Maggie Graham - Scottish Writers' Centre
Thursday, February 17
7:00pm - 8:30pm
CCA, Club Room (Level 2) Sauchiehall St, Glasgow
Maggie Graham, a founding member of the Scottish Writers' Centre and author of the wonderful Sitting Among The Eskimos, will read excerpts from her novel - as well as some of her poetry, accompanied by Classical and Jazz guitarist David Hill.
Drinks can be brought upstairs in plastic glasses. Events will normally finish by 8.30pm - but discussions can continue in the upstairs bar.
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Posted 05 March 2011 - 11:22 AM
Scottish Writing Groups Competition Showcase
You are invited to the Scottish Writing Groups Competition Showcase at 12pm in the Mitchell Library on Saturday 5th March 2011, where winners of short story and poetry entries will be awarded prizes of Amazon Vouchers sponsored by the 'Let's Get Lyrical' project. Judges David Kinloch (poetry) and Maggie Graham (short stories) will be present to give out the prizes.
Part of Aye Write 2011 - 4th till 12th March.
You are invited to the Scottish Writing Groups Competition Showcase at 12pm in the Mitchell Library on Saturday 5th March 2011, where winners of short story and poetry entries will be awarded prizes of Amazon Vouchers sponsored by the 'Let's Get Lyrical' project. Judges David Kinloch (poetry) and Maggie Graham (short stories) will be present to give out the prizes.
Part of Aye Write 2011 - 4th till 12th March.
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Posted 17 March 2011 - 03:40 PM
Scottish Writing Groups Competition Showcase
You are invited to the Scottish Writing Groups Competition Showcase at 12pm in the Mitchell Library on Saturday 5th March 2011, where winners of short story and poetry entries will be awarded prizes of Amazon Vouchers sponsored by the 'Let's Get Lyrical' project. Judges David Kinloch (poetry) and Maggie Graham (short stories) will be present to give out the prizes.
Part of Aye Write 2011 - 4th till 12th March.
A great event-all tickets taken and the place packed. The winners were:
Short stories.
3rd prize, 'Fever' by KRISS NICHOL from Curleywee Writers in Dumfries.
2nd prize, 'The Storyteller' by JACK HASTIE from Erskine Writers.
1st prize, 'Passing' by G.W. Colkitto from Lochwinnoch Writers.
Poetry.
3rd prize, 'It's Now or Never, By THERESA MUNOZ of Inc. Writers Group.
2nd prize, 'Cats' by NANCY HOLEHOUSE of Angus Writers Circle.
1st Prize 'Someone Else' by JULIE McPHERSON of St Mungo's Mirrorball writers group.
The competition will run again next year and , again, will be open to all writers groups in Scotland.
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 08:39 PM
A great event-all tickets taken and the place packed. The winners were:
Short stories.
3rd prize, 'Fever' by KRISS NICHOL from Curleywee Writers in Dumfries.
2nd prize, 'The Storyteller' by JACK HASTIE from Erskine Writers.
1st prize, 'Passing' by G.W. Colkitto from Lochwinnoch Writers.
Poetry.
3rd prize, 'It's Now or Never, By THERESA MUNOZ of Inc. Writers Group.
2nd prize, 'Cats' by NANCY HOLEHOUSE of Angus Writers Circle.
1st Prize 'Someone Else' by JULIE McPHERSON of St Mungo's Mirrorball writers group.
The competition will run again next year and , again, will be open to all writers groups in Scotland.
Wonder if we'll hear more of some of these winners in the future, peggyb. Great encouragement for them.
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 10:23 PM
Being a bit far flung, I sook up these recommendations and will pass them along to my new work colleague, a fellow Glaswegian.
Like me, he left Scotland in the 70s. He is a graudate of Glasgow Art School and we know lots of people in common, including the lovely Ranald McColl and Cliff Hanley, who were art school comtemporaries of his in the mid 60s. We have had great fun this week catching up on mutual aquaintances, pals, old hauints and songs we fell in love to. We attracted a fair few stange looks from our lovely English colleagues bragging about the best bars and gigs.
We will get round to doing some work eventually. In the meantime, I am looking out all my Bud Neil books and an old copy of Dancing in the Streets for him but it is always great to hear about up and coming Scottish writers. I've directed him to LG's lovely photograpphs of the GI bride and the feature on Ranald on the main site. With a bit of luck he might join us here. 
Like me, he left Scotland in the 70s. He is a graudate of Glasgow Art School and we know lots of people in common, including the lovely Ranald McColl and Cliff Hanley, who were art school comtemporaries of his in the mid 60s. We have had great fun this week catching up on mutual aquaintances, pals, old hauints and songs we fell in love to. We attracted a fair few stange looks from our lovely English colleagues bragging about the best bars and gigs.
We will get round to doing some work eventually. In the meantime, I am looking out all my Bud Neil books and an old copy of Dancing in the Streets for him but it is always great to hear about up and coming Scottish writers. I've directed him to LG's lovely photograpphs of the GI bride and the feature on Ranald on the main site. With a bit of luck he might join us here.
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Posted 18 April 2011 - 10:20 PM
Another great Scottish Writers Centre event last Thursday at the CCA, with Tom leonard showing some new visual work-see his site and Journal for examples and reading his earlier work, including the beautiful Nora's Place. Amazing. A man of passion and compassion and a wonderful event. This Thursdat the 21st another highlight. Poet david Kinloch's launch of his new collection; Finger of a Frenchman. CCA clubroom at 7pm. Event is free but donations are welcome.
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Posted 19 April 2011 - 06:38 PM
Another great Scottish Writers Centre event last Thursday at the CCA, with Tom leonard showing some new visual work-see his site and Journal for examples and reading his earlier work, including the beautiful Nora's Place. Amazing. A man of passion and compassion and a wonderful event. This Thursdat the 21st another highlight. Poet david Kinloch's launch of his new collection; Finger of a Frenchman. CCA clubroom at 7pm. Event is free but donations are welcome.
Thanks, peggyb.
I'll be looking forward to seeing Tom Leonard, that 'man of passion and compassion', at an alternative royal wedding celebration at the STUC.
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Posted 16 December 2011 - 10:03 PM
Butlin, In Process
Thursday 5 January 2012
Scottish Writes' Centre, CCA, Sauchiehall Street.
7:30pm : Free
Ages: 18 and over
Call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900
Scottish Writers' Centre begins 2012 with a series of In Process presentations, where well-known literary figures will share an exploration of their creative process with an emphasis on aspects of crafting, using readings and other media of their choice to illustrate how and what works for them. Our first presentation will be given by Ron Butlin.
With an international reputation as a prize-winning novelist, Ron Butlin is one of Scotland's most acclaimed writers. He was chosen by the British Council to be Scotland's writer-representative at the first-ever New Writing Worlds Symposium at the University of East Anglia (June 2005).
Ron was Poet-in-Residence at the National Galleries of Scotland (2004), Writer-in-Residence at the universities of Edinburgh, Stirling, St Andrews, New Brunswick and has worked extensively giving workshops to all ages, from primaries to pensioners. He is the Edinburgh Poet Laureate (Makar) and was recently made an Honorary Writing Fellow by Edinburgh University. He is also an experienced opera librettist, most recently creating operas for Scottish Opera, with the composer Lyell Cresswell.
Thursday 5 January 2012
Scottish Writes' Centre, CCA, Sauchiehall Street.
7:30pm : Free
Ages: 18 and over
Call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900
Scottish Writers' Centre begins 2012 with a series of In Process presentations, where well-known literary figures will share an exploration of their creative process with an emphasis on aspects of crafting, using readings and other media of their choice to illustrate how and what works for them. Our first presentation will be given by Ron Butlin.
With an international reputation as a prize-winning novelist, Ron Butlin is one of Scotland's most acclaimed writers. He was chosen by the British Council to be Scotland's writer-representative at the first-ever New Writing Worlds Symposium at the University of East Anglia (June 2005).
Ron was Poet-in-Residence at the National Galleries of Scotland (2004), Writer-in-Residence at the universities of Edinburgh, Stirling, St Andrews, New Brunswick and has worked extensively giving workshops to all ages, from primaries to pensioners. He is the Edinburgh Poet Laureate (Makar) and was recently made an Honorary Writing Fellow by Edinburgh University. He is also an experienced opera librettist, most recently creating operas for Scottish Opera, with the composer Lyell Cresswell.
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 11:59 PM
Next Scottish Writers Centre Event
Scottish Writers' Centre presents Ewan Morrison with The End of Books?
Thursday 19 January 2012
7:00pm : FREE
Ages: all
Call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900
In the first of our 2012 Debate & Discussion events, Ewan Morrison presents teh most important debate for all writers to date. Is it 'the end of books?' Come along and have your say!
Ewan Morrison is the author of three novels (Menage, Swung and Distance - Jonathan Cape/Vintage) and a collection of short stories (The Last Book You Read - Chroma).
He is a columnist for the Erotic Review and wrote the weekly column Weegie Bored for Scotland on Sunday from 2007-09.
He is the recent recipient of a Creative Scotland Writers Bursary and is currently working on a new collection of short stories about life in a shopping mall.
More information
19th January - sounds like it could be quite a debate
http://www.glasgowwe...ml?contentid=20
Scottish Writers' Centre presents Ewan Morrison with The End of Books?
Thursday 19 January 2012
7:00pm : FREE
Ages: all
Call the CCA Box Office on 0141 352 4900
In the first of our 2012 Debate & Discussion events, Ewan Morrison presents teh most important debate for all writers to date. Is it 'the end of books?' Come along and have your say!
Ewan Morrison is the author of three novels (Menage, Swung and Distance - Jonathan Cape/Vintage) and a collection of short stories (The Last Book You Read - Chroma).
He is a columnist for the Erotic Review and wrote the weekly column Weegie Bored for Scotland on Sunday from 2007-09.
He is the recent recipient of a Creative Scotland Writers Bursary and is currently working on a new collection of short stories about life in a shopping mall.
More information
19th January - sounds like it could be quite a debate
http://www.glasgowwe...ml?contentid=20
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