Peter Arnott, Creative Conversations University of Glasgow, Monday 6 February, 2017
Creative Conversations: Playwright & Novelist Peter Arnott Monday 6 February 2017 13:00 – 14:00 University Chapel Website: www.gla.ac.uk/events/creativeconversations/ Peter Arnott was born in Glasgow and began his career at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh in May 1985 with White Rose. That same month his play The Boxer Benny Lynch opened in Glasgow Arts Centre. His first Radio Play, The […]
Sunday, February 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
Willy Maley, Paul Cuddihy, Martin McCardie – The Lions of Lisbon: The Story of ’67, Aye Write 12th Mar 2017
12th Mar 2017 • 6:30PM – 7:30PM • Mitchell Library Join Paul Cuddihy, Martin McCardie, and Professor Willy Maley as they celebrate the Celts who kept their cool and lifted the cup in the heat of Lisbon. The golden anniversary of Celtic’s European Cup triumph is a chance to reflect on the historic achievement of […]
Thursday, February 2, 2017 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2017, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Jim Ferguson Launch of ‘For Eva’ selected poems 1990 – 2016, The Clutha Bar, 2 March, 2017
Launch at The Clutha Bar March 2nd, 2017 7 p.m. jimfergusonpoet.co.uk/ The Clutha Bar, 167 – 169 Stockwell Street, GlasgowG1 4SP
Tuesday, January 31, 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
Wee Write 2017 – Saturday 25 February and Saturday 4 March, 2017
Wee Write! Family Days Sat 25th February and Sat 4th March 2017 0141 287 2999 www.ayewrite.com/weewrite/ The Mitchell Libary, G3 7DN Two Wee Write Family Days this year. Double the fun! The Wee Write! Family Days include “The Glasgow Gruffalo” with Elaine C. Smith, a celebration of the Harry Potter novels and the latest adventure […]
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Monday, January 30, 2017 | Filed under: Aye Write Book Festival 2017, Aye Write Glasgow's Book Festival 2017, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Kids and young people, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Aye Write 2017: Sara Sheridan & J. David Simons – Compelling and Complex Characters, CCA 9 March, 2017
9th March 2017 • 6:00PM – 7:00PM • CCA Join these two prize-winning authors as they read from and discuss their latest novels. Sara Sheridan was named one of the Saltire Society’s 365 Most Influential Scottish Women, past and present and will be talking about her most recent novel On Starlit Seas which follows celebrated […]
Richard Price, Poet, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow, Monday 30 January, 2017
Creative Conversations: Poet Richard Price Monday 30 January 2017 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Richard Price, hailing from Renfrewshire, is recognized as one of the more important voices of his generation, a poet who moves comfortably between the lyrical and the […]
Saturday, January 28, 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
Cross Purpose by Claire MacLeary, Book Launch, Waterstones Argyle Street, 23 February, 2017
23 February, 2017 – 7 p.m. Waterstones, Argyle Street. From the publisher that brought us His Bloody Project comes another fantastic new crime novel, Cross Purpose, the debut of local author Claire MacLeary, a gritty book with a surprisingly warm theme of female friendship. When Maggie Laird’s disgraced ex-cop husband suddenly dies, her humdrum suburban […]
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Malika Booker, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow, Monday, 23 January, 2017
Creative Conversations: Poet & Playwright Malika Booker Monday 23 January 2017 – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Malika Booker is a British poet, performer and playwright. Her writing spans poetry, theatre, monologue, installation and education. Most recently, her poetry was included […]
Saturday, January 21, 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
LUX Scotland Shoot Shoot Shoot: LFMC 50th Anniversary, Talk & Book Launch CCA – Monday 23 January, 2017
Mon 23 January 2017 6.30pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 15+ Book via Eventbrite / 0141 352 4900 This event has been rescheduled from December 2016 LUX Scotland celebrates the launch of the LUX publication ‘Shoot Shoot Shoot: The First Decade of the London Film-Makers’ Co-operative 1966-76’, with an illustrated talk by Mark Webber. Published to […]
Thursday, January 19, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Creative Conversations: AL Kennedy, University of Glasgow Chapel, Monday 16 January 2017
Creative Conversations: Award-Winning Writer AL Kennedy 16 January 2017 – 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ AL Kennedy is a Dundee-born writer of novels, short stories, drama, non-fiction and journalism. She is the author of 17 books: 6 literary novels, […]
Sunday, January 15, 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
Tell It Slant, Third Birthday Party, Friday, 27 January, 2017
Come and celebrate 3 years of Tell It Slant at the Project Cafe with us and some special guest poyets on Friday the 27th of January from 7pm till 10pm Update : Poets Jim Ferguson and Christie Wiiamson confirmed with others TBC With free entry, this is a BYOB event with spoken word poetry and […]
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Friday, January 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
Poetry at Tchai Ovna, Nights at the Round Table, Thursday 12 January, 2017
Nights at the Round Table January 12, 2017 @ 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Tchai Ovna Free Poetry showcase event hosted by Paisley writer, RK Wallace, of “Round Table Writers.” The six readers for this evening will be: Kathryn Metcalfe (Also of Round Table Writers), Gwen McKerrell, Ray Evans, Peter Kelly, Finola […]
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Wednesday, January 11, 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
Dalila by Jason Donald, Book Launch, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, 25 January, 2017
ALL WELCOME! Celebrate the launch of DALILA, with Jason Donald as he reads excerpts from his new novel and discusses the issues surrounding the book. Check his website for more details: www.jasondonald.org “Utterly compelling. Dalila, a multi-layered story of more than one displaced life, is as up-close, resonant and right-now as it gets.” (Janice Galloway) […]
Tuesday, January 10, 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
Fail Better. Last Year’s Chips – collection for Drumchapel Foodbank, McChuills, 12 January, 2017
No chips, no Utopia, no ends of worlds, nada. But plenty of hings at Fail Better… this month we have… ELAINE GALLAGHER SOPHIE ROGERS CARLA WOODBURN ABI NORMAL JOHNNY CYPHER as always, it’s FREE ENTRY and lovely bar staff. we’ll also be collecting for DRUMCHAPEL FOODBANK so get yer tins out McChuills, 40 High Street, […]
Celtic Connections: Danny Boyle: ‘Combined by our Humanity – Enhanced by our Diversity’ – Why an Inclusive National Identity Matters 22 January, 2017
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3 NY Danny Boyle of BEMIS Scotland explores the unique local expressions of Scottish cultural heritage and their global connections, simultaneously universal and particular in character. Scotland has been shaped by millennia of global influence, and part of Scotland has always been – and will be – […]
The Glasgow Cabbie – Glasgow’s Hidden Gem by Jane Sweeney
King of the Courts – The Glasgow Cabbie – raising money with the help of Andy Murray People Make Glasgow – Glasgow Cabbie’s welcome on the Tour Bus Glasgow is a city of surprises, if you look beyond the beautiful buildings to the empty spaces you find all sorts of delights, including poems! It […]
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Monday, January 9, 2017 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Glasgow West End Local characters, Jane Sweeney: Blogging about Glasgow and its hidden gems., People: Local Glasgow West End Characters
Aye Write, Speakeasy and Open Mic, Mitchell Library, Thursday 9 March, 2017
9 March, 2017 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Scottish Writers’ Centre: 6:00 – 7:30 pm St. Mungo’s Mirrorball: 7:30 – 8:45 pm Calling all writers! Dust of those works in progress and put on your best prose for a night of literary readings, and creating. The Scottish Writers’ Centre in partnership with Aye Write are […]
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West End Festival, New Writing Showcase, CCA, 14 March, 2017
Calling all writers and poets – the New Writing Showcase is back. 14 March at the CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts) 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G3 6RB Submission Deadline 26 February, 2017 If you would like to read at this event then submit a synopsis/abstract (200 words max) of what you would intend reading plus […]
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Writing Historical Fiction with Catherine Hokin, CCA, 31 January, 2016
Writing Historical Fiction with Catherine Hokin This talk centres on defining the genre of Historical Fiction and where the writer, Catherine Hokin fits within that genre. Hokin will discuss her writing process and why it pays to have an angle, and why she chose to write about rediscovering lost female voices. Hokin will address the […]
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Saturday, January 7, 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
Scottish Writers’ Centre Galloway comes to Glasgow (with Hugh McMillan & Stuart A. Paterson), CCA Tue 17 January 2017
Tue 17 January 2017 7pm, £6 (£3/Free for SWC Members on the door), Cinema 18+ Two accomplished, accessible and widely published poets from the wilds of Dumfries and Galloway will discuss and share readings on Solway seascapes, sheep, the Large Hadron Collider, the murder of Robert Burns, erectile dysfunction and a multitude of other matters. […]
Monday, December 26, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
One Weekend In Falkirk, Spoken Word and Music, 5 – 9 January, 2017
www.facebook.com/oneweekendinfalkirk #oneweekendinfalkirk Here’s the full line-up for the five days of fun: Thursday 5th January 2017: 17:30-19:30 ACOUSTIC CAFE OPEN MIC Two hours of open mic acoustic music in the heart of Falkirk. Open to anyone. FREE! (Suitable for all ages) Acoustic Cafe, Melville Lane, Falkirk. (01324) 638297 19:30 – 20:30 POETIC PICTURES (CINE […]
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Graeme Macrae Burnet at Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow, 12 December, 2016
I always enjoy Creative Conversations and when I can I head along to the University of Glasgow Chapel to catch Louise Welsh in conversation with a talented writer included in the programme. The event this week with Graeme Macrae Burnet was a particular highlight attracting a large crowd with other writers in the audience. These […]
Thursday, December 15, 2016 | 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
Sonnet Youth, The Drygate, 21 December, 2016
Drygate, 85 Drygate Street, G4 OUT 21 December, 2016 – 7 p.m. Naturally, this month’s Sonnet Youth is an Xmas special with a wee post SY knees-up until midnight! Tunage will come from Christopher Kelly + Lovejoy and the words will come from; Janette Ayachi Declan Welsh Victoria McNulty – Poetry Daniel Piper Anna Crow […]
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Christmas in Glasgow, Christmas in Glasgow 2016 – festive menus, shows, shopping., Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Who Belongs To Glasgow by Mary Edward, Book Launch, Waterstones Byres Road, Monday 12 December, 2016
Luath Press is pleased to invite you to the launch of Who belongs to Glasgow? by Mary Edward GLASGOW 7.30–9pm, Monday 12 December 2016 Waterstones, 348-358 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8AP All welcome. Admission free. Reserve your place A landmark study of Glasgow now thoroughly revised and updated with a new chapter, this timely publication […]
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 | 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 presents Peter May, Partick Burgh Hall, 18 January, 2017
18th Jan 2017 • 6:30PM – 7:30PM Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall St, Glasgow G11 5LW Peter May is the million-selling author of the Lewis trilogy, the China thrillers and the Enzo Files, of which Cast Iron is both the latest and final instalment Join Peter May as his discusses his new thriller Cast […]
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Have Yourself A Literary Christmas, CCA Tuesday 20 December, 2016
With Host, Linda Jackson It’s that time of year again and Scottish Writers Centre will be rocking their Christmas Party with live music and readings from Members and Host, Linda Jackson. Seeking submissions from eight new and emerging writers to read their work at the party. Submissions will be accepted at info@scottishwriterscentre.org.uk with ‘Literary Christmas’ […]
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Sunday, December 4, 2016 | 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
Andy Wightman, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow 5 December, 2016
5 December, 2016 1 p.m: Andy Wightman Creative Conversations University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Andy Wightman is a writer, researcher, analyst, commentator and activist on issues of land, power, governance, democracy and money. He studied forestry at Aberdeen University and spent some time working as an […]
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Fictional Matters Birds & On the choreographic beyond bodies – Screening & Talk, CCA, Sun 4 December 2016
CCA Sun 4 December 2016 12.30pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema 12+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Fictional Matters Fri 2 December — Sun 4 December 2016 Inês Bento Coelho Birds, 2016 Screening Birds is a performative film exploring choreography in everyday life. Filmed in an aviary in the Highlands with two […]
Friday, December 2, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
CTL: Woman Tiger, Woman Dover, GFT, 4 December, 2016
CTL: Woman Tiger, Woman Dove 7 December, 2016 GFT As part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of LUX’s historical predecessor – the London Film-Makers’ Co-op – LUX Scotland presents a programme of films dedicated to the women filmmakers of this artist-led, cooperative organisation. Produced against a backdrop of growing feminist consciousness, these works built on […]
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Kevin MacNeil, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow 28 November, 2016
28 November, 2016 1 p.m: Kevin MacNeil Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Kevin MacNeil is a novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and writing tutor born and raised in the Outer Hebrides, now living in London. His novels, A Method Actor’s Guide to Jekyll and […]
Sunday, November 27, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
