Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events.

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Books, talks and poetry events. Glasgow has everything on offer for lovers of literature, including major book festivals, book launches, poetry slams and spoken word open mics.

Plenty to choose from with events showcasing new talent as well as acclaimed writers and poets.

Events and New Books To Watch Out For

Glasgow Poetry and Spoken Word Winter Social/’The Poet Party’ 13 December, 2015

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Glasgow Poetry and Spoken Word Winter Social/’The Poet Party’ 13 December, 2015   The Blue Chair85 High Street, Glasgow G1 1NB Booze. Christmas songs. Party games. Booze. ‘Networking’. The drunken settling of old scores. Booze. Food. Special guests. And a visit from Santa Claus himself*. It can only be the Glasgow Poetry and Spoken Word Winter […]

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Fail Better: PLAY FOR PALESTINE Thursday, December 17, 2015

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Fail Better: PLAY FOR PALESTINE            Thursday, December 17, 2015    at 8 PM     McChuills Glasgow    40 High Street, Glasgow G1 1NL It was a wish of mine to tell youA story of a dead nightingaleIt was a wish of mine to tell youThe storyWere it not for this lip they cut – Samih […]

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Centre for Open Studies, Creative Writing, Fiction Showcase 8 December, 2015

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Student Showcase 8 December, STUC, 7 P.M.  Over the years, the Centre for Open Studies has produced many notable, award-winning and widely published writers. These writers have enhanced the reputation of the Centre. Each year, new and returning students produce excellent work during their time at the Centre. This event showcases work written by students […]

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Teenage Book Club Tuesday 15th December, 2015 Waterstones, Byres Road

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Teenage Book Club Tuesday 15th December , 2015 16.00 – 17.00 Waterstones, Byres Road Discussion of “Mosquitoland” by David Arnold at Waterstones’ Teenage Book Club Byres Road ‘We hope to see you there!’ 351-355 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AU www.waterstones.com/bookshops/glasgow-byres-road

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An evening with Robert Beedham: author of “Imagine” Tuesday 8th December, 2015 Waterstones, Byres Road

Imagine Robert Beeham

An evening with Robert Beedham: author of “Imagine” Tuesday 8th December 19:30 – 21:00 Waterstones, Byres Road After 20 years in advertising in London and Scotland, Robert Beedham decided to follow his childhood dream, and started to write stories that he passionately believed in. Stories that would restore something lost…wonder.One result is Imagine, a genuinely […]

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REWINDItalia: Early Video Art in Italy – Book Launch Fri 18 December 2015 CCA

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Studio Azzurro, Vedute (quel tale non sta mai fermo) [Views (that bloke never stays still)], 1985, Palazzo Fortuny, Venice. ©[/caption] REWINDItalia: Early Video Art in Italy – Book Launch Fri 18 December 2015 6pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900  CCA Italy was a vibrant centre of video art […]

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The C Word, Scottish Writers’ Centre, CCA Tuesday 8 December, 2015

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The ‘C’ Word Tue 8 December 2015 7pm, £6 (£3 concessions) on the door, Free to SWC members, Clubroom Ages 18+ CCA The ‘C’ Word: A talk on cross-media collaboration followed by a reading from Les Animots: A Human Bestiary, with Douglas Robertson and Gordon Meade. Gordon Meade is a Scottish poet based in the […]

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St Mungo’s Mirrorball Poetry Showcase 10 December, 2015 CCA

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  St Mungo’s Mirrorball – Poetry Showcase 10th December 7pm The last St Mungo’s Mirrorball event of the year will be this Thursday 7pm on 10th December in the clubroom at CCA. It would be great to see everyone prior to the festive period From 6.15pm in the same room members of the Mirrorball will […]

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Christmas Shopping: Books for Syria, Waterstones, Byres Road

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  Buy Books for Syria at Waterstones Waterstones, Byres Road have a fabulous range of books in stock – great gifts for all the family. Watch out for the sticker on a selected range of Books for Syria – for each book purchased 100% of sales goes to Oxfam towards their Books for Syria Campaign.  […]

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Federation of Scottish Writers: Tinsel Tales 17 December, 2015 GOMA

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17 December, 2015 2:00pm – 6:30pm          Gallery of Modern Art – GoMA Library Royal Exchange Square Glasgow, Glasgow G1 3AH        Federation of Writers (Scotland) are holding our usual Christmas event at GoMA on 17 December. Slots and places fill up fast so please book early! To book yours anytime after […]

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Saturday, December 5, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Christmas in Glasgow

Bothying in Scotland Ian R. Mitchell

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Bothying in Scotland One of the projects Ian Mitchell has been working on in 2015 is a feature film about the history of bothying in the Scottish mountains, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Mountain Bothies Association, the charity which renovates and maintains the many bothies in the Highlands. Ian was involved in  both […]

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Mslexia Women’s Short Story Competition 2016

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Women’s Short Story Competition The Mslexia 2016 competition welcomes writers of all levels of experience, writing stories on any subject – in any style. Up for grabs is a sumptuous £2,000 first prize, publication in the June 2016 issue of Mslexia and the fantastic exposure that this competition gives its finalists. So if you’ve got a story – or […]

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Friday, December 4, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

GRAMNet Film Series I am Kuba and For Ailsa CCA Wed 9 December 2015

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GRAMNet Film Series I am Kuba and For Ailsa CCA Wed 9 December 2015 6pm, Free but ticketed, Cinema All ages Book online / 0141 352 4900 Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network I am Kuba When their family business goes bankrupt Kuba and Mikołaj’s parents are forced to leave Poland to find work abroad. […]

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Bob Law: The Winter Wonders of Oban

Kayakers. Loch Etive and Glen Etive

The Scottish Western Highlands, with a scattered population, can sometimes seem cold, barren and rather bleak in November with endless days of rain, mist covered mountains and little obvious nightlife. The busy sea port of Oban bucks that trend however with ferries travelling from the mainland to various offshore islands, and the town, which lies […]

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Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games: a pictorial memory with Robert Rogerson, The Mitchell

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Saturday 28 November 2015 13:30 – 14:30 The Mitchell Library Robert Rogerson celebrates the success of Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games, arguably the second largest multi-sport event in the world attracting more than 4000 athletes from the 71 nations and territories across the globe. For 12 days in mid-2014, the city of Glasgow basked in some of […]

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The Only Way is Ethics: Our Dream City Saturday 5 December, 2015

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Hosted by The Dream Machine and On the Corner Saturday 5 December, 2015 3:00pm – 8:00pm 253-257 London Road, Glasgow G40 1PE Would you like to play a part in building something new and exciting for the communities of Glasgow? The Only Way is Ethics: Our Dream City is a day of conversation, exploring issues […]

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Tips for Girls Glasgow Women’s Library December 1, 2015

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Tips for Girls Glasgow Women’s Library December 1, 2015@ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm    | Free Is it proper for a single girl to have dinner in a bachelor’s apartment without a chaperone? Why don’t boys make passes at girls who wear glasses? How can I get a fuller bust? Whether you want advice on […]

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Thursday, November 26, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Getting More Out of the Poems We Read and Write, Hillhead Library 2 p.m. Sun 29 November, 2015

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Getting More Out of the Poems We Read and Write Hillhead, Library Glasgow Free, ticketed Sunday 29 November 2015 14:00 – 16:00 What, if anything, do all really good poems have in common? How best can we excavate familiar, old poems and explore less well known, new ones? Where do excellent poems come from and […]

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Alexander McCall Smith, The Mitchell, Wednesday 2 December, 2015

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Wednesday 2 December, 2015 Tickets are £5 from the Mitchell Library box office or buy online Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and most popular authors. For many years he was a professor of Medical Law, then, after the publication of his highly successful No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which […]

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

An Evening with Helen MacKinven, Waterstones Byres Road 30 November, 2015

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An evening with Helen MacKinven: Author of ‘Talk of the Toun’ Monday 30th November 19:00 – 20:30 at Glasgow – Byres Road Talk of the Toun (Paperback) An uplifting black comedy of love, family life and friendship. Talk of the Toun is a bittersweet coming-of-age tale set in the summer of 1985, in working class, […]

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

St Andrew’s Day Poetry Night Scottish Huntington’s Association 29 November, 2015

St Andrew’s Day Poetry Night Scottish Huntington’s Association Fundraiser Scottish Song and Story featuring Tom Leonard Wellington Church £10 (Concessions £5) 0141 848 0308 or send message on Facebook www.facebook.com/ScottishHuntingtonsAssociation/ 29th November, 2015 29th November 2015 – SHA St Andrew’s Day Poetry Night in Glasgow Wellington Church, University Avenue, G12  

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Mill Girls On Tour, Book Week Scotland 25 November, 2015

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The Mitchell,  6 Granville St, Glasgow G3 7DR Mill Girls On Tour will be a signed show for Book Week Scotland – our wonderful interpreter Christine King will be working with us on Wednesday – if you can let people know, that would be fantastic. See attachments – Christine is in the photos attached : Bargain […]

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Monday, November 23, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Scottish Writers Centre Speakeasy CCA 24 November, 2015

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  www.scottishwriterscentre.org.uk info@scottishwriterscentre.org.uk CCA: 350 Sauchiehall StreetGlasgow G2 3JD    

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Thursday, November 19, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: The Movie Doctors GFT Saturday 21 November, 2015

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Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: The Movie Doctors GFT Saturday 21 November, 2015 15:00 p.m. Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo, the nation’s experts on all things film, celebrate the publication of their book The Movie Doctors with a unique blend of movie trivia, forthright opinion, and no-holds-barred bickering. With a passionate look at the anatomy […]

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema

The Gutter Magazine Party Tuesday, November 24, 2015

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The Gutter Magazine Party Tuesday, November 24, 2015 7:30pm Mono Cafe Bar10-12 King’s Court, King Street, GlasgowG1 5RB The Gutter Magazine Party |Janice Galloway| Robert Florence | Kerry Hudson | | Declan Welsh & More | FREE TICKETED EVENT Mono, 7:30pm til late. Lucky Gutter 13 is out with work from Liz Lochhead, Ron Butlin, […]

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

The Lefty Film Club, The Fourth Estate, Govanhill Baths

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The Lefty Film Club, Govanhill Baths and Radical Film Network are putting on a screening of The Fourth Estate – www.fourthestatedoc.com at Govanhill Baths Saturday 21st Nov at 7pm.  After the film Lee Salter, the director, will take part in a Q & A. t The screening will be followed by discussion and Q&A with […]

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Monday, November 16, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema

Love Music Hate Racism Gil Scott-Heron: Black Wax – Film Screening and Discussion

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Love Music Hate Racism Gil Scott-Heron: Black Wax – Film Screening and Discussion CCA Sun 15 November 2015 6.30pm, £5 (£4 concessions) + £1 booking fee, Theatre Ages 15+ Book online / 0141 352 4900 The poet, vocalist, and songwriter Gil Scott-Heron is often regarded as one of the most influential figures of rap and […]

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Friday, November 13, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema

Learning from the 1915 Rent Strikes, Glasgow Women’s Library, 27 November, 2015

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Women’s role in housing disputes in Scotland c. 1915 to the present Dr Valerie Wright Friday, 27 November 2015 from 09:30 to 16:30 Glasgow Women’s Library Free event – tickets on eventbrite This event will commemorate the centenary of the Rent Strikes of 1915 in Glasgow and elsewhere in Scotland. This was a grassroots community […]

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David Simons Wee Literary Festival St Louis 25 November, 2015

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David Simons at St Louis Cafe Bar Wednesday 25 November, 2015 Music from Kick Jackson and John Ross Host Linda Jackson 734 Dumbarton Rd, Glasgow, Glasgow City G11 6RD

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Aye Write! presents: Assault & Vinegar v. Assault & Sauce Mitchell Theatre 26th Nov 2015

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Crime Writers: Caro Ramsay and Neil Broadfoot Mitchell Theatre 26th Nov 2015  •  6:30PM – 7:30PM   Crime writers Caro Ramsay and Neil Broadfoot debate whether Edinburgh or Glasgow provide the best location for a crime novel. Salt or Sauce? Join crime writers Caro Ramsay and Neil Broadfoot in a head-to-head event where they will debate […]

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Thursday, November 12, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

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