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Stereo, Glasgow, Sun 21 Feb, stereocafebar. com Multi-arts night, with Emma Pollock (and accompaniment), plus Malachy Tallack & Chrissy Barnacle, Jenny Lindsay & Heir Of The Cursed, Katie Ailes & Catherine Wilson (of Loud Poets) and more.
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that focuses on verse. Joining the locals for readings, performances, slams, open mics, jazz, workshops and poetry- related art exhibitions, are a host of local and international wordsmiths. See preview, page 51. 20 Mar, ayewrite.com Centred on the city’s magnificent Mitchell Library, the festival offers a plethora of book-related events and top literary names from Scotland and beyond. See covereage at list.co.uk/books
AYE WRITE! RALLY & BROAD:
Mitchell Library, Glasgow, Thu 10–Sun
FIRST EDITIONS The Bongo Club,
Edinburgh, Fri 18 Mar, thebongoclub.co.uk Literary-flavoured cabaret night featuring songwriter Amy Duncan and band, short-story writer Hannah McGill, Words First poet Ellen Renton, award- winning poet and theatre- maker Ross Sutherland, and songs from Gav Prentice’s new band ULTRAS.
STANZA: SCOTLAND’S
POETRY FESTIVAL Various venues, St Andrews, Wed 2–Sun 6 Mar, stanzapoetry.org StAnza is a literary festival
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Events are listed by city, then date. Submit listings for your event at list.co.uk/add Glasgow Women’s Library
GLASGOW STORY CAFE
Glasgow Women’s Library, weekly (Thursdays), womenslibrary.org.uk Lunch and some stories – a winning combination. Upcoming guests include Helen MacKinven (25 Feb) and Ajay Close (24 Mar). Also at Edinburgh Central Library, Wed 10 Feb, Wed 24 Feb & Wed 30 Mar.
THE BIG GLASGOW COMIC & CRAFT FAIR
Trades Hall of Glasgow, Sat 13 Feb, tradeshallglasgow.co.uk A a day of assorted geekery complete with over 40 vendors selling back issues, graphic novels, original art, fan art, toys, t-shirts, jewellery, crafts, cupcakes and loads more.
SWORN VIRGIN: AN EVENING WITH TRANSLATOR CLARISSA
BOTSFORD
Glasgow Women’s Library, Thu 25 Feb, womenslibrary.org.uk Discussion on Sworn Virgins – women who take a vow of chastity and wear male clothing in order to live as men in the patriarchal northern Albanian society – with Clarissa Botsford, who translated Elvira Dones’s novel about the subject into English.
WEE WRITE! Mitchell Library, Mon 29 Feb–Sat 5 Mar, ayewrite.com/weewrite A week-long programme offering over 100 author events, activities and readings for children, families and school pupils of all ages.
WRITING IN THE STARS Glasgow Science Centre, Thu 3 Mar, glasgowsciencecentre.org Dr Pippa Goldschmidt, astronomer and author, talks about the different aspects of astronomy that have been explored in literature and discusses
how they are represented. EDINBURGH
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The White Horse, Tue 2 Feb & Tue 1 Mar, 0131 556 3403 Class for writers exploring key aspects of novel writing. A pre-recorded version of each class goes online the following day.
POETS AGAINST HUMANITY The Banshee Labyrinth, Wed 24
Feb, thebansheelabyrinth.com Poetry session inspired by the game ‘Cards Against Humanity’, featuring Catherine Wilson, Colin McGuire and Iona Lee. NEU! REEKIE! SCOTLAND AND
ARTISTS’ BOOK MARKET Fruitmarket Gallery, Sat 27–Sun 28 Feb, fruitmarket.co.uk Fruitmarket hosts a two-day book fair, with artist talks and workshops, featuring over 40 exhibitors.
JAMAICA EDINBURGH COMIC CON
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Fri 26 Feb, nationalgalleries.org Using poetry, music, performance and film, Neu! Reekie! will be riffing on a Jamaican theme with strident Scottish undertones. EICC, Sat 2 Apr, eicc.co.uk Comics, cosplay and a whole host of talent and traders at this event, which is now in its second year. Guests include Ryan Browne, Tanya Roberts, Dan McDaid and Iain Laurie.
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