‘Shorelines: Memory, Migration and the Selves We Become’
Our Gavin Wallace Fellow, Alycia Pirmohamed is appearing at the New College Festival in conversation about her latest book, ‘Shorelines’ (Canongate, 2026), her Nan Shepherd Prize-winning debut work of non-fiction.
Martin Hall, New College, School of Divinity
Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Friday, November 6 • 4 PM – 5 PM
“This striking new book traces migration, memory, faith, race, and belonging across landscapes stretching from Canada and East Africa to the Pacific Northwest and the British Isles. Blending memoir with lyrical nature writing, ‘Shorelines’ explores hidden histories, family loss, inherited homelands, and the uneasy question of who feels welcome in the natural world. Discover a powerful, formally inventive book about how place, identity, community, and memory shape who we become across borders and generations.”