festivals

Mar 9 Fri

Aye, Write! Hugh MacDiarmid and Scottish Literature

at Burns Room, The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

The 2012 Andrew Tannahill Debate takes place on the first day of the Aye, Write! festival.

Category: festivals, lectures & seminars

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Mar 12 Mon

Aye, Write! Ruth Padel, The Mara Crossing

at Jeffrey Room, The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Poet Ruth Padel discusses her new collection, The Mara Crossing. Part of the Aye, Write! festival.

Category: festivals, live readings

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Mar 13 Tue

Aye, Write! Ron Ferguson: George Mackay Brown: The Wound and the Gift

at Jeffrey Room, The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Ron Ferguson discusses his book-length study of George Mackay Brown. Part of the Aye, Write! festival.

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Mar 14 - 18 Wed - Sun

StAnza

at St Andrews

Scotland's International Poetry Festival

Category: exhibitions, festivals, films, live music, live readings, open mic sessions, workshops

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Mar 14 Wed

Aye, Write! Jackie Kay: Reality, Reality

at The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Poet Jackie Kay discusses her new short story collection.

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Mar 17 Sat

Aye Write - Andrew Greig

at Jeffrey Room, The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Andrew Greig discusses memoirs and mountains, MacCaig and music.

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Apr 27 - 29 Fri - Sun

Colonsay Book Festival

at Colonsay village hall

Alexander McCall Smith, Liz Lochead, Margaret Elphinstone, Kenneth Steven, James Robertson and Sophie Cooke will all be appearing at the Colonsay Book Festival.

Category: festivals, live readings, Liz Lochhead

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Jun 20 - 24 Wed - Sun

2012 Orkney Writers' Course

at Orkney

In partnership with Orkney-based literature organisation, the George Mackay Brown Fellowship, the Orkney Writers' Course will run over the weekend of the St Magnus Festival.

Category: festivals, short courses & writers retreats & one-off workshops

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Jun 28 Thu

Nature Around Us event with Kathleen Jamie

at Kilrenny Church, 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Kathleen Jamie appears as part of the East Neuk Festival.

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Jun 28 Thu

The Coast and the Villages with Andrew Greig and Tom Pow

at Smugglers Inn Hotel, Anstruther, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Andrew Greig and Tom Pow join forces to read their poetry and how their surroundings have inspired new work.

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