70 mins, 2014 Queens of Syria tells the story of fifty women from Syria, all forced into exile in Jordan, who came together in Autumn 2013 to create and perform their own version of the Trojan Women, the timeless Ancient Greek tragedy all about the plight of women in war. A Tale of Two Syrias. Salem is an Iraqi fashion designer in Damascus. Botrus lives a remote existence in .

An offshoot of the literary magazine, has made itself a publisher to watch with its careful selection of debut writers, many of whom have gone on to award-winning, bidding-war status. They published the first books by IMPAC-winner Kevin Barry. Irish Book of the Year-winner Mary Costello and Guardian First Book Award-winner Colin Barrett. That I picked it up.

Ucs school of arts and humanities newsletter. Gamers from all over the world are about to descend on UCS for the International Board Game Studies Association XVII Annual Colloquium. We are told the five-day conference will feature special exhibitions including a giant chessboard which would be perfect for that space next to the Question Mark. Dave Parlett who gave a lecture.