Author Description

"In 1902, RRS Discovery was launched from Dundee into the white spaces of the Antarctic. In the same way The Voyage Out asks writers, artists, scholars and scientists to imagine journeys. For each contributor, exploring those wide uncharted waters has meant something different, something tinged with the element of risk and excitement. The result is a unique compendium of fiction, poetry essays, art, and film that captures the anticipation and possibilities of voyaging, the "what ifs" of imaginative, creative, scientific and historical enquiry." --book jacket.