Action Time Vision: Grant McPhee, Katy Lironi & Douglas MacIntyre with Nicola Meighan
Thursday, 13 November, 2025, 9.15 p.m. The Mitchel Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Aye Write 8 – 16 November, 2025 Broadcaster Nicola Meighan discusses the development of the DIY aesthetic in the Scottish music scene with three authors who’ve been there, done that, and got the band t-shirt. Douglas MacIntyre cut his teeth […]
Thursday, October 30, 2025 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2025, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Aye Write 2025: The Pen is Mightier: Edward Tudor Pole with Teddy Jamieson
Saturday 15 November, 2025, 7.45 p.m. The Mitchell Library, Norh Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Edward Tudor Pole takes to the Aye Write stage to discuss his autobiography, The Pen is Mightier. In a series of amusing, nostalgic and sometimes outrageous stories, all told with candour and wit, Tudor Pole recounts his pre-punk youth, the time […]
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Aye Write 2025: Happy, Healthy, Sober – Janey Lee Grace with Frankie Burr
Sunday, 9 November, 2025, 12.45 p.m. The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN With her signature blend of honesty, humour, and holistic wisdom, former WHAM! backing singer Janey Lee Grace discusses her book, Happy Healthy Sober, with host Frankie Burr. Since ditching the drink in 2018 and stepping into a life of energy, clarity, and […]
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Thursday, October 16, 2025 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2025, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Aye Write: Huey Morgan – The Fun Lovin’ Criminal
Thursday 6 November, 2025, 7.45 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW Memoir, Music, Non-fiction – Aye Write 6 – 16 November, 2025 Fun Lovin’ Criminals frontman and 90s icon Huey Morgan joins co-founder of Glasgow City Music Tours, Fiona Shepard to talk about his aptly named memoir, The Fun Lovin’ Criminal. […]
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Aye Write: Who Will Be Remembered Here – Queer Spaces in Scotland: Mae Diansangu, Louise Welsh, Lewis Hetherington with Carrie Marshall
8 November, 2025, 7.45 p.m. The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Social & Cultural History, Historical Events, LGBTQIA+ Mae Diansangu, Louise Welsh, and Lewis Hetherington are just some of the authors who contributed to Who Will Be Remembered Here: Queer Spaces in Scotland. In this special discussion, author and journalist Carrie Marshall sits down […]
Aye Write 2025: Graeme Macrae Burnet and Francine Toon with Alistair Braidwood
Thursday, 6 November, 2025, 7.45 p.m. Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Crime & Mystery The host of the Scots Whay Hae! podcast, Ali Braidwood, chairs a discussion between two masterful mystery writers, each with their own tale set in rural Scotland. In Benbecula, Booker-shortlisted author Graeme Macrae Burnet writes […]
Maybe I’m Amazed – John Harris with Nicola Meighan
Saturday, 8 November, 2025, 9.15 p.m. Glasgow Concert Hall, Strathclyde Suite, Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW Award-winning writer, journalist, podcaster and presenter John Harris joins BBC Radio Scotland’s Nicola Meighan in conversation about his extraordinary memoir, Maybe I’m Amazed: A Story of Love and Connections in 10 Songs. The book tells the touching story of how […]
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Aye Write 2025: Scottish Fiction
9 November, 2025, 4.15 p.m. Scottish Fiction, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Crime & Mystery Margaret McDonald, Callum McSorley and Tom Newlands The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Author Martin Stewart chairs a discussion between three talented young Scottish writers, each with an award-winning debut novel to their name. Tom Newlands Tom Newlands won […]
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Thursday, October 2, 2025 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2025, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Aye Write 2025: Denise Mina and Helen Fields in conversation with Bryan Burnett
Saturday November 15, 2025, 4.15 p.m. Royal Concert Hall, 2 Killermont St, Glasgow G2 3NW BBC Scotland’s Bryan Burnett is joined by two crime writers extraordinaire as they peel back the layers of a good mystery. Described as “crime-writing royalty” by none other than Ian Rankin, Denise Mina draws us into the world of blood […]
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2025, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Liam McIlvanney, The Good Father – Aye Write 2025
Thursday 31 July, 2025, 6.30 p.m. The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN The Long Shadow of Scottish Gothic: Liam McIlvanney Aye Write ‘s first event of 2025, welcoming award winning crime author Liam McIlvanney in conversation with Scottish literature expert Dr Valentina Bold. A unique discussion of Scottish Gothic inspired by Liam’s new […]
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Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2025, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
