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The Lowry Lounge, 2014

The Bluecoat's fifth annual celebration of the life and work of the Wirral-born writer Malcolm Lowry represented a substantial development for the Lounge.

26th October 2013

The Bluecoat's fifth annual celebration of the life and work of the Wirral-born writer Malcolm Lowry represented a substantial development for the Lounge. There were international speakers for the European launch of University of Ottawa Press' scholarly edition of Lowry’s 'lost' novel, In Ballast to the White Sea; a talk by the acclaimed writer Iain Sinclair; launch of a new Firminist journal; and attendance by members of Lowry's family. The day started with a walking tour of Liverpool city centre led by Colin Dilnot and ended with a mescal toast to the writer.

Iain Sinclair talked about Malcolm Lowry in relation to his book American Smoke, which follows in the footsteps of American Beat writers and of Lowry, whose work in some ways anticipated theirs. This was followed by an in conversation with Robert Sheppard, poet and author of Iain Sinclair: Writers and their Work. Photo of Iain Sinclair courtesy of Alan Peters.
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Iain Sinclair's talk about Malcolm Lowry in relation to his book American Smoke was followed by an in conversation with Robert Sheppard, poet and author of Iain Sinclair: Writers and their Work and also one of the 'Firminists' who curate the Lounge. Photo, with Sheppard (on the left) and Sinclair, courtesy of Tim Power.
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The Lounge has hosted the European launch of several recent publications in University of Ottawa Press' Lowry series, starting with his 'lost' novel, In Ballast to the White Sea: A Scholarly Edition. One of the book’s editors Patrick A. McCarthy (University of Miami) gave an introductory talk and Vik Doyen (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) talked about his editing of another Lowry work, Swinging the Maelstrom. These were followed by a panel discussion chaired by Ailsa Cox that also included Merseyside Lowry scholar Colin Dilnot, who'd contributed research to Chris Ackerley's annotations for In Ballast.... Photo from left to right: Vik Doyen, Colin Dilnot, Patrick A. McCarthy, Ailsa Cox. Courtesy of Tim Power
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The 2014 Lowry Lounge programme

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The Firminist Issue No 4

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The 2014 Lowry Lounge: In Ballast to the White Sea book launch

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