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

SHONA KINLOCH RGI – Glasgow TUESDAY TALK 22 APRIL 2014

SHONA KINLOCH RGI – GlasgowTUESDAY TALK22 APRIL 2014 Next week’s Tuesday Talk features much-lauded sculptor Shona Kinlochin our continuing series of ‘Meet the RGI artists’. Join us on Tuesday for coffee & homebaking at 10.30, with Shona’s illustrated talk following on at 11 – to hear and see something of the inspirations, the processes, the […]

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Tell it Slant presents Project Cafe Open Mic, Glasgow Friday 25th April at 6 p.m.

Tell it Slant presents Project Cafe Open Mic   Friday 25th April at 6 p.m.     A place to come and sing, play, or read a poem to express that Friday feeling. A free beer for performers. Come and have an after-work drink in the sun!   Project Nomadic Cafe 134 Renfrew Street, G3 […]

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Evening of Spoken Word, Aidan McEoin, Cafe Hula, Glasgow, 25th April

An Evening of Spoken Word Aidan McEoin with musical collaboration  Cafe Hula  Friday 25t April at 8pm Cafe Hula, 321 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3PT www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/people/aidan-mceoin-poet.php    

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World Book Night: Book Give Away 24 Apr 2014, 4:30 p.m. Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow

World Book Night: Book Give Away 24 Apr 2014, 4:30 p.m. Glasgow Women’s Library, Glasgow Enjoy some bookish chat amid the library’s shelves as part of the UK-wide World Book Night initiative, which launched in 2011 and is the biggest celebration of adult reading in the UK. Remember to pick up a copy of your […]

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Sunday, April 13, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Mason Cross: The Killing Season 23 Apr 2014, 7:00 p.m. Waterstone’s, Argyle St,Glasgow

Mason Cross: The Killing Season 23 Apr 2014, 7:00 p.m. Waterstone’s, Glasgow Mason Cross launches his debut novel and first in his Carter Blake series. http://carterblake.net/ Waterstone’s 174 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8AH

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Lights Out Listening Group, Old Hairdresser, Glasgow 20 Apr 2014, 6:30 p.m.

Lights Out Listening Group Old Hairdresser, Glasgow 20 Apr 2014, 6:30 p.m. Take a torch to this radiophonic aural experiment in the dark. Participants are encouraged to submit details of audio pieces or live spoken word works in advance to the organisers. Deadline to be included in the programme: Tuesday, 15th April. http://lightsoutlisteninggroup.wordpress.com/ Old Hairdresser […]

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Gerry Hassan: Caledonian Dreaming, The quest for a different Scotland

Gerry Hassan: Caledonian Dreaming The Glad Café, Glasgow 20 Apr 2014, 4:00 p.m. Writer, commentator and thinker Hassan gears up for the referendum with his examination of the state of contemporary Scotland, Caledonian Dreaming: The Quest for a Different Scotland. £5    http://www.gerryhassan.com/? The Glad Café 1006a Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, G41  

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Saturday, April 12, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Book launch: Bill Daly: ‘Black Mail’ at Waerstone’s Glasgow, 17 April

Bill Daly: Black Mail Waterstone’s, Glasgow 17 April 2014, 6:00 PM The local crime writer launches his latest, Black Mail. Waterstone’s 153-157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3EW

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Architecture and Literature collaboration between SWC and GSA, 15 April, 7 p.m. CCA, Sauchiehall Street

Tuesday 15th April 2014, 7pm to 8.30pm, CCA Club Room, 350 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3JD ‘Architecure & Literature’ collaboration between the SWC & GSA. Scottish Writers’ Centre together with Glasgow’s Mackintosh School of Architecture (Glasgow School of Art) and  University Architecture Department and various architecture schools across Europe (Berlin, Dublin, Naples, Stuttgart, Vienna, Weimer) […]

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Aye Write Festival: Lesley Glaister and Andrew Greig: Little Egypt and Fair Helen, 10th April, 7.30 p.m.

Lesley Glaister and Andrew Greig: Little Egypt and Fair Helen 10 Apr 2014  •  7:30 P.M – 8:30 P.M  •  Mitchell Library, North Street, Charing Cross Two outstanding Scottish writers concerned with memory and myth discuss their new books. with Dr Linda Jackson Two outstanding Scottish writers concerned with memory and myth. Lesley Glaister is […]

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Book Launch, First Time Solo by Iain Maloney, 9th June, Rio’s, Partick

Book Launch: Iain Maloney’s First Time Solo published by Freight June 9th: 6.30pm.  Rio Cafe, Hyndland Street, Partick, Glasgow A gripping and ultimately deeply effecting literary debut, First Time Solo is more than a war story, it is a beautifully rendered portrait of men preparing for conflict and a society on the brink of seismic social […]

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Final Evening Albany Readings, Wednesday, 9th April

Albany Readings Albany Centre 9th April, 2014 6.30pm-9pm at The Albany Centre £3 With more readers than usual and with the emphasis on brevity, it looks set to be a great finale to a successful run. Please come along to enjoy excellent new work. In conjunction with thi wurd new fiction magazine   44 Ashley Street, […]

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Monday, April 7, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Aye Write: Ian Brown: ‘Whaur’s your Wullie Shakespeare noo?’ 7th April, 6 p.m.

Ian Brown: ‘Whaur’s your Wullie Shakespeare noo?’ 7 Apr 2014  •  6:00 P.M – 7:00 P.M  •  Mitchell Library, North Street, Charing Cross Ian Brown delves into the rich and diverse history of Scottish theatre from agitprop to pantomime and more. Although there are many great Scottish playwrights working at present, from Liz Lochhead to […]

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Aye Write: Michael Schmidt and Robert McCrum: The Novel: A Biography, 12th April, 2014 1.30 p.m. The Mitchell

Michael Schmidt and Robert McCrum: The Novel: A Biography 12 Apr 2014  •  1:30 P.M – 2:30 P.M  •  Mitchell Library, North Street, Charing Cross The dramatic story of the history and possible future of the novel from Michael Schmidt. The novel is the modern form par excellence, the kind of literature that comes about […]

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Glasgow International Festiva: Talk The Humorists Michael Smith & Bedwyr Williams , 06 April, Tramway

Talk The Humorists Michael Smith & Bedwyr Williams Date: 06 April   Location: Tramway Tramway, 25 Albert Dr, Glasgow, G41 2PE As Kant had it, only humour and music have the power to reach those parts that other, more academic forms cannot reach. If the comedian works for laughs then the humorist is one that seeks […]

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Ruth Barker, Kim Moore and Lucy Reynolds Launch, Women’s Library Glasgow, 5th April, 2014

Event Ruth Barker, Kim Moore and Lucy Reynolds Launch Glasgow Women’s Library Date: 05 April   Location: Glasgow Women’s Library Glasgow Women’s Library23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, G40 1BP0141 550 2267 Ruth Barker & Kim Moore will be launching their works ‘The Lives of Saints’ and ‘We run. We Walk. We run’ with performances in our […]

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Glasgow Internationa: Gabriel Kuri Friday Event Presented by The Common Guild and The Glasgow School of Art,GFT, 4th April, 2014

  Talk Gabriel Kuri Friday Event Presented by The Common Guild and The Glasgow School of Art Date: 04 April Location: Glasgow Film Theatre GFT, 12 Rose St, Glasgow, G3 6RB The Common Guild presents artist Gabriel Kuri as part of The Glasgow School of Art’s ‘Friday Event’ series. Kuri will discuss his recent work […]

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Albany Readings, 2nd April, 2014

Wednesday, 2nd April, 6.30pm-9pm at The Albany Centre   The event will feature readings by writers, some music, visual art and a (very cheap) bar. The entry fee is £3. Please come along to enjoy excellent new work. The event is the third in a sequence of 4 that will take place at The Albany […]

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Monday, March 31, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Aye Write 2014, A Celebration of Mariscat Press, 11 April, Mitchell Library 6 p.m.

A Celebration of Mariscat Press 11 Apr 2014  •  6:00 P.M – 7:00 P.M  •  Mitchell Library Join Hamish Whyte to celebrate his Mariscat Press – a landmark in the publishing of Scottish poetry. Hamish Whyte’s Mariscat Press has been a landmark in the Scottish poetry landscape, publishing work by writers as diverse as Edwin […]

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MAYFESTO 2014, Tron, Glasgow

6th – 31st May 2014, Glasgow Mayfesto was established in 2010 as a new theatre festival for Glasgow. Celebrating the spoken word and exploring contemporary global issues drawn out of political circumstance, it was both provocative and engrossing. Mayfesto 2014 will have the theme of colonisation, and work will largely come under that banner. TRON […]

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Aye Write 2014: A Commonwealth Legacy of Literature, Amnesty International, 12 April, 5 p.m

A Commonwealth Legacy of Literature 12 Apr 2014  •  5:00 P.M – 6:00 P.M  •  Mitchell Library Aye Write! authors show their solidarity with writers who have been persecuted or imprisoned for their thoughts and words. Amnesty International celebrates more than 50 years of defending freedom of expression by considering how words can have real […]

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Aye Write: Lesley Riddoch Scotland and England: What’s the difference? 5th April, 3 p.m.

Scotland and England: What’s the difference? 5 Apr 2014  •  3:00 P.M – 4:00 P.M  •  Mitchell Library Lesley Riddoch, Michael Fry and Rory Stewart discuss how distinct Scotland and England really are. How distinct are Scotland and England? Are there genuine differences in political outlook, or deeper continuities? Is Glasgow more like Oslo than […]

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Aye Write 2014: Adrian Searle and David Barbour: Look Up Glasgow, Mitchell Library 6 April, 3.00 p.m.

Adrian Searle and David Barbour: Look Up Glasgow 6 Apr 2014  •  3:00 P.M – 4:00 P.M  •  Mitchell Library Look Up Glasgow shines a light on the ornaments, statues and decorations hidden in plain sight above eye level. Not just a handy reference guide, now in a pocket format, in which you can look […]

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Cargo House Party, Mono Cafe Bar, King St, Glasgow G1 5RB, 13th April

Cargo House Party Mono Cafe Bar 13th April, 6.30 p.n. Hosted by the kind folks at Mono Glasgow, and featuring readings by Alasdair Gray, Mark Z. Danielewski, Nicola White and Kate Tough, it’s shaping up to be a night to remember. Famous authors. Readings. Books. A bar. What more could you ask for of a […]

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Friday, March 28, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Keith McIvor and Tam Dean Burn, The Poetry Club, Glasgow, 10th April, 2014

 We Don’t Need This Fascist Groove Thang! Jd Twitch & Td Burn  Thursday, April 10 at 8:00pm        The Poetry Club, Glasgow Keith McIvor and Tam Dean Burn present their collaborations old and new. From Bertolt Brecht to Harry Horse. From Grace Lee Boggs to Heaven 17. Digital-Agit-Pop-Video LIVE & EXCLUSIVE at the Poetry Club. […]

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University of Strathclyde The Up-and-Coming Reading, Host Chris Agee, CCA, 28th March

University of StrathclydeThe Up-and-Coming Reading CCA Fri 28 March 2014 7.30pm, Terrace Bar, FREENo booking required Hosted by poet Chris Agee, writer-in-residence at the University of Strathclyde, finalists for the 2014 Keith Wright Literary Prize from the University’s Department of Creative Writing read from their work, followed by an open mic for student writers. For […]

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Counterflows Artist’s Talk with Joe McPhee & Brian Morton, CCA, 5th April

CounterflowsArtist’s Talk with Joe McPhee & Brian Morton CCA Sat 5 April 2014 2pm, Cinema, FREEBook online / 0141 352 4900 It is totally fitting that Joe McPhee is Counterflows’ first featured artist: not only is he a great artist, he also encompasses the very ethos of Counterflows, exploring through his art a cultural openness […]

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MAP Reading Group Sick Sick Sick: The Books of Ornery Women, CCA, Glasgow, 27 March, 2014

MAP Reading GroupSick Sick Sick: The Books of Ornery Women Thu 27 March 2014 6.30pm, FREE, ClubroomAges 15+Book online / 0141 352 4900 A reading project examining a radical or ‘bludgeoned’ subjectivity of female writers. Initiated by Emma Balkind and Laura Edbrook in association with MAP. Our readings will contrast the work of new female […]

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Cloud: solo exhibition by Henrik Pätzke, Project-Ability Glasgow

Cloud: solo exhibition by Henrik Pätzke Project-Ability Glasgow April 4 – May 24, 2014 In his first solo exhibition in the UK, Henrik Pätzke will create an expansive installation in Project Ability’s gallery and deliver a talk event about his practice on Saturday 5 April 1-2pm. Henrik Pätzke has been working with Inuti in Stockholm […]

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Fiction Readings at the Albany #2, Wednesday 26th March, 2014

Fiction Readings at the Albany Wednesday 26th March, 2014  – 6.30 p.m. Thank you to the many people who attended the opening event. We would like to invite you all to come along to the second in the series, at the Albany Centre in Glasgow, this Wednesday 26th March, from 6.30pm until 9pm. The Albany […]

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