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

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

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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

Aye Write! presents: Notes of a Newsman Mitchell Theatre 25th Nov 2015

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John Mackay Mitchell Theatre 25th Nov 2015    7:00PM – 8:00PM    Using archive material, interview transcripts, recollections and personal diaries, John Mackay tells the story of one of the most tumultuous periods in Scotland s peacetime history. Notes of a Newsman is the story of Scotland as it was seen and heard by the people of […]

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Square Mile of Murder, Glasgow Libraries, The Mitchell, 19 November, 2015

Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN 19 November, 2015 Join The Mitchell’s librarians and archivists to explore resources relating to four notorious cases that took place in Glasgow’s historical “square mile of murder”. Book your place Places are limited. Please book in person at Granville Street Reception or by phoning 0141 287 2999. Time […]

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

‘Fishnet’, Kiristin Innes at Waterstones Byres Road Thursday 19 November, 2015

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Kirstin Innes will be discussing her book Fishnet at Waterstones Byres Road on Thursday 19 November at 6.30 p.m. Free event.   Kirstin Innes’s Fishnet wins Guardian Not the Booker Prize Kirstin Innes’s debut novel Fishnet, a dark and challenging exploration of the sex industry, has won the Guardian newspaper’s Not the Booker Prize. On […]

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Superior Historical Crime: Graeme Macrae Burnet and Lucy Ribchester, Waterstones Byres Rd 25 November, 2015

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Graeme Macrae Burnet and Lucy Ribchester, Waterstones Byres Road Wednesday 25 November, 2015 7.00 p.m. Roll up, roll up and Immerse yourself in the world of a crofting community in 19th-c Applecross – the setting for Graeme Macrae Burnet’s “tour-de-force”, His Bloody Project. And meet the colourful characters in Lucy Ribchester’s tale of suffragettes, trapeze […]

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Scottish Pen, Day of the Imprisoned Writer, University of Glasgow 12 November 2015

Thursday, 12th of November, 1pm University of Glasgow,  Room 101, 5 University Gardens, Glasgow G12 8QQ Each year, PEN Centres and members worldwide commemorate the Day of the Imprisoned Writer to raise awareness of the unjust imprisonment and other forms of attack against writers around the globe, to remember those who have been killed, and stand […]

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Tuesday, November 10, 2015 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Ghost: 100 Stories To Read With The Lights On – chosen by Louise Welsh Thur 12 November, 2015

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Thursday, November 12, 2015 6:00pm – 8:00pm          John Smith’s Glasgow University 65 Hillhead St, Glasgow G12 8QF Part of Academic Book Week 2015, Glasgow University’s newly inaugurated Professor of Creative Writing, award-winning author Louise Welsh, will discuss her recent novels and a new anthology of supernatural stories she is responible for editing. […]

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FAIL BETTER: Industrial Hazards, McChuills, Thursday, November 12, 2015

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FAIL BETTER: Industrial Hazards Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 8:00pm    McChuills Glasgow40 High Street,  Glasgow G1 1NL DONT PANIC it’s all fine just sit back no really it’s all fine China’s gonna take care of it all and we don’t need to worry jobs? we don’t need jobs just get some workfare doon yer neck […]

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Pop Goes The Writer Wednesday, November 25, 2015 The Iron Horse Bar

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Wednesday, November 25, 2015  7:30pm        The Iron Horse Bar Join us for Pop Goes The Writer – A Drone Publishing event taking place during Book Week Scotland. Come along for an evening of live music and discussions on pop, classic albums and the future of music. Authors attending and speaking at the event are:Chris […]

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Academic Book Week 2015 at John Smith’s Glasgow University 9 – 13 November

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November 9 at 5:30pm to November 13 at 8:30pm        John Smith’s Glasgow University Bookshop, The Fraser Building Glasgow University Bookshop will host five days of events to mark the latest addition to the university calendar: Academic Book Week. Running for the first time between the 9th and 13th November 2015, Academic Book Week is […]

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Cafe with Heart! Waterstones Byres Road, 18 November, 2015

Waterstones 351-355 Byres Road, Glasgow G12  High Blood Pressure  – are you at risk? 18 November, 2015 – 7 p.m. With Prof Rhian Touyz and Prof Mandy MacLean, University of Glasgow Free Event Come and join Prof Rhian Touyz and Prof Mandy MacLean in conversation about High Blood Pressure: “The silent killer, are you at […]

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Night at the Museum, The Hunterian, 27 November, 2015

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Exploration and Inspiring Scots To celebrate St Andrew’s Day, The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow will host a special Night at the Museum event on Friday 27 November from 7.00pm – 10.00pm. Inspired by The Hunterian collections, this exciting free social evening focuses on ‘Exploration’ and ‘Inspiring Scots’ connected to The Hunterian and the […]

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