Ewan Morrison is an award-winning Scottish novelist. Irvine Welsh hails him as 'the eminent fiction writer of our times' and the Times calls him 'a writer of serious intent and prodigious talent'. But Ewan is not simply a novelist. He is also a prolific essayist and undoubtedly Scotland's leading intellectual commentator.

At the end of March 2025 Ewan's latest novel - For Emma - will be published. It's already being described by many first-class writers and producers as 'brilliant', 'astonishing' and a 'masterpiece'.

So the Centre for Confidence and Well-being is delighted that prior to the publication of For Emma, Ewan will speak at the first of the monthly discussion events the Centre is planning for 2025.

Ewan's talk will be wide-ranging but will start with a topic of great interest to the Centre - unintended consequences. As Carol Craig outlines in her new book A Time of Hope: The Story of the Centre for Confidence and Well-being it was the unintended consequences of the self-esteem movement and ultimately positive psychology which greatly affected and ultimately shaped the Centre's thinking and programme of activities.

So, we hope that you will be able to attend on the 4th of March to listen to Ewan Morrison's ground-breaking ideas and participate in a discussion which is guaranteed to challenge preconceptions and offer new ways of thinking.

Carol Craig will chair the event. More information on the Centre for Confidence and Well-being can be found at www.postcardsfromscotland.co.uk 

More information on Ewan Morrison's novels and articles can be found on his websiteMuch of his recent thinking can be accessed on his Substack page Untopia

Ewan is very active on X - @MrEwanMorrison