April Events

PLEASE NOTE AMENDMENT:

Charlene Moore
Hey,
I'm one of the Strathclyde students students behind new literary journal, Valve, and I'd just like to make an amendment to the information listed on the Glasgow Lit Corner blog page.
At the moment, under April events, it states that we're launching on April 16th in the CCA at 10am, but our April event is actually a readings showca...se, on April 21st, in Mono.
Our launch is on June 16th, in Waterstones, at 6pm.

Thank you for making the changes, and thanks for listing us.Sat 2 Apr 10am–1pm Mitchell Library, Glasgow 0141 287 2999
Free
Glasgow Scribes Book Sale
A sale of books organised by Glasgow's resident group of calligraphy enthusiasts.
Mitchell Library
North Street,
Glasgow, G3 7DN
Phone: 0141 287 2999

6th April 2011 Event Seeds at the CCA
Acoustic music, African drumming, stand up comedy and urban poetry night in a relaxed atmosphere, presented by Seeds of Thought.
CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow, G2 3JD
Box office: 0141 352 4900


7 Apr 6pm Mitchell Library, Glasgow

Lively and informal discussions of poetry on the first Thursday of every month.
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8 Apr 10pm Tron Theatre, Glasgow

The Magic Carpet Cabaret

A night of poetry, songs and stories, with open mic spots.
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8 Apr 8pm Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow

Reading the Leaves



14 Apr 7pm CCA, Glasgow
Turning the Next Page
A day of workshops, panel sessions and socialising aimed at graduates of creative writing programmes in Scotland or those in the early stages of a writing career. Speakers include Jenny Todd of Canongate Books, Jemima Levick of Dundee Rep and writers including JL Williams, Drew Campbell and Sara Sheridan. Email p.johnston@nawe.co.uk to book your place.

16 Apr 10am CCA, Glasgow
Valve Journal Launch Night
Launch of a new journal created by budding writers at Strathclyde University.

Behind the Scenes
21 Apr 2.30pm Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Guided tour around the dusty shelves of the largest public reference library in Europe. Booking is essential.

23 Apr–24 Apr Sat & Sun 11am–1pm & 2–4pm Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow

RSPB Weekend: How to Make a Heron Happy

Popular Scottish author Lari Don reads from her book How to Make a Heron Happy and there are drop-in arts and crafts on offer too. Best for ages 3–6.

Here is the correct info re April Events organised by The Scottish Writer's Centre:
7 April – David Manderson leads discussion on creative writing teaching/study. (CCA Terrace Bar) 7pm

14 April – Tom Leonard in person. (CCA Club Room) 7pm

21 April – David Kinloch poetry launch 'Finger of a Frenchman' (Carcanet) (CCA Club Room) 7pm

28 April – Iraqi Fiction with special guest Abbas Khider and others. (CCA Club Room) 7pm

Mon 21 Mar 1pm–2pm Mitchell Library, Glasgow 0141 353 8000
£8 (£6)
Sara Paretsky
The American author discusses her new installment in the VI Warshawski series of female private eye novels with Denise Mina. A special, post-festival event as part of Aye Write!

Wed 23 Mar 7:30pm Ubiquitous Chip, Glasgow 0141 334 5007
Free
Glasgow Poetry Book Group
Two first collections are up for discussion this month, both of which have been nominated for the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection 2010: Steve Spence's A Curious Shipwreck and Helen Oswald's Learning Gravity.


Leabhar 's Craic @ Ceòl ‘s Craic
Sat 26 Mar 1pm CCA, Glasgow 0141 352 4900
£5 for Day Pass; Day & Evening Pass £10; Evening only £10
Scotland's only all-Gaelic literary festival offers a fun day for all the family, with workshops, book launches, lectures, readings and comedy sketches. The Gaelic Books Council will host the launch of the long awaited Lizzie a' Ghlinne, followed by a night of Scottish Political Song in Gaelic and Scots, from the amazing talents of Dick Gaughan, Allan MacDonald and Kathleen MacInnes. Booking for workshops is essential.

More Book Events in March

Fri 18 Mar 8pm Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow 0141 357 4524
Free
The Better Crack Club
Regular storytelling club for adults.
Tchai-Ovna House of Tea
42 Otago Lane,
Glasgow, G12 8PB

Thu 21 Apr 7pm CCA Glasgow 0141 352 4900
Free
Event times for "David Kinloch"
The Scottish Writers' Centre presents an evening with Glasgow-based writer and academic David Kinloch to launch his latest collection of poetry, Finger of a Frenchman, published by Carcanet.
CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow, G2 3JD


Sat 26 Mar 7pm Street Level Photo Works, Glasgow 0141 552 2151

Graham Fulton: Open Plan
Paisley poet reads from his new collection Open Plan, a 'demented elegy' to life working in an office.
Street Level Photo Works
Trongate 103,
Glasgow, G1 5HD
Scotland
Phone: 0141 552


Wed 30 Mar 5:15pm Ramshorn Theatre, Glasgow 0141 552 3489
Free
Helen Fitzgerald
The prolific Glasgow-based Australian novelist discusses her work at this free talk organised by the University of Strathclyde's English Department.
Ramshorn Theatre
98 Ingram Street,
Glasgow, G1 1EX
Scotland

March Events in Glasgow

Spring has sprung and Glasgow's Lit events are as numerous as ever. 'Aye Write' our own Book Festival heads the list. Friday 4th March -12th March The Mitchell Library will be hosting a wonderful line up of eminent authors. The programme has something for everyone from Children's events to quiz nights, lectures and 'meet the authors'opportunities that are scarce in the big Edinburgh International Book Festival.Levy,Mc Call-Smith, Jackie Kay, Baroness Warnock, Manju Kapur, Maxine Hong Kingston,Micahel Frayn, Iain M. Banks,Lousie Welsh the list is endless. I have my tickets for 4 events at least so go ahead and book now.

4th and 10th March Tchai-Ovna Tea House Glasgow
Evening of poetry and readings .

Another Book on Mackintosh?!
Thu 17 Mar 7:30pm Adelaides, Glasgow 0141 248 4970
£4 (Students free)
Hard though it may be to believe that the world needs another book on ol' Charles Rennie, author and historian James Macaulay is here to explain why.

Monosyllabic
Sun 20 Mar 8pm Mono, Glasgow


23 Mar 7.30pm Ubiquitous Chip, Glasgow
Glasgow Poetry Book Group Date Location
Two first collections are up for discussion this month, both of which have been nominated for the Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection 2010: Steve Spence's A Curious Shipwreck and Helen Oswald's Learning Gravity.

24 Mar 7.30pm Tramway, Glasgow

Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell Date Location
Spalding Gray was one of the most electrifying storytellers of our time, turning his own life into a very funny, scaldingly direct and moving narrative. His monologues were filmed by Jonathan Demme and Steven Soderbergh. Stories Left to Tell is a work conceived by director Lucy Sexton and Gray's widow Kathleen Russo, who have assembled excerpts from Gray's body of work into a kind of live autobiography, performed by four regular cast members and a guest performer chosen from the local…


NOT FORGETTING THE WORLD BOOK NIGHT ON MARCH 5TH TAKING PLACE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

Love Words and the New Makar

A great Valentine's evening of love poems and some 'not so love poems' at the GOMA. Glasgow's enviable talent was showcased with poems that made one laugh, catch one's breath, blush reminscing or secretly crave for the big red hearted card on the 14th. The event was even more memorable as Colin Will took over as the new Makar from Sheila Templeton who 'had sizzled and scintillated' the Feds for a year(quoting Etta Dunn our compere for the evening). Colin read some wonderful poems and kept us all enthralled.
Two other events were taking place the same evening so some intrepid poets rushed over to the Mirrorball for more. Some of us listened to some more poems by other poets, ably compered by Gail and aided by AC Clarke. I returned home sated with words that rang in my ears and filled my heart with joy.

btw Don't miss the sweet meerkats(donated by Monica) posing so well in front of the shield.

February Lit Events

A fantastic range of lit events this month. Third of Feb seems to be very popular with a lot happening on the same night. Enjoy the warmth of words in this cold month of February.Also remember to get your tickets for the 'Aye Write ' Festival in March, popular events will be sold out soon.


Thu 3 Feb 7pm Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), Glasgow 0141 332 7521
Free

Scottish Writers' Centre Discussion Series
Comments & reviews (0)Discussion sessions for writers tackling script writing, plays and films. Share your experiences on the best ways to approach a project, the challenges and the pitfalls. The discussion is introduced by Nicola McCartney, former artistic director of Glasgow-based new writing theatre company, lookOUT.
Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA)
Scottish Writers' Centre Discussion Series


Thu 3 Feb 6:30pm–8pm Waterstone's, Glasgow 0141 332 9105
Alex Gray
Best-selling author discusses and signs copies of new book Sleep Like the Dead.
Waterstone's
153–157 Sauchiehall Street,Free.

4 Feb 11am Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow

Louise Welsh: Robert Louis Stevenson and the Theatre of the Brain Date Location
As part of the Glasgow School of Art's Friday Event lecture series, award-winning novelist Welsh gives this presentation, subtitled 'An exploration of creativity and the unconscious in a pre-Freudian age,' after which there will be time for questions and answers about Welsh's new role as writer in residence for GSA and the University of Glasgow.


Wed 9 Feb 7pm The Ivory, Glasgow 0141 632 2701
£3 The regular poetry night pays tribute to the importance of song lyrics as works of poetry. Poet and musician Gerry Cambridge headlines with a performance piece based on an adaptation of his own work and that of other poets. Let's Get Lyrical.


Thu 10 Feb 6:30pm 0141 332 9105

Joe Abercrombie
Comments & reviews (0)Best-selling fantasy author sings his newest release The Heroes.
GlasgowWaterstone'sEvent times for "Joe Abercrombie"
What is this? Waterstone's, 153–157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow Event
£3

Thu 17 Feb 7pm CCA, Glasgow 0141 352 4900
£3

Maggie Graham & David Hill
Comments & reviews (0)Maggie reads excerpts from her poetry and novels, including Sitting Among The Eskimos, accompanied by classical and jazz guitarist David Hill.
CCA

Fri 18 Feb 8pm Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow 0141 357 4524
Free

Tue 22 Feb 7:30pm CCA, Glasgow 0141 332 6535
Free
Gutter Magazine Launch Samizdat Issue
To coincide with GFF, the February 2011 issue of Gutter will include a special section on the GDR. It will reproduce extracts from ‘Samizdat’


Thu 24 Feb 12pm–1:30pm CCA,Glasgow 0141 332 6535

Amruta Patil InterviewTramway, in partnership with Glasgow Film Festival and supported by British Council Scotland, is commissioning a new piece of work from India’s first female graphic novelist Amruta Patil, creator of Kari. Amruta will create a new graphic short story, launched at this event, and will also discuss the current graphic novel and comics scene in India with Paul Gravett
£7.50 Special deals available, see GFF website (£6)



Fri 25 Feb 4pm Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow 0141 332 6535

Email: info@gft.org.uk
Websites: www.gft.org.ukDavid Gibbons in Conversation
Dave Gibbons discusses his extensive career in this lively illustrated event. An English comic book artist, writer.

December/January

Merry Christmas.
Here's a list of things happening in Glasgow during this festive season.

December: Talks and lectures at Burrell, Glasgow/Strathclyde Universities, Langside College and Goma details on their sites.

Glasgow Botanics Book Fair

Opening times are 10.00am to 4.30pm and, as usual, admission is free.

Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th December.
January:
1. Thu 6 Jan 6pm Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Lively and informal discussions of poetry on the first Thursday of every month.
2. Fri 14 Jan 8pm Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow 0141 357 4524 Free A monthly evening of storytelling and poetry reading.
3. Thu 20 Jan 6:30pm–7:30pm Pollokshaws Library, Glasgow 0141 276 1535 Free
Flora MacDonald: A chance to meet the author of Coco is Crubagan: A Hebridean Childhood.
4. Fri 21 Jan 8pm Tchai-Ovna House of Tea, Glasgow 0141 357 4524 Free
The Better Crack Club: Regular storytelling club for adults.
5. Saturday January 22 2011. Zog and the Gruffalo
An hour of fun with Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson and her big furry friend.
11am Tron Theatre, Glasgow 0141 552 4267£8 (£6)
2pm Tron Theatre, Glasgow 0141 552 4267£8 (£6)
Sunday 23 January 2011
2pm Tron Theatre, Glasgow 0141 552 4267£8 (£6)