Aye Write: Janey Godley with Nicola Sturgeon
26 May, 2023 at 7.45 p.m. – 8.45 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3NY Janey Godley in conversation with former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon MSP. Janey Godley’s Nothing Left Unsaid tells the story of Senga and Sharon spanning Glasgow in 1976 and 2019. Glasgow, 2019. Sharon has rushed home at the news her […]
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Thursday, May 11, 2023 | Filed under: Aye Write 2023, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Disappearing Glasgow illustrated talk by Chris Leslie
Friday 26 May, 2023, 6.00pm | Mackintosh Queen’s Cross Mackintosh Queen’s Cross 870 Garscube Road, Glasgow G20 7EL Tickets from £6.13 As part of their 50th anniversary programme under the ‘Gaia’ (The Earth) installation at Mackintosh Queen’s Cross they are hosting a number of talks. Illustrated and updated talk by Chris Leslie Chris Leslie began […]
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Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Aye Write 2023 – Billingham and Brookmyre’s Dirty Weekend
20 May, 2023, 7.45 – 8 45 p.m. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3NY Mark Billingham is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and popular crime writers. A former actor, television writer and stand-up comedian, his series of novels featuring D.I. Tom Thorne has twice won him the Crime Novel of […]
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Saturday, May 6, 2023 | Filed under: Aye Write 2023, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Jill Smith: Writer, Artist, Performer – Ritual Walks and Sacred Journeys
Tuesday 16 May, 2023 – 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Yudowitz Room Woolfson Medical Building University of Glasgow University Avenue G128QQ Creative Writing, University of Glasgow co-hosting with From Glasgow to Saturn Life, Performance, Journeys, Art A performance of Jane Goldman’s poem ‘The Manifestations of The Obsessions and Fantasies of Bruce Lacey and Jill Bruce is […]
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Friday, May 5, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Aye Write 2023 tickets now on sale
PRE-SALE TICKETS OUT NOW First chance to secure your tickets for this year’s event from 27 April, 2023. The much-loved celebration of books and literature makes its highly anticipated return this year with a packed and dynamic programme. More than 120 events will showcase a broad range of both established and emerging writing talent. These […]
Red Squirrel Press Showcase – Scottish Writers Centre
Tuesday 18 April, 2023 Scottish Writers presents rich and stimulating poetry from nine vital voices brought to the world by one of Scotland’s most prolific and cherished publishers Come along to the Scottish Writers Centre and celebrate these publications from nine poets published since the pandemic. Ready to enrich your world with poetry. They are: […]
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Friday, April 14, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
A Rare Glimpse of Shakespeare’s First Folio at The Hunterian Art Gallery
22 and 23 April, 2023 The 400th birthday of The First Folio 2023 marks the 400th birthday of The First Folio, the first printed edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays. 23 April is celebrated as Shakespeare’s birthday and this year you can celebrate by seeing Shakespeare’s First Folio for yourself at the Hunterian Art Gallery. The […]
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Funny Folk Tales – The Children’s Wood
22 April, 2023 at 2.30 p.m. Book Launch – Allison Galbraith The Children’s Wood, 76 Kelbourne St, Glasgow G20 8PR
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Thursday, April 13, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
SCCAN Stories for Change – PLACE Workshop
Tuesday 18 APRIL, 2023, 10 a.m. until 1.30 p.m. – ONLINE Learn how to write about place in this Write Here, Write Now workshop from SCCAN Storyteller Collective! Book a place at Eventbrite Free places for concessions As writers on climate we have the ability to let places, their past, present and possible futures speak […]
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In Conversation with Noam Chomsky at University of Glasgow
Wednesday, 5 April, 2023, 6.30 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. At: St. Andrews Building, Room 213, St Andrews Building, University of Glasgow, School of Education 11 Eldon Street Room 213 Glasgow G3 6NH Free book tickets at EventBrite You can also attend virtually by selecting an online ticket. Join the University of Glasgow Sociology Society in welcoming […]
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, Zoom and online events
Mary Irvine’s Blog: Storytelling for Adults
Every First Tuesday 4th April – 5th September, 2023 10.30 – 11.30 a.m. at Green Tree Remedies, 4 Church Street, Alexandria G83 0NP Hosted by Mary Irvine Free Community Event Programme
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Saturday, April 1, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu with children’s author Maisie Chan
Saturday 22 April, 2023 11 a.m. – 12 noon Free Family Event, Suitable for children ages 8-14 Book Tickets Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Join award-winning Glasgow children’s author Maisie Chan as she talks about her latest novel KEEP DANCING, LIZZIE CHU and inspires you to write or draw your own stories using […]
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Free Events, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Jim Monaghan at Bru
Thursday 23 March, 2023, 8.30 p.m. Bru, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6RD Jim Monaghan is back at Bru – all day cafe in Partick. Come along and enjoy Jim’s poetry in this lovely wee venue. He will perform for one hour with two sets. Entry is free and there will be some special guests. […]
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Tuesday, March 21, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mary Irvine’s Blog: Review of Warp and Weft by Ann MacKinnon
Balloch poet, Ann MacKinnon writes poetry in both Scots and English. Her previous pamphlet was ‘Modren Makars: Yin’, a collaboration with two other powerful Scottish poets. Finola Scott and Irene Howat.* Inspiration In her lates pamphlet ‘Warp and Weft’ Ann has gone solo with a selection of some twenty poems, some in Scots, some in […]
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Monday, March 20, 2023 | Filed under: Book and Event Reviews, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Creative Conversations: Isis Semaj-Hall
Creative Conversations with the Beniba Centre for Slavery Studies Thursday 23 March 2023, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Room 305 Carnegie Room Joseph Black Building ,University of Glasgow, University Avenue G12 8QQ Free event Register at EventBrite Dr. Isis Semaj-Hall is the Riddim Writer. She is a literary scholar, decolonial feminist, and cultural analyst with […]
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Saturday, March 18, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Looking For Mae West – Donna Campbell at Avant Garde
Monday, 27 March, 2023 at 7 p.m. Avant Garde, 34-44 King St, Glasgow G1 5QT Come and join Donna Campbell and celebrate the launch of her second collection of poetry “Looking for Mae West”. Hosted by Linda Jackson Mae may make an appearance if she’s not busy up there giving lessons on how to be […]
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Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | Filed under: Aye Write! Glasgow's Book Festival 2015, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Stories All Along Great Western Road
Social Media History Project Stories Along Great Western Road will capture and celebrate the diverse, exciting and sometimes eccentric history of Great Western Road. “We want to hear from you!” Stories Along Great Western Road aims to capture and celebrate the diverse, exciting and sometimes eccentric history of Great Western Road. Got married in the […]
Creative Conversations: Deborah Moffatt
Monday 13 March 2023, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ Register for Free Event Deborah Moffatt is a poet who writes in English and in Gaelic. Her most recent collections are “Eating Thistles” (Smokestack Books, 2019) and “Dàin nan Dùil” (Clàr, 2019). She also writes fiction, […]
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Sunday, March 12, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Word Up Spoken Word Cabaret
Sunday 12 March, 2023 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. The Stand Comedy Club, 333 Woodlands Rd, Glasgow G3 6NG Word Up, Scotland’s spoken word cabaret is back. Kicking off 2023 with an amazing line-up. Event by Jim Monaghan Participating Poets Leyla Josephine Sam Small Janette Ayachi Eleanor Morton is guest comedian and music from John […]
Bertony Louis at Creative Conversations
Friday 10 March, 2023, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Yudowitz Room Woolfson Medical Building University of Glasgow University Avenue G128QQ Free event – Book a place Born in Delmas in 1994, Bertony Louis graduated in law from the École de Droit et des Sciences Économiques des Gonaïves. His poetry has been awarded a total of thirteen […]
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Thursday, March 9, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
A Night of Solidarity with Egyptian Political Prisoners
16th March, 2023 Free Alaa, Free Them All McNeills Bar, 106 Torrisdale St, Glasgow G42 8PH Music, poetry and abolitionism – in solidarity with Alaa Abdel Fattah and all political prisoners in Egypt’s jails. #FreeAlaa Entry by donation, all welcome. Hussein Mitha Farzane Zamen Joey Simons MORE LINE UP TBA Event on Facebook – Further […]
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Monday, March 6, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Free Events, Music
Cailean Steed at Creative Conversations
Thursday 9 March, 2023, 6 p..m. – 7 p.m. Yudowitz Room Woolfson Medical Building University of Glasgow University Avenue G128QQ Originally from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Cailean Steed is a novelist, writer of audio drama and graduate of the MLitt in Creative Writing at University of Glasgow. They have written a number of short stories, which have appeared […]
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Arun Sood at Creative Conversations
Monday 6 March, 2023 Creative Conversations, Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ Arun Sood is a Scottish-Indian writer, musician and academic working across multiple forms. He was born in Aberdeen to a West-Highland Mother and a Punjabi father, and has since lived in Glasgow, Amsterdam, DC, and now South Devon where he […]
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Sunday, March 5, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Gutter – Issue 27 Launch
Thursday 2 March, 2023 Launch of next fabulous Issue 27 of Gutter Magazine will take place at Inn Deep, Free admission Inn Deep, 445 Great Western Rd, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow G12 8HH ‘Get yer butts doon for a night packed full of highlights from the current issue. We are thrilled with this instalment of Gutter and […]
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Friday, February 24, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Kathrine Sowerby, Creative Conversations
Monday, 27 February, 2023 at 1 p.m. University Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, G12 8QQ Free admission – Register at Eventbrite Kathrine Sowerby lives in Glasgow, Scotland. Her poems, stories and translations have been published widely in journals and anthologies and she has taken part in poetry translation projects in Pakistan (Highlight Arts) and […]
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Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Gray Day 2023 at OranMor
Saturday 25 February, 2023 OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX GRAY DAY returns for its third year with a day-long celebration and a live event at Òran Mór, featuring readings, music, film and more celebrating the Scottish artist Alasdair Gray. The annual celebration of the late Alasdair Gray sees writers, artists and readers […]
Launch of Lost Eden: A Collaborative Quartet of Quartets
21 February, 2023 7 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD This event has been rescheduled from last year. Paid tickets are still valid, but if you booked a free ticket, please do so again. Launch of ‘Lost Eden ’(Zagava Press) a collaborative ‘quartet of quartets’ co-written with Margaret Elphinstone, Mandy Haggith, Douglas Thompson and D.P. Watt. […]
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Monday, February 13, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Ann MacKinnon and Morag Smith, Paisley Book Festival 2023
Friday, 17th February, 12:30 – 1:30 pm Paisley Central Library, 15 Mill St, Paisley PA1 1ND Book Tickets – Pay What You Can Revival and renewal are at the heart of Ann MacKinnon and Morag Smith’s work. In this joint poetry pamphlet launch, Ann will consider how she came to write about the lives and […]
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Paisley Book Festival 2023
16 – 19 February, 2023 Some Highlights Paisley Book Festival has put together a fantastic programme with leading authors from Scotland and the UK descending on Paisley in February 2023. The programme will include author events, workshops and is an opportunity for writers to showcase their work on the main stage. For the first time, […]
Creative Conversations: Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir
Monday 20 February 2023 – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University of Glasgow Chapel, University Avenue, West Quadrangle, Glasgow G12 8QQ G12 Register for event at EventBrite Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir is a poet, visual artist and musician based in Reykjavík. She is widely considered one of the country’s most innovative poetry performers and has read […]
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Sunday, February 12, 2023 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
