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

Team Effort: Humans. The Glad Cafe 30 June – 4th July, 2014

Humans: Team Effort The Glad Cafe 30th June until 4th July Tickets: Free from http://teameffort.brownpapertickets.com/ Over five summer nights at the Glad Café, Team Effort! curates a series of events exploring the human condition and delving into our minds with discussion, live music, film and performance. HUMANS is curated by visual artist, Rose Ruane and […]

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Friday, June 27, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Scotland On The Cusp, A Reading for Independence, OranMor, Sunday 6 July

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Fail Better and Auld Enemies,Thursday, July 10 McChuills Glasgow

 Fail Better and Auld Enemies Thursday, July 10  at 8:00pm         McChuills Glasgow Fail Better is back for it’s last outing before our summer holidays and we’re proper excited to present AULD ENEMIES featuring some of Scotland’s most exciting poets: Ross Sutherland & Ryan Van Winkle / Billy Letford & Colin Herd / nick-e melville & […]

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

St Louis Wee Literary Festival, Crime Night, Alex Gray Wed 25 June

Literary Muse at St Louis: Crime & Intrigue St Louis Cafe Bar Wednesday 25 June 8.00 p.m. www.stlouis-cafebar.co.uk Come and enjoy this Literary Evening of Crime and Intrigue, hosted by Linda Jackson , with word, song, good company and great chat. Special guest crime writer Alex Gray. Americana Music from Jim Byrne St Louis Cafe […]

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Rue End Street Event Wed 25th June, Clydebank Library Heritage Centre

Rue End Street Event  Wednesday 25th June,    7:00pm – 8:00pm  Clydebank Library Heritage Centre Ever wondered what happened to Lenny Gillespie after the end of Mavis’s Shoe? Sue Reid Sexton will be talking about and reading from Rue End Street, the sequel. There will also be a teeny mini-dramatisation. Please come! Clydebank Library Heritage Centre, […]

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Sunday, June 22, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

West End Festival: Literary Event, Partners in Crime at Cottiers 29 June

Partners in Crime – West End Festival Literary Event Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 3:00pm  Cottiers    Partners in Crime. A heady mix of top Scottish crime writers at Cottier’s Theatre Sunday 29 June 3pm -featuring Caro Ramsay. Craig Robertson, Russel D McLean. Free West End Festival closing event. Cottiers, 93/95 Hyndland Street, Glasgow G11 5PX […]

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Commonwealth Cultural Progamme, Tales of the Empire Cafe, 24 July, The Briggait

Tales of the Empire Café 24 Jul 2014 – 19:00 – 20:30 Empire Café, The Briggait 141 Bridgegate Glasgow G1 5HZ Authors Fred D’Aguiar and James Robertson discuss slavery stories and their place in literature with Alan Riach. Empire Café project, part of the Commonwealth 2014 Cultural programme will explore Scotland’s involvement with the North […]

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Freight Books: A House Called Askival Launch, Monday 16th June, Glasgow

Freight Books: A House Called Askival Launch Glasgow Monday 16th June, 2014 – 6.30 p.m. Cup Tea Lounge/Gin 71 ‘We’re excited to launch Merryn Glover’s stunning debut novel, A House Called Askival, at Cup Tea Lounge/ Gin71 on Monday the 16th of June at 6.30pm. You are all very welcome to come along and join […]

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Monday, June 16, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

The Project Cafe Open Mic Friday 13th June, 2014 at 5:30pm – 10:00pm

The Project Cafe Open Mic Friday 13th June, 2014 at 5:30pm – 10:00pm The Project Cafe and Tell it slant are very honoured to have Irish comedy legend and author Ian Macpherson leading the proceedings for Friday the 13th! But of course the main star is YOU. Bring a song, story or poem to share, […]

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Friday, June 13, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Liz Lochhead, Literary Lates, Cottiers, June 13th, 2014

Liz Lochhead Literary Lates Cottiers, June 13th, 2014, 10 p.m. Headlining The West End Festival Literary Lates series, a unique late night cabaret event with the Scots Makar. Liz will perform excerpts from her play Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off. A topical play for the debate on Scottish Independence. An unmissable […]

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Poetry in the Park with Glasgow Women’s Library 12th June, 2014, An Clachan, West End Festival

Poetry in the Park with Glasgow Women’s Library 12th June, 2014, 7 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.  Hosted by Magi Gibson Poetry Reading in Kelvingrove Park, at An Clachan. Reading will be Magi Gibson, Sheila Templeton, :Leela Soma, Nicola Burkhill and Ellen McAteer. Outside if sunny, in An Clachan if wet. Glasgow Women’s Library An Clachan […]

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West End Festival 2014: Kelvingrove Bandstand Restoration Hillhead Library Thursday 26 Jun 6:30pm

Kelvingrove Bandstand Restoration Hillhead Library Thursday 26 Jun 6:30pm Part of West End Festival  http://www.westendfestival.co.uk No advance booking. For more information call 0141 334 6370 www.fgw.org.uk Built in 1924, Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre hosted an extraordinary variety of live music and performance until closure in the 1990s due to disrepair. With support from the public, […]

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Who’s Still Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Thursday 10th and Thursday 17th June 10 a.m.University of Strathclyde

Who’s Still Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Thursday 10th and Thursday 17th June 10 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. A Fun and Thoughtful Class with Linda Jackson Details on Facebook University of Strathclyde, Graham Hills Building.

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Friday, June 6, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

20s and 30s Reading Group READERS’ DAY William Patrick Library, Kirkintilloch Saturday 7 June

20s and 30s Reading Group – Kirkintilloch READERS’ DAY William Patrick Library, Kirkintilloch Saturday 7 June 1.00- 4.30pm If you already belong to a Reading Group, or are interested in joining one, why not come along and take part in this celebration of books and reading? Karen Campbell, Gillian Galbraith, Laura Marney and Craig Robertson […]

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Launch of Fourfold Poetry Friday, June 27, 2014 at 7:00pm Tell it slant

Launch of Fourfold Poetry Friday, June 27 at 7:00pm Tell it slant  Tell it Slant and Project Cafe are proud to host the launch of fourfold poetry magazine, issues 2 and 3. There will be readings by featured poets Christie Williamson, Kate Tough, Sandy Hutchison, Richie Mccaffery, Vicki Husband and William Bonar. Open mic will […]

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Ali Cobby Eckermann, tell It slant, Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 7:00pm

   Ali Cobby Eckermann        tell It slant      Thursday, June 26  at 7:00pm   Award-winning Aboriginal Australian poet Ali Cobby Eckermann is “one of the most remarkable poets to emerge in Australian poetry since the 1970s.” (Poetry International Foundation) Her first book of poetry, little bit long time, was published by the Australian Poetry Centre […]

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Scottish Writers Centre ‘Homeland’ with Iyad Hayatleh CCA Tue 10 June 2014

Scottish Writers Centre‘Homeland’ with Iyad Hayatleh CCA Tuesday 10 June 2014 7pm, £6 (£3 for concessions) on the door, FREE to SWC members, ClubroomAges 16+ Acclaimed Glaswegian-based Palestinian poet-in-exile Iyad Hayatleh will present new poems of displacement and spiritual longing, accompanied by music and images which form part of his latest literary project. Iyad is […]

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The Project Cafe Open Mic Friday 6 June, 2014

The Project Cafe Open Mic Friday 6 June, 2014   7 p.m. – 11 p.m.   The Project Cafe        Guest hosted this week by Mistah Rotavator, this will be an unholy alliance of word and sound presided over by the new Church of Poetry, Tell it slant. BYOBooze, songs, stories, poems, and listening ears… The Project […]

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

New Writing Showcase June 12, 2014 at 10:00pm Cottiers Theatre

New Writing Showcase June 12 at 10:00pm Cottiers Theatre Part of West End Festival 2014 www.westendfestival.co.uk         New Writer Showcase, presented by the Creative Writing Programme at the University of Glasgow. The best and the brightest rising stars emerging from Creative Writing at University of Glasgow will entertain with words and wit (and some […]

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Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow Programme West End Festival 2014

Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, West End Festival 2014 To book your place please phone 0141 330 1860 orEmail” openstudies-enquiry@glasgow.ac.uk http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/centreforopenstudies/ 1) Egyptian Hieroglyphs in Half an Hour Tuesday 3 June 2014   2.00 – 2.30 pm We’ll unlock the secrets of the ancient Egyptian language and culture and you’ll learn how to read, […]

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Guide Gods – Claire Cunningham Friday 13 June, 7.30pm Glasgow University Memorial Chapel,

Guide Gods – Claire Cunningham Friday 13 June, 7.30pm Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, University Avenue Guide Gods – a new work created as part of Culture 2014, Glasgow’s cultural programme for the Commonwealth Games.  Combining movement, text and song Guide Gods looks at the perspectives of the majors faiths and religions towards the issue of […]

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John Gordon Sinclair: Blood Whispers Waterstone’s, Argyle Street 4 Jun 2014, 7 p.m.

John Gordon Sinclair: Blood Whispers Waterstone’s, Argyle Street 4 Jun 2014, 7 p.m. Sinclair speaks about his second novel, the Glasgow-set crime thriller Blood Whispers. Waterstone’s 174 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8AH

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Rachel Maclean Happy & Glorious One-day Symposium CCA Sun 15 June 2014

Rachel MacleanHappy & GloriousOne-day Symposium CCA Sun 15 June 2014 12pm, Free but ticketed, CinemaAll agesBook online / 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Rachel MacleanHappy & Glorious Sat 31 May — Sun 13 July 2014 Speakers: Erden Kosova (Istanbul), David Bailey (London), Jesse Presley Jones (Dublin) and Rachel Maclean (Glasgow) This one-day symposium, organized […]

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Aye-Aye Books: A People’s History of Scotland, CCA Thu 5 June 2014

Aye-Aye Books:A People’s History of Scotland CCA Thu 5 June 2014 18.30, Free on the door, ClubroomAll ages images”> In A People’s History of Scotland, the first socialist history of Scotland in over fifty years, Chris Bambery seizes the opportunity offered by September’s referendum to delve into the nation’s real and oft-forgotten past. His book […]

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A Bird Is Not A Stone, Glasgow Launch, Tell it Slant, Monday 2 June

A Bird Is Not A Stone, Glasgow Launch Monday, June 2 at 6:00pm Tell it Slant Tell it Slant is delighted to host the premier launch of A Bird is Not a Stone, a groundbreaking anthology of Palestinian poetry translated into all the languages of Scotland. The collection features poetry by 25 contemporary Palestinian poets […]

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Thursday, May 29, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

The Sceptre Prize 2014, Cottiers Theatre, 6th June 10 p.m.

The Winner of The Sceptre Prize 2014 Paul McQuade The Sceptre Prize 2014 Part of the West End Festival Friday 6th June, 10 p.m. Cottiers Theatre, 93 Hyndland St, Glasgow G11 5PU Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow and Sceptre Books present a thrilling event that will include performances by some of the best […]

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Tonight at The Old Hairdressers: Poetry and Spoken Word

Tuesday 27th May – The Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, City Centre £3 is the cost, 8pm is the time Stephen Watt, Rachel McCrum, Jenny Lindsay, and Sam Small are the talents on show if you feel like toddling along.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Freight Books: Articles of Faith Launch Glasgow Friday, May 30 at 6:30pm The Rio Cafe

Freight Books: Articles of Faith Launch Glasgow Friday, May 30 at 6:30pm The Rio Cafe, 27 Hyndland street, Glasgow G11 5QF          You are all very welcome to join us at Glasgow’s Rio Café on Friday 30th of May, where Michael Cannon will be launching his new novel, Articles of Faith. Articles of Faith […]

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Thursday, May 22, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

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