Black Cuban Short Films: A Contemporary Wayward Selection
Havana Glasgow Film Festival – Wednesday 9 November, 2022. 5.50 p.m. – 8 p.m. Event by CCA Glasgow and Havana Glasgow Film Festival CCA Glasgow, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Purchase Tickets BLACK CUBAN SHORT FILMS: A CONTEMPORARY WAYWARD SELECTION (N/C 18+) What are you expecting from Black Cuban Cinema? It is probably not here. This event […]
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Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Scottish Writers: Launch of Lost Eden
EVENT CANCELLED – NOW OPEN MIC IN CLUB ROOM, CCA Tuesday 18 October at 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm ‘Lost Eden ’(Zagava Press) a collaborative ‘quartet of quartets’ co-written with Margaret Elphinstone, Mandy Haggith, Douglas Thompson and D.P. Watt. The book consists of a ‘quartet of quartets’ on the theme of the formal garden as a metaphor […]
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Creative Conversations: Yara Rodrigues Fowler
Monday 10 October 2022 – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow, University Avenue G12 8QQ Register at Eventbrite YARA RODRIGUES FOWLER grew up in South London. Her first novel, Stubborn Archivist, was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize 2020 and the Desmond Elliot Prize 2019. Yara was named one of […]
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Saturday, October 8, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Book Launch: Celine’s Salon – The Anthology
Thursday 13 October, 2022 at 7 p.m. Event by Wordville Press, Minerva Wakes and The Twistettes Free entry TIME Event Space 96B Maxwell Street, Glasgow G1 4EQ Celebrating the grand book launch of Celine’s Salon The Anthology – Vol 2!! Expect poetry, comedy, performance and wonder as La Celine guides you on a fantastical journey at Time Event Space. […]
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Book launch: The Last Woman Born on the Island (poetry) by Sharon Black
Tuesday, 1 November, 2022, 7.30pm to 9.30pm The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8TS – (opposite Soba restaurant) LAUNCH of The Last Woman Born on the Island, Glasgow author Sharon Black’s latest poetry collection. With a reading of poems from the book, as well as readings by guest poets Michael Brown and Penny […]
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
In Person Talk: Legacies of Slavery and Empire in Glasgow’s Architectural Heritage
Wednesday 26 October, 2022, 6.30 p.m. Glasgow City Chambers, George Square; G2 1DU Free – – Donations welcome Register for event Event by Glasgow City Heritage Trust Join Dr Anthony Lewis from Glasgow Life to hear how legacies of slavery and empire in Glasgow are manifested in its architecture from the 17th and 18th centuries. Dr […]
Friday, September 30, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Free Events, West End Festival Glasgow, Zoom and online events
Special Evening with A C Clarke at Scottish Writers
Tuesday 2 October, 2022 Discussing the Creative partnerships and the idea of the muse: Gala Éluard/Dalí and her circle CCA, Club Room, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD A C Clarke: Creative partnerships and the idea of the muse: Gala Éluard/Dalí and her circle The idea of the muse is ancient and in classical times […]
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Christie Williamson at Creative Conversations
Monday, 3 October 2022, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Chapel Glasgow University Memorial Chapel University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ Christie Williamson is the author of Oo an Feddirs (2015), and Arc o Möns (2009), a pamphlet of translations of poems by Federico Garcia Lorca into Shetlandic which won the Callum Macdonald Memorial Award. Oo an […]
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Byres Road Book Festival 2022
23rd – 26th, September 2022 After five-years the Byres Road Book Festival is back with an exciting four day programme of over 20 events. Meet the Author These events include acclaimed authors: Lin Anderson, Graeme Macrae Burnet and Chris Brookmyre Lin Anderson, author of The Party House, a newly released psychological thriller set in the […]
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Friday, September 23, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog
Byres Road Book Festival – George Paterson & David Ross at Waterstones
Saturday 24 Sep 2022 6:00 – 8:00 pm Waterstones 351 – 355 Byres Road, G12 8QZ George Paterson is a writer, DJ and musician from Glasgow’s Southside who, as a member of the bands, White and DMP, released a number of well-received albums on the Poco Alto Label. His work can be found in a […]
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Thursday, September 22, 2022 | 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
In Our Shoes Poetry Showcase – ARCadia Festival
Sunday, 25 September 2022, 3 – 4 p.m. The ARC, 11 Chapel Lane, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 6EWThis exhibition and poetry showcase offers an opportunity for you to hear experiences of everyday life for migrant, local and refugee women. About this event This exhibition and poetry showcase offers a unique opportunity for you to […]
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Creative Conversations: Barbara Jenkins
Monday 26 September 2022, 1 pm – 2 pm College of Arts Creative Conversations University Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ Free Event – Register at Eventbrite Barbara Jenkins was born in Trinidad. She began writing in her seventies, and is the author of a novel and a collection of short stories. She has […]
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Monday, September 19, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Creative Conversations: Gwendoline Riley
Thursday 22 September 2022, 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm College of Arts Creative Conversations Yudowitz Room, Wolfson Medical Building, Wolfson Medical School Building, University Ave, Glasgow G12 8QQ Free – Register for tickets at Eventbrite GWENDOLINE RILEY was born in London in 1979 and has been hailed as one of the most significant young British […]
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Bloody Scotland 2022 – The McIlvanney Prize & Debut Prize Announced
WINNERS REVEALED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2022 & THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE Sponsored by The Glencairn Glass Bloody Scotland is delighted to announce the winners for the McIlvanney Prize 2022 and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize! The finalists for both prizes led a torchlit procession from Stirling Castle to the Albert Halls this evening […]
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Thursday, September 15, 2022 | Filed under: Bloody Scotland, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Creative Conversations – Olivia Laing
Thursday 15 September 2022, 6.30 – 7.30 p.m. St Andrews Building, Lecture Theatre 213 Lecture Theatre 213, St Andrews Building, Eldon Street, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G128QQ Olivia Laing is a widely acclaimed writer and critic. She’s the author of six books, including To the River (2011), The Trip to Echo Spring (2013) and The […]
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Bloody Scotland 2022: Compulsive Page-Turners
Elly Griffiths, Imran Mahmood and Denise Mina Friday 16th September from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Albert Halls, Stirling £10 £9 concession Buy tickets There are now 14 books in Elly Griffiths’s hugely popular Norfolk-set series about forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway. The latest, The Locked Room, cleverly utilises lockdown and makes it central to the enthralling plot. In Imran Mahmood’s All […]
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Bloody Scotland 2022 – Debut Prize
Debut Prize Panel Tolbooth Stirling, 15th September, 5.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. The authors shortlisted for the coveted Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year award will discuss their novels and their route to publication, in conversation with Arusa Qureshi. This year’s winner has some tough acts to follow but will undoubtedly be a […]
Chris Brookmyre – Meet The Author, Byres Road Book Festival 2022
26 September, 2022, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Hillhead Library – Main Hall, 348 Byres Road, G12 8AP It is 25 years since multi-award-winning Sunday Times bestseller Chris Brookmyre’s first book was published. Since then, he has established himself as one of the most popular crime writers in the UK. His enthusiasm for hurling himself […]
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Kerry Hudson, Byres Road Book Festival 2022
UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Saturday 24 September, 2022 – 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Byres Road Book Festival: Meet the Author – Kerry Hudson Hillhead Library – Main Hall, 248 Byres Road, G12 8AP Kerry Hudson was born in Aberdeen. Her first novel, TONY HOGAN BOUGHT ME AN ICE-CREAM FLOAT BEFORE HE STOLE […]
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Scottish Writers: Douglas Thompson ‘Stray Pilot’ Launch
20 September, 2022, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. SWC, Club Room, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Join Scottish Writers for a special evening with Douglas Thompson on Tuesday 20th September. Former Chair of the SWC, Douglas Thompson, has been ploughing his own quiet furrow as a writer for the last 33 years. His […]
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Sunday, September 11, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Paul Murdoch – Helensburgh Library
Thursday, 22nd September, 2022 – 7.00pm On the benefits of being out in nature and getting closer to it through photography. Helensburgh Library, 59 W King St, Helensburgh G84 8EB ‘A well prepared, interesting and informative talk on the benefits of nature. Paul’s love and knowledge of nature, in all its forms, was conveyed in […]
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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Byres Road Book Festival: Meet the Author: Niall O’Gallagher)(Fo Bhlàth)
Saturday 24 September, 2022 – 3.30p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8AP Niall O’Gallagher is the author of three books of poetry: Beatha Ur (CLÀR, 2013), Suain nan Trì Latha (CLÀR, 2016) and Fo Bhlàth (CLÀR, 2020). His Selected Poems, with English translations by Peter Mackay and Deborah Moffatt, will […]
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Scottish Writers: The Earth Is Our Home Anthology Launch
6 September, 2022 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. and on Zoom CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Scottish Writers host the launch of, “The Earth is Our Home” a new anthology of 19 Scottish poets, on the climate emergency, refugee/migrant crises, social justice and peace, by Gerry Loose. World Poetry Movement Scotland, in association […]
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Saturday, September 3, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Graeme Macrae Burnet, Byres Road Book Festival 2022
25 September, 2022 at 3 p.m. Meet the Author Graeme Macrae Burnet was born in Kilmarnock and now lives in Glasgow. He is the author of four novels, The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau, His Bloody Project, The Accident on the A35 and Case Study. Graeme will discuss his latest book ‘Case Study’ and his developing body of work on 25 […]
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Friday, September 2, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Lin Anderson at Byres Road Book Festival 2022
Saturday 24 September, 2022, 12 p.m.- 1 p.m. Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AP Meet the Author – Lin Anderson Lin Anderson is a Scottish author and screenwriter known for her bestselling crime series featuring forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod. Four of her novels have been longlisted for the Scottish Crime Book of […]
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022 | Filed under: 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
Bookbug, Byres Road Book Festival 2022
Saturday 24 September, 2022, 10 am – 11.30 am Hillhead Library, 348 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AP Bookbug is Scotland’s universal early years book gifting programme and aims to inspire a love of stories, songs and rhymes from birth. Come along to Bookbug at Byres Road Book Festival and have fun enjoying songs, rhymes and […]
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Scottish Writers Centre: The Strathclyde Review – Taking Roots Launch
Tuesday 23 August, 2022 at 7 p.m. Club Room, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Scottish Writers Centre welcomes back Creative Writing at Strathclyde University to launch the second volume of The Strathclyde Review: TAKING ROOT. TAKING ROOT is a compilation of works written, edited and produced by the students of the MLitt and MRes […]
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Sunday, August 21, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Our Stories, Your Stories – Celebrating Memoirs
Celebrating Memoirs: Creative Conversations Scottish Author Showcase 2022 with Publishing Scotland Thursday, 25 August, 2022, 5.30 – 7.30p.m. University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ Register for free event at Eventbrite A special Creative Conversations event co-hosted by Publishing Scotland and the Creative Writing Programme at University of Glasgow, showcasing the best […]
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Monday, August 15, 2022 | 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
The Making of Alasdair Gray’s Lanark
17 August, 2022, 6 p.m. – 8. p.m. Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery University of Glasgow University Avenue, G12 8QQ Tickets at Eventbrite £4-£6 An evening event dedicated to the work of renowned Scottish writer and artist Alasdair Gray (1934–2019). The current exhibition Alasdair Gray’s ‘Lanark’: A World Made on Paper (running until 2 October, […]
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Saturday, August 13, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Occupy! Occupy! Occupy! – graphic novel launch
Friday 12 August, 2022, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Event by Govanhill International Festival and Carnival and Govanhill Baths Community Trust At The Deep End Govanhill Baths 21 Nithsdale St, Glasgow G41 2PZ 2021 marked 20 years since the incredible occupation of Govanhill Baths by the Southside Against Closures – Save Our Pool campaign. The occupation ran from […]
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Saturday, August 6, 2022 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Community event, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Free Events
