Other » Events |
| When
| What |
Where |
| Saturday 30 January - Sunday 7 February |
Pitlochry Winter Words Festival
Brian Johnstone, Saturday 30 January, 10:30am 11:30am, £6, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Literary Lunch with Don Paterson, Sunday 31 January, 1pm 2.15pm, £15 per person, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Des Dillon, Sunday 31 January, 3pm 4pm, £6, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Words and Music of Cool America, Sunday 31 of January, 6.15pm 8.00pm, £8, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Bashabi Fraser & Kenny Munro, Wednesday 3 February, £6, The Watermill Bookshop, Aberfeldy
Kenneth Steven & Peter Clark, Sunday 7 February, 1pm 2.15pm, £15, Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Tickets from £3 - £15 | Call: 01796 484626 | Online: www.pitlochry.org.uk |
Pitlochry & Aberfeldy
Pitlochry Festival Theatre & the Watermill Bookshop, Aberfeldy |
| Wednesday 10 February, 7.30pm |
Poetry Association of Scotland: Bashabi Fraser
Bashabi Fraser reads from her latest volume of poems From the Ganga to the Tay (Luath Press) an epic journey of two rivers.
The Poetry Association of Scotland website | to reserve a place please phone the SPL on 0131 557 2876 or email reception@spl.org.uk
£5/3/free to members of the PAS
|
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
|
Thursday 11 February,
7 - 8pm |
The Love Poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson
A discussion on Robert Louis Stevenson and love, with Stuart Campbell, author of RLS in Love: The Love Poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson (Sandstone Press, 2009). Telephone 0131 529 5518 to book a place / email jill.marple@edinburgh.gov.uk or just come along on the night
Free |
Edinburgh
Leith Library |
| Sunday 14 February 2010, tea served at 2.45pm, event at 3pm |
The Edinburgh Poetry Club
The Edinburgh Poetry Club are a friendly group who meet one Sunday a month for tea and discussion of a poet. Annual subscription costs £10.
Sunday 14 February, 2010: Charles Causley
Sunday 14 March, 2010: John Masefield
Sunday 11 April, 2010: Norman MacCaig
Sunday 6 May, 2010: Lunch followed by AGM
Sunday 13 June, 2010: 'Ballads' - own choice |
Edinburgh
Chapel, Craigmillar Park Church, Newington
|
| Sunday 14 February, from 7.45 - 9.45 |
Poetry at the GRV: Valentine's Day Poetry Lovefest
Come and hear 20-30 poets reading the poem they have written for the occasion. Bring your partner if you have one. The poems will all be on the theme of love, but that can include everything from romance, sticking together and first dates to endings, loss, and bitter memories. Excellent writers such as Kona Macphee, Alexander Hutchison, Kapka Kassabova, Andrew Philip, Kevin Cadwallender and many many more have got involved, so it should be an excellent evening. There will also be a few other surprises and...who knows? You may even find love. What else is poetry for?
£4/3 |
Edinburgh
GRV, Guthrie Street
|
| Tuesday 16 February, 5pm - 6pm |
Tracey Herd
Tracey Herd reads as part of this Dundee Writers' Reading Series, chaired by Jim Stewart.
Free |
Dundee
University of Dundee, College Hall
|
| Tuesday 16 February, 7.30pm, for an 8pm start |
WordDogs
Sick of all those chocolates in the heart shaped box? Binned the roses that have lost their petals? Trying not to gag at the sickly sonnets in St. Valentine's cards?
Then get all that love stuff out of your system, by submitting to the next WordDogs spoken word event, "Weird Love". We're looking for your poems and stories and novel extracts and twisted love letters you got from your stalker, or those you sent the person you were stalking (hey, always keep a copy of your work, right, but maybe not on this occasion), or anything else you have that fits the bill.
Twisted love. Tainted love. Dark love. Strange love. Sick love. Demented love. Tales of unrequited love. If they add up to Weird Love we want to see them.
Send your Weird Love submissions no longer than 2500 words, please (this is a strict submission rule, anything longer than that will be rejected unread) to:
Paul Cockburn at paulfcockburn@yahoo.co.uk
Mark Harding at m.a.harding@googlemail.com
Ian Hunter at hunter60@tiscali.com
Please send your submissions to all three of us, and you have until the end of January 2010 to send them in - bags of time, so no excuses; and please circulate this to anyone you think might be interested.
We look forward to be touched by your weirdness. |
Glasgow
Cafe Fressh, Cochrane Street, just off George Square
|
| Tuesday 16 February, 7.30pm |
Cachνn Cachαn Cachunga!
Featuring Chris Young, Alison Smith, Zorras and Lily
After eight smashing events, Cachín Cachán Cachunga! returns to The Street on 16 February, with another fun and unusual lineup of entertainment. Queer and trans dance, film, poetry and music at its best!
Cachín Cachán Cachunga! is the brainchild of Zorras (poet/multimedia artist Sandra Alland & musician Y. Josephine ) and Afro-Cuban dancer, Lily. The third Tuesday of each month, the three artists bring something new to display from their disciplines, as well as inviting guest artists to participate. The invited guests for January are Glasgow-based poet and puppeteer, Chris Young and Telford-based Deaf performance poet, Alison Smith. Followed by DJ Lily and general merriment.
More info:
www.blissfultimes.ca/cachin.htm £3/2
|
Edinburgh
The Street, 2 Picardy Place
|
| Wednesday 17 February, 7.30pm |
Poetry Association of Scotland: Rab Wilson
Rab Wilson is a poet, filmmaker, playwright, translator and singer who uses Scots to give a vigorous interpretation of Scotland past and present.
The Poetry Association of Scotland website | to reserve a place please phone the SPL on 0131 557 2876 or email reception@spl.org.uk
£5/3/free to members of the PAS
|
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
|
| Wednesday 17 February, 8pm |
Golden Hour: Carry a Poem special!
The Golden Hour joins in the Carry a Poem fun by heaping extra poetry, henna, poetry transfers and more on top of the usual musical, literary extravaganza.
Free | BYOB |
Edinburgh
Forest Cafe, Bristo Place |
| Sunday 28 February, 7.45pm |
Shore Poets
Kei Miller; The Mark Ogle Poetry Award; Angela McSeveney; Thomas Laycock
Music: Mae Shaw (guitar and song)
£4/3 |
Edinburgh
The Lot, the Grassmarket
|
| Tuesday 2 March, 5pm - 6pm |
Andy Jackson
Andy Jackson reads as part of this Dundee Writers' Reading Series, chaired by Jim Stewart.
Free |
Dundee
University of Dundee, College Hall
|
| Wednesday 3 March, 6pm |
Joint launch: Andy Jackson's first full collection The Assassination Museum and Colin Donati's pamphlet Ancient and Now
Red Squirrel Press present Andy Jackson's first full collection The Assassination Museum and Colin Donati's pamphlet Ancient and Now
Tel: 0131 622 8222 | Red Squirrel Press website:
http://www.redsquirrelpress.com/
Free | all welcome
|
Edinburgh
Blackwell Bookshop, 53-62 South Bridge
|
| Wednesday 10 March, 7.30pm |
Poetry Association of Scotland: Alan Gillis and Gavin Bowd
Rab Wilson is a poet, filmmaker, playwright, translator and singer who uses Scots to give a vigorous interpretation of Scotland past and present.
The Poetry Association of Scotland website | to reserve a place please phone the SPL on 0131 557 2876 or email reception@spl.org.uk
£5/3/free to members of the PAS
|
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
|
| Wednesday 17 March, 7.30pm |
Poetry Association of Scotland: Richard Holloway
Richard will be talking about how poetry has influenced his own thinking and writing.
The Poetry Association of Scotland website | to reserve a place please phone the SPL on 0131 557 2876 or email reception@spl.org.uk
£5/3/free to members of the PAS |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton's Close
|
Wednesday 17 - Sunday 21 March |
StAnza, Scotland's International Poetry Festival
StAnza 2010 features over 90 poets, musicians, artists, writers and actors in 80 events ranging from Poetry Breakfasts and readings by major poets to the annual StAnza lecture, with headliners including Seamus Heaney, Don Paterson, Moniza Alvi and Linton Kwesi Johnson.
Full programme at
http://www.stanzapoetry.org/
Free/various |
St Andrews
various venues
|
| returns on Tuesday 23 March, 8 - 10pm |
DiScoMboBuLaTe
Ian MacPherson will be appearing as himself at the next DisComBoBuLatE, alongside Ryan Van Winkle, Anneliese Mackintosh, Billy Letford, Kirstin Innes, Amy Burns and Alan Bissett, whose double bill The Ching Room/The Moira Monologues opens on Feb 9 at the Citizens.
http://citz.co.uk/whatson/info/the_ching_room_the_moira_monologues/
£3/2 |
Glasgow
The Arches, 253 Argyll Street
|
| Thursday 25 March, 10.30 - 11.30am |
P O E T R I O
Irene Brown, Anne Connolly and Anna Dickie read from their work.
Free | no ticket required
| Edinburgh
Henderson's Restaurant, Hanover Street
|
Other » Workshops |
| When |
What |
Where |
Mondays (starting 10 August)
Wednesdays (starting 26 August) |
Lanarkshire writing groups
Mondays 6pm - 7.30pm: Airdrie Library starting 10th August
Wednesday 1pm - 3pm: Bellshill Cultural Centre (alternate weeks starting 26th August)
Join like-minded wordsmiths to share ideas, work in progress and receive useful tips. For more information, telephone: 01236 812589 £3.50/*PPL £3 (*Passport to Leisure is North Lanarkshire's concession card)
|
Lanarkshire
Airdrie & Bellshill |
| Fridays 10am-12 noon from 2 Oct |
Creative writing
Creativity exercises and supportive feedback and critique. This term's theme will be the 'elements', and hopefully will include a field trip to the Pentland Hills For more information, please phone: 0131 667 0484
£1 per session |
Edinburgh
Southside Community Centre, Nicolson Street (converted church opposite Tesco) |
The second Tuesday of each month except August
and December, 6.30 for 7pm |
The School of Poets
Founded in 1981 by Tessa Ransford, The
School of Poets meets monthly in the Scottish Poetry Library.
To join, come along to the Scottish Poetry Library on any meeting
night (normally the second Tuesday of each month except August
and December) at 7.00pm.
Next meeting: Tuesday 16 February, 2010, 7pm.
For any new/enquiring members it's our practice to bring 5 or 6 copies of one of your own poems to share with the other members of that evening's group.
There is no need to join immediately - you can come for a 'taster' meeting, £2. If and when you do
decide to become a member, the annual subscription is £10 (£5
conc.) |
Edinburgh
Scottish Poetry Library
5 Crichton's Close
Canongate |
| 4 & 18 February and 4 March, 5.30 - 7.30pm |
Words on Canvas writing group
Following the success of the National Gallery's Words on Canvas writing group, a second group will start up on Thursday 10 December, 5.30-7.30pm, with subsequent sessions on 7 and 21 January, 4 and 18 February and 4 March. for each pair of sessions, the first of which will be an artist-led discussion of works in the National Gallery, and the second a writer-led critique of work produced in the interim.
Joining details from Linda McLelland on 0131 624 6534.
£12/£10 | pair of sessions |
Edinburgh
National Gallery of Scotland, the Mound |
| February 11/25, March 11/25, 4.30 - 6.30pm |
Young Edinburgh Writers YEW
A creative writing group for young people aged 13 - 18 years that meets on Thursdays twice a month in the Central Library, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh from 4.30pm - 6.30pm. Dates for this term are: January 14th/28th, February 11th/25th, March 11th/25th. Led by poet and tutor Dorothy Baird, this is a fun group where young people can meet others in the city who share their interest in writing. For more information, please contact Dorothy (Tel: 0131 449 3265 or email: dorothybaird@tiscali.co.uk)
£5 (includes refreshments) |
Edinburgh
Central Library, George IV Bridge |
| Saturday 13th February, 10am 10.30pm |
Writing Your Self
Please note change of venue to: Maggie's Glasgow,
The Gatehouse, Western Infirmary, 10 Dumbarton Road, G11 6PA
The day will incorporate the Lapidus Scotland AGM: 6.30pm 7pm (all
welcome)
In the evening we will host an Open Mic Session 7.30pm till 10.30pm
(please let us know if you would like to contribute)
Programme includes John Killick, reading and discussing his new book, Writing Your Self, co-authored with Myra Schneider. John has just
completed a project as Poet in Residence for Cambridgeshire Libraries
and is currently Writer in Residence for Alzheimer Scotland.
Liz
Lochead, acclaimed poet, performer, playwright, and Glasgow's Poet Laureate, reading with Tom Leonard who published outside the
narrative this year, former creative writing professor at Glasgow
University.
And workshops with Helen Lamb, Writing from Memory;
Millie Gray, Storytelling with elderly and the benefits of humour;
Jayne Wilding, How do we take care of ourselves? (as facilitators);
Margot Henderson, Who Me? Seeing ourselves with new eyes. Celebrating www.storiesofrecovery.org.uk with Lesley O'Brien, Larry Butler and
Allison Galbraith.
(Day event includes a hearty soup and sandwiches for lunch)
For more information, or to book a place, please email: lapidusscotland@yahoo.co.uk
or phone Lesley: 07853188411
£20 (non members or corporate) | £10 (Lapidus members, unwaged or
concessions)
| evening celebration & Open Mic
(donation at the door and free to those attending daytime)
A small number of bursary places are available.
|
Glasgow
Maggie's Glasgow,
The Gatehouse, Western Infirmary, 10 Dumbarton Road, G11 6PA |
Wednesday 24 February, 3, 10, 17 & 24 March, 1.30 - 4.30pm
|
Tutored short writing course | National Gallery of Scotland
Themed gallery tours and writing exercises, fun and supportive atmosphere, tea and biscuits...
£60/£55 |
Edinburgh
National Gallery of Scotland, the Mound |
| Sarurday 27 February, 10am |
Writers' Workshop
Several well-known and experienced writing tutors will lead workshops at
this full-day event. Each tutor offers a different sphere of expertise, so you
can choose the workshop that best suits your interests and talents.
Following expert guidance from the tutor, you will be led towards the
preparation of a short exercise at the culmination of each workshop.
There are three workshops in the morning, running simultaneously, and
two in the afternoon. You can attend no more than two workshops – one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
PROGRAMME
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 - 12.00 Hamish Whyte on Poetry and Editing
Viv Gee on Stand-up Comedy
Brian Whittingham on Writing and Art
12.00 -1.15 Lunch with a Literary Quiz for afters.
1.30 – 3.00 Liz Niven –Writing in Scots
Alex Gray – Crime Writing
3.15 – 4.00 Closing remarks and presentation of book tokens to
those who produced the most promising exercises
in each of the workshops. More information The fee for the whole day is £10 (members of any Tyne & Esk writers’ group) or
£15 (non-members) | includes lunch and refreshments
|
Musselburgh
Brunton Hall |
| Mondays |
Maryhill Monday Night Writing Group
Celebrating cultural diversity the class is open to everyone: asylum seekers, refugees, migrants, immigrants, and the host community. The theme for the current session is food as they are in partnership with conFAB producing a round-the-world recipe book which explores different cultures and cuisines.
For further info contact Wendy Miller: verseatye@yahoo.co.uk |
Glasgow
Maryhill Integration Network, 35 Avenuepark St, |
Third Thursday of each month 5.30pm |
Poetry Reading Group
Tea and coffee from 5.30pm, discussion begins at 6pm. Works ranging
from the Song of Solomon to Iain Crichton Smith are discussed choice
of poems taken in turn by those attending. |
Glasgow
Meeting Room
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral Great Western Road
Glasgow |
First Thursday of the month,
6pm
|
Poetry Discussion Group
Join us for an informal reading and discussion of poetry.
Telephone: 0141 287 2865
Free |
Glasgow
Glasgow,
Literature Centre,
Level 5,
Mitchell Library
|
| Tuesdays 7.30-10pm, weekly as shown |
Stirling Writers Group
Writers of all abilities and styles welcome; advice, encouragement
and constructive criticism; sessions led by tutor; readings and
workshops with guest writers; great record of success for members.
More information from Robert Ritchie.
Telephone: 01786 464541
|
Stirling
Tolbooth Arts Centre,
Broad Street
Stirling
|
| Every Wednesday, 10am-12pm |
Aberdeen Writers’ Circle
Autumn term started 16th August 2006. Meetings every Wednesday,
10am – 12pm, Aberdeen Arts Centre. New members always welcome.
Website: http://beehive.thisisnorthscotland.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=1298
|
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Arts Centre,
King Street
Aberdeen |
| Wednesday evenings, fortnightly |
The Huntly Writers
Meeting fortnightly. Newcomers always encouraged.
Contact Phyllis Goodall, pjg@timberford.demon.co.uk
Maureen Ross, maureen.ross@btinternet.com
or
Annie Lamb at Orbs Bookshop, 01466 793765 for venue details.
Website: www.huntlywriters.co.uk
|
Huntly |
Fortnightly |
The Lemon Tree Writers
A group established to support writers throughout North East
Scotland. Meeting fortnightly to share and discuss new writing from
members. the group is interested in all types of writing – fiction,
non-fiction, drama and poetry – and organises readings, workshops
and retreats.
Email: info@lemontreewriters.co.uk
Website: www.lemontreewriters.co.uk |
Aberdeen
The Douglas Hotel
43-45 Market Street
AB11 5EL |
| Every second Monday from 4 September, 7-9pm |
Quills
A small friendly group interested in writing and discussing
poetry. The group chairman is Donnie Mclean.
Telephone: 01506 431389
Email: wlquill@yahoo.com
|
Bathgate
Bathgate Community Centre |
| Every six weeks |
Balloch Library Poetry Reading Group
A poetry reading group now meets in Balloch Library approximately
six-weekly. Details can be obtained from Ian Baillie or
Alistair Paterson.
Telephone: 01389 830739
Email: prism.atic@virgin.net
Free |
Balloch
Balloch Library
West Dunbartonshire |
|
Lapidus Scotland - Freedom & Belonging
To
book contact Larry Butler, 14 Garrioch Drive, Glasgow, G20 8RS.
Telephone: 0141 946 8096
Email: lapidusscotland@yahoo.co.uk
or butlerlarry@talktalk.net
Website: www.lapidus.org.uk
|
Glasgow
23 Bank Street
Glasgow G12
(near Kelvinbridge) |
| Every Tuesday, 6.30-8pm |
Spring Tides Poetry Group
Read and discuss latest work. All welcome.
Website: www.spring-tides.org
Free |
Aberdeen
Committee Room
Central Library
Rosemount Viaduct
Aberdeen |
(3rd Thursday of every month, 8pm till late) |
The Kilmarnock Edition Poems And Pints Night
The Kilmarnock Edition poems and pints night has changed venues. Meetings are on the third Thursday of every month in the hotel. The Portmann Hotel is close to the town centre and has parking facilities.
Contact Alexander Hawksville (Frew)
Email: southwestwriters@yahoo.com
Telephone: 07947975806
Website: www.bubblyjock@yahoo.com |
Kilmarnock
Function Room, The Portmann Arms Hotel
Portland Road, Ayrshire |
| Regular events from October to May |
St Mungo's Mirrorball
This is a Glasgow based network for poets and poetry lovers that
organises regular readings from the best local, national and
international poets.
For more information on becoming a member or on upcoming events
contact Jim Carruth.
Email: jim@carruth.freeserve.co.uk
Free |
Glasgow
The Poetry Club
Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street |
Other » Performance
poetry
|
| When |
What |
Where |
| Sunday 7 February, doors 8.30pm, show 9 - 11.15pm |
IS THIS POETRY? presents SLAM!
Brand new spoken word/performance poetry night "Is This Poetry?" launches next month with the inaugural "Is This Poetry?" SLAM. This is high-energy. This is lyrical. This is comedy. This is theatre. But.... Is This Poetry? Come hither and see...
For more info/ to compete, contact: jennylindsay@gmail.com
A slam is a high energy, supremely competitive poetry competition, where up to 20 performers battle it out through heats, the semi's and the final to be crowned the first ever "Is This Poetry?" Slam Champion.
"Is This Poetry?" is brought to you by Jenny Lindsay: poet, writer, performer, tutor, and the woman behind the sorely missed " The Big Word", which ended in April 2008.
On Sunday 28 February (same venue/times as above), the "Is This Poetry?" cabarets commence - events of wildly diverse lyrical happenings from three top poets and one poetic singer/songwriter. Kicking off what promises to be an excellent addition to Edinburgh's live poetry scene, the first cabaret will feature...
BRAM E GIEBEN (AKA Texture): Splintering words and rapid fire rhymes.
CLAIRE ASKEW: One Night Stanzas and beautiful poetry-stories.
GRAEME HAWLEY: Subtle points made with deadpan brilliance from one of Edinburgh's top, award-winning performance poets.
plus music and lyrical wonder from well known Edinburgh songwriter JED MILROY
Hosted by Jenny Lindsay
P.S: The cabarets will be on the last Sunday of every month for as long as humanly possible...
£4/3 |
Edinburgh
The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street |
First Tuesday of every month until April 2010,
7 - 9pm |
Poetry at the Ivory - First Tuesday of every month
It is a forum for established and emerging poets with comment and discussion formally or personally on presented material. Currently planning through to April proceeds and our enthusiastic audiences, presenters and headliners intend it shall continue well beyond - all have stayed for the full 2 hours+ on the first two nights.
The audience is encouraged to present their own poem(s) with Fleming Carswell as the linking compere.
Further information: t: 0141 636 0233 | e: enquiries@ivoryhotel.com |
Glasgow
Ivory Hotel/Restaurant/
Cafe/Bar at 2/4 Camphill Avenue, G41 3AY |
Third Monday of the month: next one - Monday 15 February, 7.30pm
|
The Third Moon on the Left
Poets Aidan
Mceoin and Jim Ferguson present an eclectic evening of poetry and
music - a collaborative fusion of words with rhythm and imagination.
The only prerequisite is that you accept the truth the whole truth
and nothing but the truth.
Telephone: 0141 564 1353
Free
|
Glasgow
Hidden Lane Café
(the pend at 1103 Argyle Street) |
Fortnightly
8pm for 8.30pm - 10pm |
"Don't Eat The Mic(rophone)"
Showcasing live poetry and short story recital, as well as drama and music. A free event and open to all, both performers and audience members alike. Should you wish to perform, it is advised to email beforehand, as space does become limited.
Free
|
Glasgow
Tchai Ovna
West End |
First Saturday of the month, 1-3pm
|
Bards in the Park
On the first Saturday of the month, every month, a group of writers
and their supporters and friends meet in Tollcross Park, Glasgow,
in the Winters Gardens to read their own and other poets' work
and to encourage participation in the spoken word. Extending a
warm welcome to all, the venue has full wheelchair accessibility
and is an ideal springboard for the tentative poet and reader.
Poetry, short stories and comment always welcome and new members
get full encouragement.
For further information contact Marc R. Sherland.
Email: mail@poets-writers.co.uk |
Glasgow
Winter Gardens
Tollcross Park |
First Tuesday of every month
|
Foakies
Twenty minute spots featuring a singer-songwriter and then a poet
followed by a forty minute spot featuring the main act, usually
a singer-songwriter.
If you're a poet interested in performing at Foakies, please
contact Tom Fairnie.
Email: tomf@miscorp.ed.ac.uk |
Edinburgh
The Royal Oak
Infirmary Street |
Friday 4 December, 7.45 for 8pm
|
Reading The Leaves - West End
A selection of readers past and present at one of Glasgow 's longest-running monthly reading events. Enjoy the unique ambience of this unusual venue, choose from the best selection of tea the city has to offer, and let poetry and prose soothe and inspire: the perfect antidote to a cold autumn evening.
Monthly readings on first Friday of every month, 8-10 at the Tchai
Ovna House of Tea The Otago Lane (off Otago Street and Gibson
Street near Voltaire and Rousseau secondhand bookshop). Relax with
your favourite cup of tea and enjoy an evening of poetry and creative
writing.
For further information or to book a reading contact
Contact Sarah Neely or Daniel Sellers at readingtheleaves@hotmail.com Free but suggested donation of £2 |
Glasgow
Tchai Ovna House of Tea
Otago Lane
(off Otago Street and Gibson
Street, near Voltaire and Rousseau secondhand bookshop) |
| Middle Friday of each month |
Reading The Leaves South Side
The South Side Tchai Ovna readings, known as Read Allowed,
are free and open to all. Come along and read or just listen in
a relaxed and friendly and intimate atmosphere. Everyone is equally
welcome widely published or completely unknown. A guest band, Wing
and a Prayer, plays twice during the evening. Contact David
Manderson if
you want a slot.
Email: davidmanderson@btinternet.com
Free |
Glasgow
Tchai Ovna
South Side |
| Last Thursday of the month, 6.30pm-8.30pm |
Dead Good Poets
The Dead Good Poets are a reading for charity poetry group and
hold meetings on the last Thursday of every month at Books and
Beans, 22 Belmont Street, Aberdeen. The meetings are informal,
incorporating a guest reader and open mic. Both experienced poets
and beginners are welcome.
Email:
info@deadgoodpoets.co.uk
Website: www.deadgoodpoets.co.uk
Books and Beans website:
www.booksandbeans.co.uk Free |
Aberdeen
Books and Beans
Belmont Street |
| |
Pollockshields Writers' Collective
The group, which was the vision of writer Suhayl Saadi and established
by him in 1999, is still going strong and became a collective in
2002, now co-ordinated by Shameem Akhtar. The group has recently
published a book of writing, Snapshots. The Pollockshields
Writers' Collective welcomes writers from all backgrounds.
For more information contact Pollockshields Writers' Collective.
Email: PwritersC@yahoo.co.uk |
Glasgow
|
Third Wednesday of the month, from 7.30pm till
late |
Speakeasy Cafe/Bar
A celebration of the spoken word and music - poets, writers, comedians,
soap box stars, folk singers, guitarists, opera singers, pop singers,
authors, actors, drama queens, cellists. Contributors and audience
welcome.
Phone Stu to book your mike slot, or come along on the night and
take pot luck.
Telephone: 0141 429 4672
Email: lgbtart@gglc.org.uk
|
Glasgow
Speakeasy Cafe/Bar
Glasgow Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transpeople Centre
11 Dixon
Street
St Enoch
|
| TBC |
Tam O' Shanter Writers
The Tam O'Shanter Writers are a new writers' group setting up
in Dumfries town centre. Everyone is welcome to come along. Small,
informal, exciting and hilarious - no fees - butties provided - bring along some of your own work and
keep up to date with all local and national competitions and publishing
tips. The group aims to encourage and motivate, with informal workshops
held each week on a variety of topics - poetry, prose, scripts
etc. Guest tutors include Hugh Macmillan.
For more info, just turn up on the night or
Email:
tamoshanterwriters@hotmail.com and
one of the group will get in touch.
Free |
Dumfries
TBC
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Other » Courses
and seminars |
| When |
What |
Where |
| |
The Fielding Programme
The Fielding Programme is a specialist residency programme for new and early career writers. In Spring and Autumn each year it offers the opportunity to develop professionally with one-to-one mentoring from Polly Clark in the spectacular and inspiring surroundings of Cove Park on the west coast of Scotland, an hour from Glasgow.
Bookings are now being taken for the Spring 2010 Fielding Residencies which run for four weeks from Monday 29 March at Cove Park. Weeks begin on a Monday. Fees for one week are £395. For projects needing more time, second, third and fourth weeks are discounted by 10%. Based on single occupancy Monday-Sunday writing and mentoring support. Largely self-catering.
We are also booking for the Spring 2010 Fielding Hothouse, an intensive weekend residency for budding writers. Led by poet Polly Clark and novelist Toby Litt, it packs all the energy and know-how of a much longer and more expensive course into one fantastic weekend at Cove Park Friday April 30 Sunday May 2. Fee £350.
Website: www.fieldingprogramme.com |
Cove Park
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| 10 sessions starting 28 January, 2010, 10.30am - 12.30pm Thursdays |
Edinburgh Sense of Place
10 sessions on Thursdays starting 28 January, 2010, 10.30am-12.30pm. Tutor: Stephanie Green.
Please note that this course has been postponed from the previously advertised 14 January and will now start on 28 January.
Visits to place of historical or cultural interest in and around Edinburgh to inspire your poetry writing. Visits will be alternated with workshop sessions to discuss work produced. For further details, see http://steph.green1.googlepages.com/home
£75 / £50 | to be booked in advance and cheque to arrive a week before course starts | To book please email steph.green1@googlemail.com |
Edinburgh
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| Tuesday 23 February, 6 - 8pm |
How to Get Published
How to Get Published provides a forum for those with a professional interest in the literature sector to share their experiences and knowledge of getting published. Author and published Keith Charters and poet, writer and editor John Hudson will speak about their experiences of the literature sector. This event is free but places are limited. To reserve a place, please email events@culturalenterpriseoffice.co.uk or call 0844 544 9990
For more information: www.culturalenterpriseoffice.co.uk Free |
Dumfries
Midsteeple, DG1 2BH
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| Friday 19 - Monday 22 March, 2010 |
Creative Writing Retreat: Writing with a Sense of Place
We will be in an all-mod-cons cottage overlooking an inlet of the Solway in the beautifully situated village of Kippford, an area lightheartedly referred to as the 'Scottish Riviera'. Great coastal and hillwalking country within a short distance of Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas.
For further information on all activities, please call: Tel: 07960 823 712 or email: prism.atic@virgin.net
£150 per person | £125 per person on roomshare basis | £200 for couples per room | deposit £75 |
Kippford
On the Colvend Coast, Dumfries and Galloway
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| 17 - 22 May, 2010 |
Summer Isles: Sense of Place
17 - 22 May, 2010 (4days/5 nights), a residential poetry course suitable for beginners-experienced poets on Tanera Mhor, one of the Summer Isles, off the North/West coast of Scotland.
Tutors: Mandy Haggith and Stephanie Green
If you want a truly remote island, 50 years behind the times, no TV, no shops, no roads, only seals, porpoises and stunning views, then this is the place to inspire your poetry writing. For further details see http://steph.green1.googlepages.com/summerislessenseofplace
To book, please email steph.green1@googlemail.com
£450 | exclusive of travel |
Tanera Mhor
Summer Isles |
| Sunday 13 - Saturday 19 June, 2010 |
Creative Journals on the Summer Isles
Spend a week on the secluded island of Taner Mhor, away from all distractions. There will be ample time for quiet contemplation but, even so, by the end of the week you will have made paper, made prints, made words and made a book recording and illustrating the unique experience of a week spent living close to the natural world. No experience necessary.
For more information, see http://www.wildtiles.co.uk/Jmk33s.html £480 (full board) |
Tanera Mhor
Summer Isles, Wester Ross
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| Tuesday 31 August - Saturday 4 September, 2010 (4 nights/3 days) |
Iona: Sense of Place
Residential poetry writing course suitable for beginners to experienced poets tutored by Stephanie Green and Mary Gladstone on the inspirational Hebridean island of Iona, North West Scotland.
For further details, please see: http://steph.green1.googlepages.com/ionasenseofplace2 |
Iona
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| Monday 4 - Friday 8 October 2010 |
Sea Sound, Sea Shore
This week is an introduction to the art of journal-making for poets and poetry-writing for artists! Your time will be spent on gentle walks, creative writing, paper-making, print-making and journal construction, allowing you to produce a unique artefact, a tactile record of the words and mementos you have gathered from the beaches and shoreline around Ullapool. No experience is necessary.
For more information, see http://www.wildtiles.co.uk/Jmk33u.html £250 |
Ullapool
An Talla Solais (Ullapool Visual Arts), Ullapool, Wester Ross
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| Monday 11 - Friday 15 October, 2010 |
Words from the Wood
Delve into the ancient woods of Perthshire and find the words to describe the experience! This course is composed of short walks, creative writing sessions, paper-making, print-making and journal construction, allowing you to produce a unique artefact: a tactile presentation of the words and findings gathered from a week spent surrounded by trees. No experience is necessary. For more information, see http://www.wildtiles.co.uk/Jmk41c.html .
£440 (sharing) or £475 (single) |
Crieff
Galvelmore House |
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Textualities: Call for submissions
Textualities (http://textualities.net/),
an online magazine dealing with the book and writing, is interested in submissions of poetry, prose and critical essays, including mp3s of people reading their work.
Please visit the website for further information |
Everywhere |
| every Monday,
6 - 8pm |
Creative Writing
£30 for block of six sessions or £6.50 per session
For specific details and updates on all activities call:
07960 823 712
e-mail: prism.atic@virgin.net
http://www.prismaticcreativity.co.uk
http://freespace.virgin.net/prism.atic/poetics
Please note change of venue, as Borders Bookshop has ceased trading.
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Glasgow
19 Elmbank Street, Charing Cross
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| Visit website for availability |
Genoch Cottage: a retreat for writers and artists
Liffy Grant, who has worked in publishing in Scotland for many years, and her husband Jonathan Meuli, who is an artist, have recently finished a series of alterations to Genoch cottage, which was originally a shepherd's cottage for Genoch Farm. The aim has been to create a home and a work-place where you can think and work creatively in beautiful surroundings.
For photographs, availability and prices, please visit: http://www.genochcottage.com/home.html |
South Ayrshire
Near
Girvan Valley and a mile from Galloway Forest |
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