# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Love your Library Week: An Evening with Donald S Murray
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+12:00)
- **Event Description**: Donald S Murray is an award-winning novelist, poet, dramatist and non-fiction writer from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. His debut novel, As the Women Lay Dreaming, won the Paul Torday Memorial Award in 2020. His most recent novel, The Loch of the Bees, reimagines the lives of Hebridean islanders across history, sweeping from the eighth century to the present day. A native Gaelic speaker, Donald’s first full-length Gaelic play, Sequamur, was performed throughout Scotland in 2015. Metagama, Donald’s collaborative ‘ceilidh play’ about Scottish emigration, toured Scotland in 2023. Donald is the holder of the 2026 Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies Writing Fellowship at the University of Otago. He will be in conversation with Otago’s Professor of Scottish Studies, Liam McIlvanney, exploring his novels, creative process, and the stories behind his work.

FREE
Thursday, 27 August | 5.30pm
Fourth Floor | City Library
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dunedin/love-your-library-week-an-evening-with-donald-s-murray/200030548646017
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Dunedin
- **state**: OT
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 230 Moray Place, Dunedin, New Zealand 9058
- **lat**: -45.87275
- **long**: 170.50366
- **full address**: 230 Moray Place, Dunedin, New Zealand 9058, New Zealand

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Love your Library Week: An Evening with Donald S Murray being held?
  - **A:** Love your Library Week: An Evening with Donald S Murray takes place on Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 27 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 230 Moray Place, Dunedin, New Zealand 9058, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Love your Library Week: An Evening with Donald S Murray?
  - **A:** Love your Library Week: An Evening with Donald S Murray is organized by Dunedin Public Libraries.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Love your Library Week: An Evening with Donald S Murray is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Dunedin, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Love your Library Week: An Evening with Donald S Murray sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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