Listen to Georgina Godwin interview the Scottish and Southern African writers involved in the In Light of What We Write project
Photo: Kat Gollock
In Light of What We Write is a cutting-edge creative project, bringing together young Scottish and South African artists. It's a multi-disciplinary work that was first presented in Cape Town in February 2018.
In this podcast, Georgina Godwin heads to Edinburgh, Scotland, for the specially-created second chapter, presented at Edinburgh International Book Festival, to meet some of the artists who had been brought together for the programme.
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