Poetry Pamphlets Launch: ‘Aye’ and ‘Owersettin’ at The Dram, Wed 13 July, 2016
The Dram, 232 Woodlands Road, Glasgow G3 6ND The free Glasgow launch of Tapsalteerie poetry pamphlets “Aye” by Stuart A Paterson and “Owersettin” by AC Clarke, Maggie Rabatski & Sheila Templeton, in Dram on Woodlands Road, 7pm Wednesday 13th July. Please come along for readings from the poets, a wee drink and a blether. It’d […]
Monday, July 11, 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
Summer Discussion: Cities Fri 1 July – Wed 31 August 2016 CCA
0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Cities | Test Unit – Prototyping Public Space Tue 5 July 2016 Cities & Bookmark: Reading Platform | ‘Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution’ (2013) by David Harvey Wed 6 July 2016 Cities | Chantal Akerman – News from Home (16mm print) Tue […]
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Mary Irvine’s Blog: Booked! Festival Jimmie Macgregor, 18th May, 2016.
Jimmie Macgregor Millennium Hall, Gartocharn, Wed. 18th May 7.30pm Eighty six! Surely not. No. Mid 70s , even early 70s maybe. That’s all rhetorical and I digress… Not digression actually. I’m just ahead of myself. As usual the ideas come out faster than I can type. I arrived early for this event so had time […]
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Sunday, July 10, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Summer Reality – two poems by Brian Whittingham
Hi Ho Hi Ho Trident’s Got To Go and The Boys of The Somme HI HO HI HO, TRIDENT’S GOT TO GO by Brian Whittingham On YouTube a 60’s newsreel. A black and white Dunoon. A smartly dressed Ban the Bomber waves a To Hell with Polaris placard reminding us that H stands for Hiroshima […]
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Summer Poem: Eurus/Zephyrus/Notus and Rainbows by K.A.McCafferty
Fallen apples, vine leaves tumble Strawberries bow Like grief stricken women As autumn sends her kiss Eurus carries a child in the white foam Of his sea Zephyrus does not hear the cries Of this tiny refugee Round by the hut a willow- tree weeps, its trunk sodden ‘n’ soft Pear tree has birthed Black […]
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Christine De Luca, Tuesday 5 July, 2016 CCA Scottish Writers Centre
Trying to Make the Poem ‘Work’ with Edinburgh Makar, Christine De Luca Tuesday 5th July 2016 7 pm Club Room, CCA “Being a Makar means I am asked to write poems to order. The creative process (such as it is) has to start from scratch […]
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Mary Irvine’s blog: Alastair Pearson Lecture, Booked! Festival, 2016
Conflicted! There are two reviews of the Booked! festival I’m only now writing up. Better late than never springs to mind – although one could argue that is not always the case. The second review is one I thoroughly enjoyed and, in my humble opinion, would have made a great finale, no disrespect to […]
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Saturday, July 2, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene
Bloody Scotland. Long list for McIlvanney Prize 2016
Longlist announced for McIlvanney Prize 2016 The winner of the Scottish Crime Book of the Year will now be awarded The McIlvanney Prize at an awards ceremony on the opening evening of Bloody Scotland, Friday 9 September, 2016 in Stirling. Buy tickets The long list, which has been chosen by an independent panel of readers and features 6 male […]
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Thursday, June 30, 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 Crime Factor, Waterstones East Kilbride, Thursday 30 June, 2016
THE CRIME FACTOR: 2016 LIVE TOUR FEATURING NEIL BROADFOOT, MARK LEGGATT, G.J. BROWN AND DOUGLAS SKELTON Crime fan? Thriller fiend? Head along to Waterstones EK on Thursday 30th June at 7pm for an evening of intrigue. Four Scottish crime writers will be discussing and answering questions about all aspects of crime novels including plotting, […]
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Monday, June 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
Glasgow Comic Festival & Scottish Writers’ Centre Putting words in balloons Tue 28 June 2016, CCA
Glasgow Comic Festival & Scottish Writers’ Centre Putting words in balloons Tue 28 June 2016 7pm, £6 (£3/Free for SWC Members) on the door, Clubroom All ages 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Glasgow Comic Festival Tue 28 June — Sun 3 July 2016 CCA Respect for comics as an artform is now higher than […]
Sunday, June 26, 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
Mary Irvine’s blog: West End Festival 2016
A Reet Gud Neet (that’s my maternal origins emerging!) What a wonderful few days and I’m not referring to the strange phenomenon sweeping the area – clement weather – rather to two visits to Glasgow. The first was to the Hydro to see Neil Young. I’ve composed my account of that in longhand. Will type […]
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Saturday, June 25, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Mary Irvine: Writer and Philhellene, Ten Writers Telling Lies, West End Festival 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Launch of new literary booklet: Sometimes I Radiate, The Ivory Glasgow, 22 June, 2016
The Ivory Hotel, 24 Campbhill Avenue, Glasgow G41 3AY Host: Linda Jackson Music by Jim Byrne Supporting Mary’s Meals.
Book Launch: Glasgow Women Poets, Oxfam Book Shop Byres Road, Monday 20 June, 2016
Monday 20 June, 2016 – 6.30 p.m. Oxfam Bookshop Byres Road 330 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AP Emily Dickinson’s poem, ‘I’m nobody – who are you?’ asks a question we all should answer – some of us choose to do that in poetry. Glasgow Women Poets is a varied print collection of poetry by women […]
Saturday, June 18, 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
From Callton to Catalonia, 2 July, 2016, Paisley Arts Centre
From The Calton To Catalonia Sat 02/07/16 Fair Pley presents From The Calton To Catalonia as part of this year’s Sma’ Shot celebrations. Saturday 2nd July, 7.30pm Paisley Arts Centre, 15 New St, Paisley PA1 1EZ Tickets: £12 / £10 concession + bkg fee* Box office A moving and evocative play that […]
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West End Festival 2016: Ten Writers Telling Lies, Sunday 19 June
Ten writers got together with the musician Jim Byrne and wrote ten songs. Come along and hear the music and the stories behind the songs. Ten Writers Telling Lies at West End Festival 2016 Gibson Street GalaSunday 19th June Tchaiovna House of Tea 42 Otago Lane, G12 8PB Sunday 19 June 2:30pm Free Www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/category/ten-writers-telling-lies Some […]
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Book Launch: Devil Take The Hindmost by Martin Froden, Mono, 7th July, 2016
Book Launch of Martin Froder’s prizewinning ‘Devil Take The Hindmost’ Mono, 12 Kings Court, Glasgow G1 5RB 7 July, 2016 7 p.m. Winner of the Dundee International Book Prize At £10,000, the Dundee International Book Prize is the richest prize for an unpubished novel in the UK. This year’s winning title, Devil Take the Hindmost, is […]
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How to Write a Song, Chiara Berardelli, Waterstones Byres Road, 23 June, 2016
‘How do you write a song?’ Singer-songwriter Chiara Berardelli shares the secrets of her own songwriting process and of some of the greats. Waterstones Bookshop, 351-355 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AU Thursday 23rd June @ 7.30 pm www.chiaraberardelli.com Chiara’s Facebook Page Free event
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Shore to Shore, Celebrating poetry and community with the Poet Laureate and friends UK Tour
Celebrating poetry and community Poet Laureate and friends – touring UK and Celebrating Independent Bookshops Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke, Imtiaz Dharker, Jackie Kay, John Sampson plus special guests. Over fourteen consecutive days across Britain from Cornwall to Scotland, Carol Ann Duffy will perform alongside three of the fellow poets whom she most admires: Gillian […]
Thursday, June 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
Bloody Scotland, Stirling, 9 – 11 September, 2016
The 2016 Bloody Scotland programme is here! All events are up and tickets available now! http://www.bloodyscotland.com/events Participating writers include Graeme Macrae Burnet Louise Welsh Donate to Team Bloody Scotland on the Caledonian Challenge
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University of Glasgow: Centre for Open Studies: Ten Writers Telling Lies West End Festival 2016
Ten Writers are participating in a project with the musician Jim Byrne to produce a book and complementary cd, which will be produced early 2017. In the meantime you can catch them perform their work at Three Events at the West End Festival 2016 Of the ten writers, six are students from the Centre for […]
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, Ten Writers Telling Lies, West End Festival 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Writer Salon, #ScotLitFest Facebook, Zoe Strachan and Jenny Brown, Sunday 26 June, 2016
Creative writing advice salon for writers Zoe Strachan, Sunday 26th, 11am – 12pm Facebook Negative Space, Zoë’s first novel, was published in 2002 (Picador), followed by Spin Cycle in 2004 and Ever Fallen in Love in 2011 (Sandstone). She also writes short stories, libretti, plays, essays and journalism. She lives in Glasgow with her partner Louise Welsh, […]
Tuesday, June 14, 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
An Evening with Liz Lochhead, Waterstones Argyle Street, Tuesday 14 June, 2016
‘Fugitive Colours’ Your chance to meet Liz Lochhead, poet, playwright, campaigner, and former makar of Scotland! Tuesday 14 June, 2016, 6.30 – 8 p.m. Liz will be in Waterstones Argyle Street store reading from and talking about her new brilliant collection of poetry, and Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month, Fugitive Colours; don’t […]
Monday, June 13, 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
West End Festival 2016: Poetry at Hillhead Library, Sunday 12 June
Come and be moved to laughter, tears and all the emotions in between. Hillhead Library348 Byres Road, G12 8AP Sunday 12 Jun 2:30pm Presented by Cinammon Press and Indigo Dreams Press. Six prize-winning Scottish poets have teamed up to present an afternoon of striking and original poetry. Andy Allan, A C Clarke, Magi Gibson, Eileen […]
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Saturday, June 11, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, West End Festival 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Calling all poets and writers: University of Glasgow Creative Writing West End Festival 2016
Call for Submissions Open to writers and poets! Do you fancy reading some of your newest writing at the West End Festival? University of Glasgow’s Creative Writing folks are hosting a ‘New Writers Showcase’ on Tuesday 21st June 2016 at “So, What Comes Next?” a hip pub at 182 Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow. Submit a […]
Book Launch: Buy Buy Baby by Helen MacKinven, 7 July, 2016 – Falkirk
Buy Buy Baby Helen MacKinven Behindthewall, 14 Melville Street, Falkirk, FK1 1HZ 7 July, 2016 – 7 p.m. What price tag would you put on a baby? Set in and around Glasgow, Buy Buy Baby is a moving and funny story of life, loss and longing.Packed full of bitchy banter, it follows the bittersweet quest […]
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Tuesday, June 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
Book launch: This Far Back Everything Shimmers by Vicki Husband, Thur 30 June, Waterstones Byres Road
THIS FAR BACK EVERYTHING SHIMMERS by Vicki Husband Book launch on Thursday 30th June – at Waterstones Books, 351 – 355 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AU The universe has never been depicted so intimately, nor the mundane so infused with stellar significance as it is in the poetry of Vicki Husband. This debut collection is […]
Monday, June 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
The Sma’ Shot Slam 2016, Paisley Town Hall, Saturday 2 July, 2016
The Sma Shot Slam 2016 Saturday 2 July, 2016 7.30 p.m. Paisley Town HallSecond annual Sma’ Shot Festival poetry slam event.COMPETITORS vie for £50 prize money and a place in the Scottish Slam Finals in Edinburgh in March 2017.AUDIENCE get entertained by top performance poets with musical interludes.EVERYONE can visit the well stocked licenced bar.And […]
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Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Ten Writers Telling Lies at West End Festival
At this year’s West End Festival Ten Writers are participating in an event with musician Jim Byrne. Of the ten five attend Alan McMunnigal’s Creative Writing Classes at Glasgow University. Some have also studied at Glasgow University’s M.Litt in Creative Writing. They include writers whose work has been published in Germany and by Legend Press, […]
Love’s Long Road by G D Harper
Set in and around Glasgow’s West End in the 1970s, Love’s Long Road is GD Harper’s debut novel. Described by the Sunday Post as ‘a gritty summer read’, it is the story about a young woman leading a double life because of fear and guilt about her past. The eBook is on promotion with Amazon […]
Lies of the Land – Chris Dolan, Book Launch Review by Pat Byrne
Chris Dolan promised ‘a book launch with a difference ‘ on 1 June, 2016, when he launched his second Maddy Shannon mystery novel with the help of his many talented friends – it certainly worked out that way. There was a great turn out at Glasgow Caledonian University on a beautiful sunny evening and the […]
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Friday, June 3, 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
