‘This World that We Seem to Inherit’: Readings and Music for Remembrance, University of Glasgow
15 November, 2017 – 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. University Glasgow Chapel, G12 8QQ by University of Glasgow First World War Commemoration Group Come and listen to a selection of First World War writing from Scottish authors and poets in the stunning University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel. Readers will include include the University of Glasgow’s Alan Riach and Zoe […]
Monday, November 13, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Louise Welsh, Arlington Baths Club, Book Week Scotland, Thursday 30 November,2017
What would it be like to survive the plague? Could you make a good life in a brutal new future? That’s the fate of the few survivors of a worldwide epidemic that wipes out billons of lives in Louise Welsh’s terrifying Plague Times trilogy. In No Dominion, the third and final book published this year, former TV […]
Ten Slavonic Dances with Tom Hubbard, Scottish Writers Centre
Ten Feet Tall: Celebrating 10 Years of Contributions to Arts & Culture 16 January, 2018 CCA, Scottish Writers Centre Club Room, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Ten Slavonic Dances with Tom Hubbard, Scottish Writers Centre, 16 January, 2018. Tom Hubbard will be performing short extracts from his book of three short stories / novellas Slavonic […]
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Book Week Scotland – Story on Page and Film with Bernard MacLaverty, Kelvin Hall, 2 December, 2017
2 December, 2017 3 p.m. 4 p.m. How do we tell and hear stories both in writing and images? Is there a difference in how we feel about the stories we love depending on how they are told? Come along and hear Bernard MacLaverty in conversation – not only a highly acclaimed author but has […]
Christopher Priest, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow, 13 November, 2017
Monday 13 November, 2017, 1 – 2 PM University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Free & Open to the Public Christopher Priest is a novelist and science fiction writer. His works include Fugue for a Darkening Island, Inverted World, The Affirmation, The Glamour, The Prestige and The Separation. He has been strongly influenced by the science […]
Sunday, November 12, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Dynamic City book launch La Bodega,Friday 8 December, 2017
Linda Jackson hosts another book launch at La Bodega, with readings, dance performance and live music. This is Free Entry and will no doubt be booked to the gunnels folks like the last one so please book a place and let the restaurant know if you want to have dinner as well. This will be […]
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Saturday, November 11, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Dance, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Have Yourself A Literary Christmas with Jim Ferguson, CCA, 19 December, 2017
Tuesday 19, December 2017: CCA: Club Room at 7:00pm CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow, G2 3JD ‘Have Yourself A Literary Christmas’ with Guest Writer, Jim Ferguson It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And, at the SWC we’re getting ready to rock around the Christmas tree with the spotlight on […]
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Thursday, November 9, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Christmas in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Jean Rafferty: The Dark Side of Reality, Scottish Writers CCA 5 December, 2017
Tuesday 5, December 2017: CCA: Club Room at 7:00pm CCA: Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street Glasgow, G2 3JD ‘The Dark Side of Reality’ with Jean Rafferty The true artist is interested in the art object as an art process, the thing in being, the being of the thing, the struggle, the excitement, the […]
A Night of Broad Scots, Ubiquitous Chip, Thursday 30 November, 2017
St Andrew’s Day, 30 November, 2017 6 p.m. 1 a.m. Thursday 30th November 6pm with performances from Alasdair Gray, Donny O’Rourke, Ken McCluskey accompanied by four-course meal, Hendricks Collins on arrival, piper and a Ceilidh on the cobbles. Menu Four Course Meal £49.95 per person Finnan Haddie Ceviche Heather Smoked Partridge Aberdeenshire Lamb Loin Ayrshire […]
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Monday, November 6, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas Menus Glasgow 2017, Eating and drinking Glasgow West End
Revisiting the Antonine Wall, Community Consultation from 7 November, 2017
Events from 7th November in venues in Old Kilpatrick, Clydebank, Drumchapel, Lambhill, Bearsden and Twechar The biggest, most awe-inspiring building project the people of Scotland had ever seen, the Roman Antonine Wall stretched right across the country, from the Clyde to the Forth. Work is currently underway to rediscover the Antonine Wall and to provide […]
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Poet Alan Riach, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow Chapel, 6 November, 2017
Monday 6 November 1 – 2 PM University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Free & Open to the Public Alan Riach is a Scottish poet and academic. From 1986 to 2000, he worked in New Zealand at the University of Waikato, where he held the post of Associate Professor […]
Sunday, November 5, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Dias de los Muertos, Stories, Poems and Songs, CCA, 2 November, 2017
Dias De Los Muertos is a holiday celebrated throughout Mexico for people to honour the deceased with lively celebrations and activities the dead enjoyed in life. Dias De Los Muertos recognizes death as a natural part of the human experience. Families celebrate the lives of their loved ones by taking fruit, nuts, tequila, sugar skulls […]
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Storyathon Open Day, Kelvin Hall, 2 December, 2017
Come and try a range of drop in sessions looking at how we interact with story. You and your family can try your hand at creative writing, storyboarding and storytelling – then grab some refreshments and talk to researchers from the University of Strathclyde about why stories affect us in the way they do. Part […]
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St Louis, New Material Poetry Night, 2 November, 2017
The St. Louis Partick – Poetry, New Material Night! – First Thursday Every Month Get a spot while you still can, sign up by commenting below Come on down to St. Louis on the 1st Thursday of every month. Get down early to grab our fabulous Thursday night burger deal, kitchen closes at 9PM. … […]
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Judy Murray at Book Week Scotland, The Mitchell Library, 28 November, 2017
The Mitchell Library Tuesday 28 November, 217 6.30 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. Judy will be talking about and signing copies of her extraordinary memoir, ‘Knowing the Score’. This event is brought to you by Glasgow Libraries who present Book Week Scotland. This event is in association with Aye Write! Glasgow’s Book Festival. Tickets: £9+ booking […]
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Last Monday at Waterstones, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, 30 October, 2017
Last Monday at Waterstones –Carla Woodburn takes the limelight and goes live with a poetry of playfulness and delight. With Open Mic – 30 October, 2017 – 7 p.m. Opening hour is free-for-all on a first-served basis so snag yourselves a spot. Robin Cairns comperes. Waterstones, 153 – 157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3EW Facebook […]
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Muriel Spark Centenary Celebrations, November 2017 – November 2018
Nationwide programme of events & activities celebrating the life & work of Dame Muriel Spark November 2017 – November 2018 Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland visits China – announces publication of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in Mandarin. Organisers encourage people to get involved Launch of new fund for artists & groups to […]
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Mary Paulson-Ellis, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow, Monday 30th October, 2017
Novelist Mary Paulson-Ellis Monday 30 October, 2017 1 – 2 PM University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Free & Open to the Public Mary Paulson-Ellis is an Edinburgh-based writer and University of Glasgow Creative Writing MLitt alumna whose debut novel The Other Mrs Walker was Waterstone’s Scottish Book of the […]
Sunday, October 22, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Mary Irvine’s Blog: PC Gone Mad, To Kill A Mocking Bird
Just read a newspaper article re the banning of the book ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird.’ (The Washington Post 17/10/17, ) This is PC gone mad. If we ‘destroy’ art and literature of the past because it is being judged, out of context, to be non-PC are we not destroying/distorting history? Are we not destroying a very […]
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Saturday, October 21, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Book Week Scotland, Arlington Baths, 28th November – 2 December, 2017
Book Week at the Baths Swimming suffragettes, supernatural sleuths and end of the world are just some of the talks for Book Week Scotland 2017 at the Arlington Baths Club. The Arlington Baths Club, in Woodlands, Glasgow, has organised a series of free talks and workshops for Book Week Scotland, including several events featuring a […]
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Speakeasy and Open Mic, Scottish Writers’ Centre, CCA 7 November, 2017
7 November, 2017 at 7 p.m. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JD Calling all writers! Dust off those works in progress and put on your best prose for a night of literary readings, and creating. The Scottish Writers’ Centre is hosting a Speakeasy & Open Mic Night and we’re asking you to join us! […]
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
An Evening with P.K. Lynch, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Thursday 26 October, 2017
Thursday 26 October, 2017 6.45 p.m. The Donnelly family are a tight-knit bunch, but when one of their own dies without warning, the mother, the daughter-in-law, and the daughter, despite being united in grief, are each sent hurtling in wildly different directions. From the churches of Glasgow to the nightclubs of London, can they find […]
How to get published. Twitter Pitch Contest 24 October, 2017
On the 24 of October 2017, the Scottish Writers’ Centre and Red Squirrel Press are giving you the chance to get published! The only catch? You need to be able to sell your work in less than 140 characters! Whether it’s a novel, memoir, collection of poetry or short stories, send us your pitch. From […]
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
West Dunbartonshire Libraries, Dumbarton Library, October Week 2017
Telephone 01389 608992 to register
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Joanna Walsh Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow, 16 October, 2017
Monday 16 October 1 – 2 PM University Chapel Free & Open to the Public University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Joanna Walsh is a writer of fiction and non-fiction. Her work has been published by Granta, Tate, The London Review of Books, The White Review, […]
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Ghost Dance by Ian R Mitchell – The First Trumpland Political Thriller published October, 2017
It is January 2017. Donald Trump has just assumed the US presidency and become the world’s most powerful man. The world is in shock – and fear, as it watches the jubilation this event causes over large parts of the United States. Two friends set out on a road trip through the American West, just […]
Saturday, October 14, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Express Yourself – The Published, Tell it Slant, 27 October, 2017
“Express Yourself – The Published” is now complete with such wonderful wonderful poetry talents. Tell It Slant is delighted with the fantastic line up. All the poets performing are professional well known Scottish poets, some are Makars, all are renowned for their poetic abilities and their publications. Each of the poets have their books for […]
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Book launch: The Accident On The A35, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Waterstones Argyle St, 26 October, 2017
Waterstones, 74-176 Argyle St, Glasgow G2 8BT Thursday, 26 October, 2017 – 7 p.m. Free: advised to book soon as likely to sell out. The Accident On The A35 There does not appear to be anything remarkable about the fatal car crash on the A35. But one question dogs Inspector Georges Gorski: where […]
Monday, October 9, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Write Time Write Place, Creative Writing Workshop with Samuel Tongue, Paisley Arts Centre, 12 October 2017
Write Time Write Place: using poetry to celebrate your creative moments Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New Street, Paisley PA1 1EZ Thursday 12 October 2017, 6-8pm Part of Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival Join Voluntary Arts Scotland and award-winning poet Sam Tongue for this informal creative writing workshop. Stretch your creative muscles, have fun playing with […]
Flint and Pitch: Reclaim this Script, Paisley Arts Centre,18 October, 2017
Wednesday, 18 October, 2017 – 7.30 p.m. Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New St, Paisley PA1 1EZ An evening of spoken word, music and provocations, in association with the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. Flint & Pitch brings together 5 diverse acts to creatively respond to the theme ‘Reclaim This Script.’ Can ‘reclaiming’ slurs bring empowerment? […]
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