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

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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Toni Stewart, Glasgow Women’s Library, 3rd April at 5.30 p.m. for 6.00 p.m.

Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landresst Street, G40 1 BP £2/Free 550 2267 Join GWL on night.  Bring something to eat with you if you like. www.womenslibrary.org.uk

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Sunday, March 23, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Project Cafe Party, Tell it slant and Locavore, 23rd March

Tell it slant reopens Party, 5 p.m. 23rd March 134 Renfrew Street, G3 6ST Project Cafe and Tell it slant poetry bookshop will be popping back up like a jack-in-the-box to celebrate an imminent 3-month residency back at 134 Renfrew Street, with Locavore. There will be yummy pizza, cakes, booze & soft drinks, music and […]

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Saturday, March 22, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Book Launch: For Faughie’s Sake, Laura Marney, 9th May, Waterstone’s, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

9th of May, 2014 Waterstone’s Sauchiehall St at 6pm Laura Marney will be launching new book, For Faughie’s Sake. Follow up to her bestselling book:  No Wonder I Take A Drink Waterstone’s, 153–157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3EW

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Friday, March 21, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Albany Readings, Centre for Open Studies Creative Writing Students, Wednesdays 19 March – 9th April, 2014.

Albany Learning and Conference Centre, Woodlands Wednesdays: 26th March,  2nd and 9th April. University of Glassgow Centre for Open Studies Creative Writing Students will be showing off some of their work on four consecutive Wednesday evenings from March 19th. I went along last night to the first event.  I knew that Frankie Gault was going […]

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Wild Words and Spring Writing Workshop, Woodlands Community Garden, 20th March – 5th April

WILD WORDS is our writing group exploring themes and feelings around ecology, nature, environment and place. We currently meet on alternate Thursday evenings at our Carnarvon Street office, but will be venturing outdoors for inspiration as the spring weather improves. No previous writing experience is needed and you are welcome to join us on Thursdays […]

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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Woodlands Community

Fiction Readings at the Albany Glasgow. New work and classic short fiction. March/April

Fiction Readings at the Albany Starting Wednesday 19th March, from 6.30pm until 9pm. Readings by seven writers, some music and visual art. The entry fee is £3. Please come along and enjoy excellent new work, as well as readings of selected classic short fiction. There will be some time for drinks and discussion afterwards. The […]

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Sunday, March 16, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

The Scottish Poetry Slam Championships, OranMor, Sunday 16th March

The Scottish Poetry Slam Championships Sunday 16th Of Mar 2014 – Comedy Festival, Doors 7 p.m. Starts 8 p.m. Slam Poetry is the wild child of literature. A live competition between poets of all styles – rhymers and rappers, ranters and ravers. Tonight everybody who has won a Poetry Slam this year goes head to […]

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SWC, Spring Speakeasy, Evening of Recitals, Poetry, Short Stories, CCA, Tuesday 18th March

SWC ‘Spring Speakeasy’ Tuesday 18th March, 7 p.m.   CCA An evening of recitals of poetry and short stories in English, Gaelic and Scots, from SWC members. Reading one’s own work is a vital experience for writers as a means to gain feedback and develop their own voice. Everyone is welcome, members and non-members Event […]

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Saturday, March 15, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Aye Write Festival: An Audience with Liz Lochhead, 6th April, 6 p.m. Mitchell Library

An Audience with Liz Lochhead 6 Apr 2014  •  6:00 P.M – 7:00 P.M  •  Mitchell Library, North Street The national Makar returns to Aye Write! – spend some time in the company of a real national treasure! Spend some time in the company of a real national treasure! The term is bandied about too […]

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Aye Write: Tom Leonard with Tam Dean Burn, new Scots translation Mother Courage, 6th April

Tom Leonard and Tam Dean Burn: Mother Courage 6 Apr 2014  •  7:30 P.M – 8:30 P.M  •  Mitchell Library, North St, Glasgow G3 7DN A new Scots translation of Bertolt Brecht’s great anti-war play of the twentieth century. Mother Courage by Bertolt Brecht is the great anti-war play of the twentieth century. Here Tom […]

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Glasgow Books and Talks: MAP Reading Group Sick Sick Sick: The Books of Ornery Women

MAP Reading GroupSick Sick Sick: The Books of Ornery Women Thursday 24 April 2014 CCA 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 […]

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Friday, March 14, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Review: Between the Thinks Bubble and the Speech Balloon, Liz Lochhead, OranMor until 15th March

Between the Thinks Bubble and the Speech Balloon Written and directed by Liz LochheadWritten by Liz Lochhead, Tom Leonard, William Letford, Grace Cleary and Henry Bell.Actors: Nathan Byrne, Kirstin McLean,  Sandy Nelson,  Gabriel Quigley  and Harry Ward At A Play, A Pie and A Pint OranMor, Until 15th March, 2014.  Review Pat Byrne. I must […]

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Chaophonies – Frankétienne & Mark Mulholland, 21st March, Alliance Francaise de Glasgow

Friday, March 21, 2014, 6:00pm Chaophonies » is the fruit of a collaboration between the Haitian poet, painter, novelist, playwright and actor Frankétienne and the Scottish musician Mark Mulholland combining spoken word and music. Theatrical readings by Frankétienne of extracts from his book of poetry « Rapjazz, Journal d’un Paria » blend with original music […]

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Aloud: Glasgow Prose, Plays and Poetry Slam, Queen Margaret Union, 13th March

ALOUD Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow Uni Thursday 13th March, 8:00pm Come and perform your poems, prose, sketches, and slam! Everyone welcome! Read it aloud! Queen Margaret Union22 University Gardens, G12 8QN

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Aye Write: Glasgow’s Book Festival, The Detectives: Serial Crime, 5th April, 2014

Watching The Detectives: Serial Crime 5 Apr 2014  •  1:30 P.M – 2:30 P.M  •  Mitchell Library Three of the country’s finest crime writers discuss how to keep long running characters fresh. How do you keep a long-running character fresh? How do you co-ordinate a story which overarches several separate volumes? Three of the country’s […]

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Aye Write, Glasgow’s Book Festival 2014, Margaret Drabble: The Pure Gold Baby, 10th April, The Mitchell Library

Margaret Drabble: The Pure Gold Baby 10th April 2014  •  6:00 P.M – 7:00 P.M  •  Mitchell Library, North Street One of the most incisive and empathetic of contemporary novelists talks about exceptional career Margaret Drabble, one of the most incisive and empathetic of contemporary novelists, crowned 2013 with a new novel of stealthy power, […]

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Aye Write: Glasgow’s Book Festival 2014. Laura Bates and Anne Dickson: Everyday Feminism and How to Fix It.

Laura Bates and Anne Dickson: Everyday Feminism and How to Fix it 9 Apr 2014 • 5:30 P.M – 6:30 P.M • Mitchell Library, North Street. A discussion on the ongoing day to day battle for equality in the modern world. Laura Bates and Anne Dickson: Everyday Feminism and How to Fix it In an […]

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Aye Write 2014: Dr Linda Jackson, Give it a Go Poetry Writing.

Give it a Go: Poetry Writing, Dr Linda Jackson Aye Write! Creative Writing Programm Glasgow Book Festival, Mitchell Library, North Street  7th April, 5.30 – 7.30 p.m.   This session is for those who have been circling the poet in themselves for some time or for those who have been tentatively beginning the process of […]

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The Independence Lectures, Tariq Ali, Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow Uni, 14th March 2014

Scotland: Between Past and Future | Tariq Ali Friday, March 14, 2014, 6:30pm Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow, University Ave, G12 8NN Over the coming months we will be co-hosting “The Independence Lectures” in association with Pluto Press and Wordpower books. This series of public events will be addressed by renowned academics, authors and […]

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Monday, March 10, 2014 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events

Don Share, Talk and Reading, 11th March, University of Glasgow

American poet, editor, and scholar, Dr Don Share, editor of Poetry magazine (Chicago) and former head of the Harvard Poetry Series, will be giving a talk and reading this coming Tuesday, March 11, at 5.30pm. Room 101, the Edwin Morgan Room, at 5 University Gardens, G12 All are welcome. Don Short – Information and Bio […]

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