2 men start 48 miles apart. One walks clockwise, the other anti-clockwise. They meet midpoint at Tate St Ives to read and talk on the subject of landscape. 18:30–20:30.

Cornwall writer and artist Pete Kirby took a 26 mile walk inspired by the work of Richard Long - and wrote about it for a chapter in Common Ground. When Richard agreed to walk the other half of a 48 mile quest to meet in the middle at Tate St. Ives, Pete was delighted. They can't promise they'll have much energy left for a lively discussion about writing and landscape, but they will do their best to arrive at 6.30 p.m. on 2nd April. However you get there, don't miss it.

Union 300: Common Ground, 26 & La Provenance

21 March, 6.30 pm at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SR

A celebration of the literary landscape of Scotland and England as 30 writers revisit personal and imaginative territories, shaped by RL Stevenson, George Mackay Brown, John Burnside, TS Eliot, Virginia Woolf, Will Self and others. Jamie Jauncey and Stuart Delves of 26 sample their new anthology, followed by wine stories, anecdotes and tasting led by Valerie Blanc. Entry fee £15.

8 March, Third Eye Design, 23 Newton Place, Glasgow G3 7PY

Places are still available for Neil’s tribute to poetic popsters Belle And Sebastian. He’ll be reading extracts from his Common Ground chapter, as well as an email response from the band themselves.
Neil is creative director of The Writer and the author of Search Me: The Surpising Success of Google.

For details email neil.taylor@thewriter.co.uk