Quick & Quirky Questions is a brand-new monthly feature on the Autumn Voices website for 2021 and beyond.
Each month, we’ll ask a member of the Autumn Voices community – and maybe one or two well-known names and faces – some (you guessed it) quick and quirky questions. There will be five regular questions that we’ll ask every person, and depending on what themes we’re championing at Autumn Voices or activities we’re involved in, we might throw in one or two extra. The responses will be published each month along with a little bit about who they are.
To keep track of who our interview subjects are each month, follow us on Facebook or Twitter and look for the hashtag #QQQ
To whet our appetites, our first interview subject for January is Alex Hill.
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I am Scottish I practise Yoga I live in the countryside in Norfolk I worked as a teacher and in Public Health What is your favourite age that you’ve been so far in life, and why? I’ve enjoyed every age for different reasons. Right now, in my mid-sixties, … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Adele Godsmark
Louis Dunn was recently named the winner of our “Draw Orlando” competition. Not only was he kind enough to take the time to enter the competition, but he was also kind enough to allow us to ask him a few questions so we can all get to know Louis a little better! Tell us 4 … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Louis Dunn
This week we are delighted to have a vert special QQQ from Pat and Jean Owtram, the Codebreaking Sisters. Find out how to win a copy of their book at the end of their answers! Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: Jean & Pat: We were both born in Lancashire, and both signed the … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Jean and Pat
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: When I was growing up in Kirkcaldy, my grandfather and then my father owned a wholesale business selling ‘Toys & Fancy Goods’, always referred to simply as ‘the warehouse’. The first flat I bought with my wife in Leith was, as I only found out later, about 100 … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Ken Cockburn
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: Edinburgh is by far the longest I have stayed in one place. Before arriving here when I was 22, I had moved 10 times. (Military upbringing.) I was one of the few people who did the joint degree in Librarianship at the University of Strathclyde. They … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Question with Lizzie MacGregor
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: Most of my working life was spent in education but there were exceptions. Five years were spent making miniature bone china (12th scale) Two years were spent living on a tiny island that only had one house. I’ve been vegetarian since 1971 and vegan for about the last … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Anne Dunford
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I come from the Northeast of England and was born in Durham I lived and worked in the Netherlands for 8 years in the 1980s and speak reasonably good Dutch I always wanted to live in Scotland and in 1990 my dream came true ☺ Despite never intending … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Susan Garnsworthy
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I love big dogs and have an Irish Wolfhound called Hamish. I met my husband when we were both playing in an indie rock band in London in the 1980s. We’ve lived on our croft in the north-west Highlands for nearly 22 years and brought up our two … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Clare O’Brien
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I was born in Belfast I wanted to be a vet but I wasn’t clever enough I like the newness of Spring I love swimming. What is your favourite age that you’ve been so far in life, and why? My 30s, when I was at home with all … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Judy Lever
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I am very hard of hearing and rely on my hearing aids for any sort of meaningful communication. Apart from smiling and nodding that is. I am a Yorkshire man (just). I have lived in Scotland for over 40 years I have had serious back problems since my … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Roger Lever
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: My son Freddy is my greatest achievement I need to get outside into nature every day to walk and think and find that if I don’t then I am probably even more difficult to live with! Animals, including my dogs, pet sheep and deer, are my passion I … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Polly Pullar
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: When I was young, I travelled to Samarkand and then further along the Silk Road to Penjikent, the ancient Sogdian city where Alexander married Roxanne. I am inordinately proud of my two grown-up children. Paying many visits behind the Iron Curtain in the 1970s/80s really opened my eyes … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Vivien Martin
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: My fascination in life is religion I wish I had married a farmer I am ambitious, more so now than ever I listen What is your favourite age that you’ve been so far in life, and why? 17 is my favourite age. For most of my childhood I … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Sue Oxley
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I am the father of two brilliant girls I play lots of music I am blind in my left eye I walk an intelligent collie. Or as Georgie tells me, he takes me for walkies. What is your favourite age that you’ve been so far in life, and … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Miller Caldwell
Tell us 4 important facts about yourself: I had a happy marriage from which I have a son and a daughter, now in their forties, living useful and creative lives. I was a librarian for thirty years. As poet and editor I’ve had many books published and as a publisher myself I’ve midwifed many books … Continue reading Quick & Quirky Questions with Hamish Whyte
