From Arthur’s Seat Vol. 4
From Arthut’s Seat is the University of Edinburgh’s graduate student anthology of fiction and poetry. Its version of the MFA literary magazine, From Arthur’s Seat is the result of a partnership with independent publishers Eggbox Publishing. Every year the creative writing department produces a print book to be sold across independent bookshops in the U.K. As editor in chief of Volume 4, I oversaw the 2019 editorial staff through manuscript production, design, and marketing.
*Concept
The fourth volume of From Arthur's Seat celebrates the beauty of the path less trodden. This ambitious new anthology includes short stories, poems, and excerpts by 28 writers from around the globe. Breaking with tradition, this edition is inspired by choose-your-own-adventure books and ingeniously links stories and poems together to form 10 secret, overarching narratives. The adventure begins...
"A true privilege... good writing can be taught, it can be learned, and the best students of writing craft know that the learning is never finished. This brilliant and multi-faceted anthology is only the first step."
-- Claire Askew, author of This Changes Things and All The Hidden Truths.
*Social Media*
*Audio: The From Arthur’s Seat Podcast*
The editorial team also launched the From Arthur’s Seat Podcast, a series of recorded conversations between selected authors featured in the anthology. The audio team produced 12 episodes including interviews, readings, and behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the anthology. All 12 episodes are available now to stream on Spotify.
Events * Readings
From Arthur’s Seat Vol. 4 was launched at the Poetry Library in Edinburgh with a night of readings and a custom gin developed just for us by the poet Russell Jones. From Arthur’s Seat also hosted a second reading at the bookshop Typewronger Books.