may 2o18: read j.m.barrie 

There's a lot more to Barrie than Peter Pan. And thanks to the J.M.Barrie Literary Society he's experiencing something of a revival. 
Why not visit their website www.jmbarriesociety.co.uk 
​Barrie's birthday is 9th May and there's a range of activities going on in his home town of Kirriemuir on the day.  Why not pop along and join in the fun? 
2018 is a special year for Barrie as it marks the centenary of his 'Echoes of the War' Plays.  There's a project going to get communities involved in readings/stagings of these plays to commemorate the end of the War Centenary Commemorations - find out more at the Society website. 

 Barrie was a well known dramatist, but started off in journalism and wrote prose fiction too.  He was born in Kirriemuir, the son of weaver David Barrie. His house there is now a museum. He was educated for a time at Dumfries Academy and his interest in the theatre was sparked by the Dumfries Theatre Royal, the oldest working theatre in Scotland. He also has connections with Moat Brae.

He went to Edinburgh University, graduating in 1882 and then worked as a journalist, firstly in Nottingham then London  He published his first novel, Better Dead, in 1887 and then  had a string of popular novels set in Scotland, including A Window in Thrums (1889). He began writing plays in the 1890’s.

He was made Rector of St Andrews in 1922 and Chancellor of Edinburgh University in 1930. 

80 years after his death the J.M.Barrie Literary Society was established with the goal of bringing Barrie 'out of the shadows of Peter Pan.'  The Society has published 6 'Society' Editions to date, including some lesser known works. You can find them in the J.M.Barrie Literary Society collection HERE