Book Week Scotland: Glasgow’s Jewish Rebels
22 November, 2018 – 5.30 p.m. The Gorbals was the centre of Jewish life in Glasgow – crowded, radical and full of activity. Come and learn about this fascinating piece of Scottish history through songs, poetry, and stories of early twentieth century Jewish life. All welcome Moir / Dyer Room, Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 […]
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Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Celebrate John Maclean Centenary / Living Rent Benefit at Stereo
Saturday 1 December, 2018 – 7 p.m. Celebrate the Centenary of great John Maclean coming home to the Clyde! Featuring JAMES KELMAN | HEIR OF THE CURSED | DECLAN WELSH and more Stereo Cafe/Bar, Renfield Lane, G6 A party to mark 100 years since John Maclean returned to Glasgow. Having suffered imprisonment, hard labour and […]
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Monday, October 29, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Tawona Sithole, Poet and Musician at Creative Conversations
Monday 29 October 2018 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Creative Conversations University of Glasgow Memorial, Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Tawona Sithole is from Zimbabwe, born to a large family with strong traditional roots. The moral values of his ancestral family, Moyo Chirandu, passed down from his […]
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Sunday, October 28, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Writers for Peace, Project Cafe
Various Moons Tuesday 23 October, 2018 Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3 6ST Continuing this series on the theme of peace. Three writers and one musician from across Scotland come together to read and perform about peace – how we might make it, what it might look like, and how we can work for […]
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Monday, October 22, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
I Remember It Well Symposium, Paisley
Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New St, Paisley PA1 1EZ Thursday 1 November, 2018 The ‘I Remember It Well!’ symposium will bring together academics, practitioners from community learning and community groups to discuss the role of archive film in remembering, building life-narratives and to promote wellbeing. Further details
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Friday, October 19, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, Community event
The Muse at St Louis – A Night of Justice
Thursday 29 November, 2018 A night of words, music, wine and chat with host Linda Jackson. Writers include: Janet Crawford, Maggie Graham, Dave Manderson, Kay Metcalfe and Douglas Thomson Inspirational music from ‘Heir of the Cursed.’ Free Event Phone to book:0141 339 1742 St Louis, 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow G11 6RD stlouis-cafebar.co.uk
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Thursday, October 18, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events
Something Good Will Always Happen – Graham Fulton
Saturday, 27 October, 2018, 7.30 p.m. The Project Cafe An Invite to The Launch of poet, Graham Fulton’s ‘Something Good Will Always Happen’ published By Penniless Press and Flesh And Stone: ‘A Poem Of Kilmartin Glen And Loch Craignish’ published By Controlled Explosion Press. PROJECT CAFE, 134 RENFREW STREET, GLASGOW. BYOB (£3 corkage), and tea/coffee […]
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Claire McFall, Creative Conversations
Creative Conversations University of Glasgow Monday, 15 October, 2018, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. NOVELIST CLAIRE MCFALL University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, University of Glasgow, West Quadrangle, Gilbert Scott Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ Claire McFall’s first book, Ferryman, is a love story which retells the ancient Greek myth of Charon, the ferryman of Hades who transported souls […]
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Saturday, October 13, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Cultural Diversity Showcase, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Black History Month
Friday 19 October, 2018, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland RCS Cultural Diversity Showcase The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland brings to BHM 2018 a night of performance from its diverse and international student body, showcasing music, drama, dance and spoken word. This is a night of creativity from one of the world’s […]
“Freedom Bound” – Slavery in Scotland Discussion at GOMA
Thursday 18 October, 2018 6 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Nelson Mundell, PhD researcher at Glasgow University, and Sha Nazir, director of BHP comics, will discuss the research and development process of making “Freedom Bound”, the ground breaking graphic novel telling the true story of three slaves brought to Scotland and their journey to freedom. The event […]
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Motherhood Loss and Legacy, National Library of Scotland, Kelvin Hall
Tuesday 13 November, 2018 with Jan Bee Brown 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. No need to book – just drop in. Join artist and storyteller Jan Bee Brown for an afternoon exploring experiences of women during the time of the First World War, through stories, songs, and textiles. Discover some of the personal stories from […]
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Monday, October 8, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Maya Chowdhry, Creative Conversations
Monday 8 October, 2018, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ POET AND TRANSMEDIA WRITER MAYA CHOWDHRY Creative Conversations Maya Chowdhry’s debut poetry collection was The Seamstress and the Global Garment and her most recent is Fossil (Peepal Tree Press). She’s also published in […]
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Sunday, October 7, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Thomas Muir Festival 2018
Wednesday 7th November 2018, 12.45pm – 4.30pm Boclair Academy Inveroran Drive Bearsden G61 2PL ‘THE PEOPLE’S VOICE’: Scottish Political Poetry, Song and the Franchise 1832-1918 You are warmly invited to attend the 8th in the annual series of Friends of Thomas Muir symposia This year the main focus will be on the work of a current […]
Women’s Suffrage in Glasgow, An Afternoon of Talks
Tuesday 4th December, 208, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Come along to find out about the Glasgow and West of Scotland Association for Women’s Suffrage, Glasgow Lady Artists, trade unionist and suffragette Jessie Stephen, as well as the collections of Glasgow Museums and the Glasgow Women’s Library. Speakers and audience alike will use first hand […]
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MCSTAPE – Book Launch Stephen Watt and special guests
Thursday 29 November, 2018 at 8 p.m. Hosted by Last Night From Glasgow Join Stephen and his special guests as they take you on a musical and poetic journey through his love letter to Scottish Music – MCSTAPE. The night will feature poetry and music from a number of the contributors. 13th Note, 50 – 60 […]
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Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events
Red Squirrel Press: Poets Read from New Publications
Tuesday, 9 October, 2018 – 7 p.m. The Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew Street, G3 6ST Red Squirrel Press invites you to join them in supporting new writing with the launch of three new publications from writers Brian Whittingham, Matthew Macdonald and Mary Johnston. Entry to this event is free. Red Squirrel Press is an independent […]
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Outside The Narrative: Stephanie Young and Tom Leonard
Wednesday, 24 October, 2018 The Poetry Club, 100 Eastvale Place, Glasgow G3 8QG An exciting evening of poetry featuring Tom Leonard and Stephanie Young. Hosted by Colin Herd. Tom Leonard is a hugely influential and dynamic presence in contemporary poetry, internationally renowned for his political, lyrical, expansive writing, which includes Outside the Narrative (Poems 1965 […]
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Monday, October 1, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Talks at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
(Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Photograph by Jim Byrne) André Lhote’s painting ‘Head of a Woman’ Tuesday 2 October, 2018 2 p.m. – 2.15 p.m. Explore one of the recent changes to the French Art Gallery. Curator of European Art Pippa Stephenson will discuss this early French Cubist painting and the controversies that surround it. […]
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National Poetry Day Slam
Thursday, 4 October, 2018 The Mitchell Library Poetry slam to celebrate National Poetry Day with poets from the Beyond Boundaries project and the Mitchell Poetry Reading Group. This event is open to all and everyone is invited to participate in the reading of their favourite poem(s)! The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN Event […]
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Friday, September 28, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Brian Whittingham: Walking Between Worlds
Book Launch of poems WALKING BETWEEN WORLDS published by Red Squirrel Press Tuesday 9 October, 2018, Tuesday 7 p.m. The Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew St. / Glasgow G36ST Also at 3rd November, 2018 – 1 p.m. The Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton Close / Edinburgh EH8 8DT
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‘thi wurd’ #3 at The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow
3 October, 2018 6.30 .m. until late The Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, G2 5AR Entry £2 thi wurd issue 3 is being launched at The Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, City Centre 6.30pm till late, on October 3rd, 2018 The magazine is 125 pages long and features a lengthy interview with James Kelman as well as […]
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Jane Harris Creative Conversations University of Glasgow
Monday, 1 October, 2018 – 1 p.m. NOVELIST JANE HARRIS Creative Conversations University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Jane Harris’s first novel The Observations was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2007 and was shortlisted for the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger. Her second novel Gillespie and […]
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The Scottish Witchfinder by Jacqueline Smith
Book Launch The Scottish Witchfinder by Jacqueline Smith Garnethill Multicultural Community Centre, 21 Rose Street, Glasgow G3 6RE 18 October, 2018 a 6.30 p.m. Waterstones, 351 – 355 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8AU www.flemingpublications.com Event on Facebook Also at The Rum Shack 657 Pollokshaws Road. Glasgow 31 October 0141 237 4432
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Friday, September 21, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
John Maclean, Hero of Red Clydeside by Henry Bell
Book Launch,Waterstones, 153 – 157 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow G2 3EW 23 October, 2018, 7 p.m. Join Henry Bell in conversation with Vannessa Collingridge as they discuss Henry’s new book on John Maclean. Event is free but please register. Or, if you can’t make it, order the book online. Pluto Press and Waterstones are delighted to […]
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Thursday, September 20, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Hollie McNish OranMor
10 October, 2018, Doors 7 p.m. Event starts 7.30 p.m. The Venue, OranMor, Top of Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8QX With Benjamin Zephaniah stating ‘I can’t take my ears off her’, Kate Tempest describing her poetry as ‘welcoming, galvanising and beautiful’ and fans ranging from Robin Ince, Pink and Tim Minchen, Ted Hughes Award winner […]
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Three Kinds of Kissing by Helen Lamb Book Launch
Waterstones Byres Road Friday 21 September, 2018, 7.30 p.m. The Glasgow launch of Helen Lamb’s first and only novel, Three Kinds of Kissing, published by Vagabond, will be Friday, 21st September at Waterstone’s, Byres Road, Glasgow at 7.30pm Helen, an award-winning short story writer and poet died suddenly, unexpectedly and prematurely in spring 2017 just […]
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
After He Died Book Launch, Michael J Malone
Waterstones, 153-157 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3EW Friday 28 September, 2018 at 7 p.m. Waterstones welcomes back award winning author Michael J Malone with his beautifully written new title After He Died. Michael Malone is a prize-winning poet and author who was born and brought up in the heart of Burns’ country. He has published over […]
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Stuart Paterson, Write on Cue!
Tuesday 25th September 2018 at 7:00 pm The Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew St, Glasgow G3 6ST Scottish Writers Centre In 2017, Stuart was appointed BBC Scotland’s Poet in Residence, a joint venture between the BBC and the Scottish Poetry Library. During the course of his residency, Stuart’s remit was to write up to fifteen commissioned poems […]
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An Evening with Nawal Slemiah, Project Cafe Glasgow
18 October, 2018 Project Cafe, 134 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3 6ST Join us in Glasgow for an Evening with Nawal Slemiah, founder of Women in Hebron. Women in Hebron is a Palestinian nonprofit fair trade cooperative under the Idna Cooperative Association for Embroidery and Handicrafts. It was founded by Nawal in 2005 and is now […]
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Sunday, September 16, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Bloody Scotland, 2018
21 – 23 September, 2018 Stirling Liam McIlvanney winner of Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2018 McIlvanney Prize Shortlist, Bloody Scotland 2018 Bloody Scotland has established itself as the leading Scottish International Crime Writing Festival. It all started in 2012 with acclaimed writers Lin Anderson and Alex Gray at the helm, then joined by […]
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Friday, September 14, 2018 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
