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

Project Cafe Open Mic, 2nd May 6 p.m.

  Tell it slant presents the Project Cafe Open Mic, a place to come and sing, play, draw, or read your stuff to express that Friday feeling. Kids welcome. Food available. BYOB, £1 corkage. This event will follow on from the official opening of the Locavore Mini-Store at 134 Renfrew Street from 12 noon! https://www.facebook.com/events/814557421906113/ […]

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Thursday, May 1, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

2014 A Year to Remember Helensburgh & District Writers’ Workshop in celebration of a unique year. Helensburgh Library Saturday, 24th May 10.30 a.m.

  Contents 1.  Homecoming                                    Catriona Malan         2.  Return to the Monach Isles            Robin Lloyd-Jones             4.  An Island Memory                           Catherine Lockie                5.  Serendipity                                        Lynn Henderson      6.  Grey Wolf Haunting                        Robin Lloyd-Jones    7.  The Craggs                                        Saskia Tepe               8.  Oor Country                                     Ann MacKinnon                                  9.  A Sodger’s Tale                            […]

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Writing Workshop Wholefoods, Giffnock Fundraiser for MS Revive Glasgow Tuesday 6th May

Writing Workshop Wholefoods, Giffnock Fundraiser for MS Revive Glasgow Tuesday 6th May 7.30 p.m.   Looking forward to delivering this Writing Workshop next Tuesday in the lovely Café area of Wholefoods. Only 20 places, so if anyone is interested, book a place by contacting Wholefoods – Giffnock directly.  Telephone: 0141 621 2700 www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/giffnock 124-134 Fenwick […]

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Head for the Edge by Kate Tough Book Launch, 16th May Waterstone’s Argyle Street, Glasgow

Head for the Edge by Kate Tough Book Launch, 16th May, 2014 6.30 p.m. Waterstone’s 174 Argyle Street, Glasgow G2 8BT Join us in Glasgow to celebrate the launch, the hilarity and the heartbreak of Kate Tough’s Head for the Edge, Keep Walking. With a book launch in Waterstones Argyle Street followed by an after […]

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Atropa Nights, Southside Fringe, Wednesday 14th May 2014 8.30pm, Govanhill Baths

  Atropa Nights     Wednesday 14th May 2014 8.30pm.   Govanhill Baths http://southsidefringe.org.uk/   Bookings now open click there < For one night only               Govanhill Baths http://www.govanhillbaths.com/  Atropa Nights Wednesday 14th May 2014 8.30pm. Govanhill Baths Limited number of tickets available at a very special never to be […]

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Ewan Morrison CCA, Glasgow 13 May 2014, 6:00 p.m.

Ewan Morrison CCA, Glasgow 13 May 2014, 6:00 p.m. In 2013 Ewan Morrison became the winner of the SMIT Scottish Book of the Year Fiction Prize 2013 (for the novel Close Your Eyes) . He is also winner of the Glenfiddich Writer of the Year Award 2103. The ‘erudite purveyor of filth’ talks about his […]

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St Mungo’s Mirrorball 1st and 8th May 2014, 7:00 p.m. CCA

St Mungo’s Mirrorball 1st and 8th May 2014, 7:00 p.m. CCA A showcase of the finest poetry talent on the Glasgow scene. Thu 1 May 7 p.m. Free / 0141 352 4900 Tonight’s verse comes courtesy of Gerrie Fellows (Window for a Small Blue Child) and Jacob Polley (The Havocs). Thu 8 May 7 p.m. […]

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Ann Donovan and Leela Soma 21 Revolutions Thursday 15th May Clydebank Library

Ann Donovan and Leela Soma 21 Revolutions Thursday 15th May Clydebank Library, Dumbarton Rd, Clydebank, G81 1XH 7:30 pm To celebrate its 21st anniversary this year, Glasgow Women’s Library commissioned 21 artists and 21 writers to produce artworks, poems and stories inspired by the library’s archives for their beautifully illustrated anthology 21 Revolutions. These new […]

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Booked! West Dunbartonshire Festival of Words 2014 12th May – 31st May 2014

12th May – 31st May 2014 West Dunbartonshire Libraries and Cultural Services Terry Lanagan, Executive Director of Educational Services. ‘Booked!’ West Dunbartonshire Festival of Words 12th – 31st May, 2014 This year’s festival aims to reflect the broader concerns of the country. There will be two events offerin different perspectives on World War One with […]

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Saturday, April 26, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Poetry at Waterstone;s, Argyle Street, Niall Campbell, 30th April

The next poetry reading session will be on Wednesday the 30th April at 7pm when we will be joined by exciting new poet Niall Campbell who will be reading from his new collection ‘Moontide’ pub by Bloodaxe. Waterstone’s Argyle Street 30 April, 2014 Open Mic follows

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Friday, April 25, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand 30 Apr 2014, 7:30 p.m.

Bright Club: Glasgow The Stand 30 Apr 2014, 7:30 p.m. Bright Club features its usual intoxicating blend of comedy and academia as lecturers from the city’s universities turn their studies into entertaining stories. http://www.brightclubglasgow.org/ £5 The Stand 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG

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The Glasgow Comic Mart, Britannia Panopticon, 3 May, 2014

The Glasgow Comic Mart 3 May 2014, 10:00 a.m. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Comics, memorabilia, collectibles and original artwork. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall 113-117 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HD

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Rally & Broad 30 April 2014, 8:30 p.m. Tron Theatre, Glasgow

Rally & Broad 30 April 2014, 8:30 p.m. Tron Theatre, Glasgow A literary-flavoured cabaret night, boasting spoken word, ‘live literature’, new music and dancing into the wee small hours. Hosted by Jenny Lindsay and Rachel McCrum. http://rallyandbroad.wordpress.com £5 on the door or from on the door or from http://www.tron.co.uk/event/performance-poetry. (and a complimentary glass of anCnoc […]

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Monday, April 21, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Nuala Ní Chonchúir, Scottish Writers Centre, CCA, 29th April, 7 p.m.

Nuala Ní Chonchúir CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD Tuesday 29th April 2014, 7pm to 8.30pm, ‘International Event’ with Nuala Ní Chonchúir. Rising star of the Irish literary scene, Nuala Ní Chonchúir comes to Glasgow to promote her new novel “The Closet of Savage Mementos”, set in a fictionalised Ullapool and inspired by her […]

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Book launch: From The Calton to Catalonia, Willy and John Maley, 1st May

Book launch of the play based on the Scots who fought Franco. Thursday 1st May, 7 – 9 p.m.   Unison, 84 Bell Street, Glasgow G1                        

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Saturday, April 19, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

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

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