Afternoon Reading - Scottish Shorts - Fear in a Hat

A shy schoolgirl fears the worst when she attends a compulsory religious retreat with her catty classmates. Read by Sally Reid Written by Nicola White Producer: Eilidh McCreadie 'Scottish Shorts' showcases the best new writing from Scotland. Nicola White lives on a peninsula in Argyll, between a picturesque sea loch and an MOD arms depot. A former art curator and documentary producer, she turned her back on the city and steady wages a few years ago. Since then she has been invited to read her work at the Blue Room, Newcastle and the Irish Writers Centre, Dublin. In 2008 she received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award.