and performed her work across Scotland and beyond.

Erin Farley is a local historian, storyteller and writer based in Dundee.

Lynne Campbell is a prize-winning Scots singer from the East Coast.

Siobhan Tolland is a political activist and writer.

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