Film Poems Workshop, University of Glasgow, 2 – 4December, 2016
What? It’s the first live event from cinepoems! Poets, writers, filmmakers, performers, artists…your participation is wanted! Let’s make some filmpoems in one glorious weekend.. The Challenge Get a team together. Find something to film with. Some editing software (you will probably have this on your computer already). Get yourself to Glasgow University on Friday 2nd […]
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Saturday, November 5, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Classes and Workshops, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
The Glad Cafe, Glasgow’s Industrial History, Spoken Word with Martin O’Connor, 4 and 5 November, 2016
This weekend at The Glad Cafe, see a spoken word performance exploring cultural identity against the backdrop of Glasgow’s industrial history. Build A Nation, 4 & 5 November 8pm. A solo spoken word performance by Martin O’Connor in English, Scots and Gaelic, which explores the industrial expansion of Glasgow alongside attitudes to tradition, cultural […]
Friday, November 4, 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
Four Men In Search Of A Plot, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, 4 November, 2016.
Friday, 4 November, 2016 Waterstones, 153 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3EW An evening of intrigue when four Scottish crime writers will be discussing and answering questions about all aspects of crime novels, including plotting, writing, plus general death and destruction. With G.J. Brown, Neil Broadfoot, Mark Leggatt and Douglas Skelton G. J. Brown lives in Scotland […]
Wednesday, November 2, 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
Christopher Tower Poetry Competition, Open to Students aged 16 – 18 years, Closing Date for Entries 17 February, 2017
All UK students, between 16-18, are encouraged to enter the 2017 Christopher Tower poetry competition. This year’s theme is ‘STONE’ and the judges are Sarah Howe and Vahni Capildeo. First prize £3,000; second prize £1,000 and third prize £500. Closing date 17/2/17. www.towerpoetry.org.uk/prize The 17th Christopher Tower Poetry Competition, the UK’s most valuable prize for […]
In Process Masterclass with Lesley Glaister, CCA, Tuesday, 8 November, 2016
‘In Process Masterclass’ with Lesley Glaister With Scottish Writers Centre, Club House, CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD Lesley Glaister has published thirteen books by major houses which for most of us, as aspiring writers, is the ultimate dream. Despite this she sometimes loves writing and sometimes loathes it and finds inspiration by writing in […]
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John Simpson – We Chose to Speak of War and Strife Saturday, 26 November, 2016
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Part of Book Week Scotland celebrations: John Simpson, the BBC’s World Affairs Editor talks about his new book We Chose to Speak of War and Strife. In corners of the globe where fault-lines seethe into bloodshed and civil war, foreign correspondents have, for hundreds of years, been engaged in uncovering the […]
Beloved Poison with ES Thomson and Adrian Searle, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 21 November, 2016
Author ES Thomson chats with publisher Adrian Searle (Freight Books) about the inspiration behind her Victorian medical thriller, Beloved Poison. Set in Edinburgh in 1846, Beloved Poison follows apothecary Jem Flockhart who makes a gruesome discovery in the gloomy chapel of St Saviour’s Infirmary. The story takes the reader from the bloody world of the […]
Monday, October 31, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Scottih Book Week Glasgow Events 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Kirsty Logan, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow Monday 31 October, 2016
31 October: Kirsty Logan 1 p.m. – Free event. Reading a brand new horror story for Hallowe’en Kirsty Logan lives in Glasgow and is a writer of fiction and journalism. Her books are The Gracekeepers and The Rental Heart & Other Fairytales. Her short fiction and poetry has been published in print and […]
Thumble Tumble Book 2 Launch, Waterstones Byres Road, Sunday 30 October, 2016
Thumble Tumble Book 2 Launch, Sunday 30 October, 2016 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Drum roll please!!!!! At last Halloween soaked launch event in Waterstones Byres Road on Sunday 30th October, 2pm! Angela will be hosting a reading from the second book, there’ll be a prize for the best fancy dress (obviously witches and wizards […]
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Monday, October 24, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Hallowe'en in Glasgow, Halloween in Glasgow 2016, Kids and young people
Black History Month Celebration – Open Mic with Tawona Sithole, CCA, 25 October, 2016
Open Mic with Host, Tawona Sithole 25 October, 2016 7 p.m. CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD With Scottish Writers Centre Tawona Sithole is a poet, playwright, and musician who enjoys the challenge of new creative experiences. Tiwona started writing and performing his work, and published his first collection of poetry in 2006. He continues […]
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The Poetry Shift, Hidden Lane Gallery, 25 November, 2016
The POETS on tonight’s SHIFT are: Northern Irish poet, Matthew Rice, along with Stephen Watt, Ross Wilson and Magi Gibson. Hosted by Ian Macpherson. Tickets – £5 (includes glass of wine). Friday 25 November, 2016 7 p.m – 9 p.m. THE GAFFER is: IAN MACPHERSON From Dublin. ‘Comedy’s answer to James Joyce’ says Arthur Smith. […]
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Sunday, October 23, 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
The Big Glasgow Comic and Craft Fair for Halloween 29 October, 2016 Trades Hall
The Big Glasgow Comic & Craft Fair returns to The Trades Hall once again for our Hallloween Fair. We’ll have over 40 traders selling Comics, Graphic Novels, Crafts, Art, Old and New Figures, Funko Pop, Cupcakes and much more. The Cosplay Competition for under 16’s and over 16’s take place at 4pm on the stage […]
Malachy Tallack, Creative Conversations, University of Glasgow Monday 17 October, 2016
Monday 17 October, 2016 1pm, Glasgow University Chapel University Chapel, West Quadrangle, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ Malachy Tallack is from Shetland. His debut book, Sixty Degrees North, was an exploration of the landscapes and cultures of the sixtieth parallel, and tackled that most challenging of questions: what does it […]
Sunday, October 16, 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
Scottish Writers’ Centre PK Lynch talks Trainspotting, Texas and the Creative Process Wednesday 19 October, 2016
CCA Wed 19 October 2016 7pm, £6 (£3/Free to SWC Membes) on the door, Clubroom 18+ 0141 352 4900 Stage, Screen and Page – P. K. Lynch talks Trainspotting, Texas and the Creative Process Pauline ‘P.K.’ Lynch has a long history of involvement with the Scottish cultural scene. After starring in Danny Boyle’s cinematic adaption […]
Elemental, Glasgow Science Centre, 17 October, 2016
17 October, 2016 Glasgow Science Centre 50 Pacific Quay, G51 5PA Ticket Price: £5 – Available to book online now! Elemental is a unique exploration of science, art and the universe showcased under the spectacular dome theatre of the planetarium. Poets, musicians, sound and video artists – and world-renowned science writer John Gribbin – have […]
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Spirits of the Tenements, Tenement House, 27 October, 2016
Spirits of the Tenements Thursday 27 October, 2016 at 7 p.m. Tenement House 145 Buccleuch Street, G3 6QN An evening tour of the Tenement House followed by a performance by ‘Murray the Mindreader’ in the gas-lit parlour. Enter the close and ascend the stairs to find yourself back in the era of the fortune tellers […]
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Saturday, October 15, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Halloween in Glasgow 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Day of the Dead, Sorrows of Mexico, Readings, CCA, Tuesday 1 November, 2016
Day of the Dead Tuesday, 1st November, 2016 Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow Scottish Pen will be featuring a series of readings from the new book Sorrows of Mexico, published by Maclehose Press in August. The book collects articles by several journalists in Mexico, including Lydia Cacho for whom they campaign. This event is kindly organised […]
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Glasgow’s Radical Independent Bookfair Project not by the book CCA Fri 7 October – Sun 23 October 2016
Fri 7 October – Sun 23 October 2016 Tue-Sat: 11am-6pm, Sun: 12noon-6pm (Closed Mondays) Free Related CCA Events James Kelman Dirt Road Thu 6 October 2016 Open Jar Collective Soil City Fri 7 October 2016 Variant Editorial Group Divergence and antagonism: cultural communication and democracy in Scotland Sat 8 October 2016 Leigh French & Neil […]
An evening with Catherine Hokin Waterstones Byres Road 20 October, 2016
An evening with Catherine Hokin – author of ‘Blood and Roses’ Thursday 20 October, 2016 Blood and Roses The English Corwn – a bloodied restless prize. The one contender strong enough to hold it? A woman. Margaret of Anjou: a French Queen in a hostile country, born to rule but refused the right, shackled […]
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Glasgow’s Radical Independent Bookfair Project not by the book CCA Fri 7 October – Sun 23 October 2016
Fri 7 October – Sun 23 October 2016 Tue-Sat: 11am-6pm, Sun: 12noon-6pm (Closed Mondays) Free An exhibition celebrating ten years of the RIB project – supporting small press publishers and independent producers, circulating radical reading materials and information. Includes a bookstall with titles from AK Press, back issues from Variant magazine and t-shirts by Angry […]
Neon Poltergeist, E.P. Launch 27 October, 2016 – New Hellfire Club
Dumbarton based poet Stephen Watt and Different Circle’s in-house producer/engineer Gareth McNicol have collaborated under the banner Neon Poltergeist to produce a macabre themed EP titled 55.862670 -4.231142 for halloween 2016. The EP will be launched with a live event at the New Hellfire Club in Finneston on the 27th of October. New Hellfire […]
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Arika Episode 8: Refuse Powers’ Grasp, Tramway 21 – 23 October, 2016
Film, Performance, Participation Friday 21 October – Sunday 23 October Tramway Pay what you can, no booking required Is there a link between how we’re divided into populations that can be caged and exiled by the prison-industrial complex, and the ways people’s bodies are violently categorised and segregated by race, class, gender or ability? Episode 8 celebrates […]
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Red Onions Are Actually Purple, Fundraiser for The Sindigo Foundation, Fail Better, McChuills 20 October, 2016
Celebrating the wonder that was Sarah ‘Sindigo’ Simpson 20 October, 2016– 8 p.m. – 11 p.m. McChuills, 40 High Street G1 1NL She rocked every stage she stood on and was all about making hings happen. The Sindigo Foundation is being set up by friends and family to carry on her spirit and support the […]
Goldenhand Waterstones Glasgow Sauchiehall St Monday 24 October, 2016
Goldenhand Waterstones Glasgow Sauchiehall St Monday 24 October, 2016 Welcoming Garth Nix in celebration of the release of Goldenhand, the long-awaited fifth instalment of the bestselling Old Kingdom series. Garth will be in conversation with Martin Stewart author of Riverkeep. Tickets are £2 and available to buy online, in store or reserved by emailing glasgowsauchallst@waterstones.com […]
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Wednesday, October 12, 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
Mary Irvine’s Blog: Music and Literature
Mbira Music Some thirteen years ago a friend, a Chinese doctor of traditional medicine, told me I was never too late to learn. An old adage which in this situation referred to starting tai chi. He was right as I still practice tai chi and have taken up ku fu fan and a couple of […]
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Spangled Cabaret, The Rio Cafe, Monday 10 October, 2016
The Rio Cafe 10 October, 2016 8.30 p.m. The monthly alternative variety night, this month featuring: Tom Harlow Kevin P. Gilday Emma Durkan Miss Leggy Pee Scunner – songs of the electric wizard Jack squat Luna TikTok Paul Distefano Lacy Rain The Rio Cafe, 27 Hyndland Street, G11 5QT
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Sunday, October 9, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
City Lines featuring Chris Brookmyre Scottish Book Week 2016
Featuring Chris Brookmyre with Creative Writing Students from City of Glasgow College Tuesday 22 November 2016 19:00 – 21:00 Students of HNC Professional Writing Skills at City of Glasgow College, the only full-time creative writing course in Scotland’s colleges, perform their prose and poetry, joined by our very special guest performer, the unique novelist Chris […]
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David Rovics with Lorna McKinnon and Guests The Rum Shack Tuesday 11 October, 2016
Thursday, 11 October, 2016 – 7.30 p.m. – 11.30 p.m. Join us in the Southside for an evening of political poetry and song with legendary American anarchist singer/songwriter David Rovics, back in Glasgow for one night only with local musician Lorna McKinnon and poet Victoria McNulty, hosted by Jim Monaghan. £6 on door The Rum […]
Anne and Mary’s Local Tales, Dumbarton Library
Launch-Ad.pdf Dumbarton Library, Thursday 27 October, 2016 at 7 p.m. until 8.30 p.m. Dumbarton Library, Strathleven Pl, Dumbarton G82 1BD
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National Poetry Day at GOMA 6 October, 2016
National Poetry Day at GOMA Library Oct 6th Federation of Writers (Scotland) Thursday 6 October 2.30-5.30pm Come and celebrate National Poetry Day with us at our usual venue either as audience or as reader. The theme is ‘messages’ in all senses and since a poem itself is a message there’s plenty of scope! Three sessions: […]
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 | 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
