Poetry and Film with Alastair Cook CCA 8th July 2014 – 7 p.m.
Poetry and Film with Alastair Cook CCA 8th July 2014 – 7 p.m. In this masterclass, lens-based artist Alastair Cook explores the intersection of poetry and film: the film-poem. An established and award winning artist, Cook works with lens-based media focusing on large format film and antique photographic practice; he also works as a filmmaker […]
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Saturday, July 5, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Review: thi wurd New Fiction Issue Number 2
Buy thi wurd #2 Review by Pat Byrne, July, 2014 I write a fair number of reviews but I tend to avoid covering books or literary magazines. However, I was so impressed by the second edition of thi wurd that I’ve made an exception. It’s taken all of a year and a half to produce […]
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GYFF presents: TV Masterclass with Sarah Walmsley Thursday 10 July GFT, 12 Rose St Buy Tickets → A co-founder and Creative Director of Glasgow-based TV company Raise the Roof Productions, Sarah Walmsley has a wealth of industry experience. Her current credits include Building Dream Homes on BBC2 and Phil Spencer: Secret Down Under for Channel […]
Friday, July 4, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Cinema
Cressida Cowell Mitchell Library 7 July 2014
Cressida Cowell Mitchell Library 7 July 2014, 3:30 p.m. Cressida Cowell talks about her How to Train Your Dragon series of novels, the second film version of which has just hit screens this summer. Did you know that the DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon films were inspired by Scotland? Learn why in this exclusive […]
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Independent Booksellers Week 28 June – 5th July 2014
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
An Evening with Rainbow Rowell, 10 July, Waterstone’s
An Evening with Rainbow Rowell 10 July 2014, 6.30 p.m. Waterstone’s, Glasgow The young adult novelist from Nebraska talks about her latest novel, Landline, and previous book Fangirl. When she’s not writing, Rainbow is reading comic books, planning Disney World trips and arguing about things that don’t really matter in the big scheme of […]
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Monday, June 30, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Kids and young people
Poetry and Film with Alastair Cook, CCA, 8 July, 2014
Poetry and Film with Alastair Cook CCA, Glasgow 8 July 2014, 7 p.m. In this masterclass, lens-based artist Alastair Cook explores the intersection of poetry and film: the film-poem. Tickets:£6, Concession £3 An established and award winning artist, Cook works with lens-based media focusing on large format film and antique photographic practice; he also works […]
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Book Launch: Dead Men’s Bones by James Oswald Waterstone’s, Argyle St, Glasgow 3rd Jul, 2014
Book Launch: Dead Men’s Bones by James Oswald Waterstone’s, Argyle St, Glasgow 3rd Jul, 2014 7 p.m. The crime writer launches the fourth in his Edinburgh-set Inspector Mclean novels. ‘ I will be interviewed by Douglas Skelton, read a bit, be evasive when answering questions, then sign some books.’ http://jamesoswald.co.uk/ Waterstone’s 174 Argyle Street, Glasgow, […]
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Franco-German Film Series Die Innere Sicherheit, CCA 2 July
Franco-German Film SeriesDie Innere SicherheitThe State I Am In CCA Wed 2 July 2014 7pm, £3 (£2 for students and members of Goethe-Institut and Alliance Française, membership card required), CinemaAges 18+Book online / 0141 352 4900 Die Innere Sicherheit (The State I Am In)Germany 2000, 119 mins.Dir: Christian Petzold. With: Julia Hummer, Barbara Auer, Richy […]
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Friday, June 27, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
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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Keep Your Battery Charged, Trades Hall 28th June
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Scotland On The Cusp, A Reading for Independence, OranMor, Sunday 6 July
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Thursday, June 26, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
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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Monday, June 23, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Gig Guide plus Club Events, West End Festival 2014
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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Saturday, June 21, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, West End Festival 2014
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 […]
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
A Day of Poetry: Open Learning University of Strathclyde 3rd July
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Wednesday, June 11, 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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Monday, June 9, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, West End Festival 2014
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 […]
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, […]
Saturday, June 7, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, West End Festival 2014
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.
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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Monday, June 2, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, West End Festival 2014
