The Glasgow Women’s Library would like to offer their congratulations to Liz Lochhead who was appointed as Scotland’s Makar this week. The post of Makar, Scotland’s national poet, was made vacant after the death of Edwin Morgan in late 2010. Perhaps it would be best to hear from Liz herself about her new title: “…poetry [...]
As the winter nights draw in and the weeks start marching towards Christmas, there is nothing better than curling up with a cup of tea and a good book. However, this autumn, you can hear the sound of pens scribbling on paper echoing around the Library. On Friday 26th November, the Storytelling Sessions begin. They [...]
The Naomi Mitchison Memorial Lecture is organised annually by Scottish PEN in association with the Edwin Morgan Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. This year, award-winning writer Janice Galloway will discuss aspects of life writing, including her recent memoir This Is Not About Me and her research on the lives and letters [...]
What with one thing and another, I only made it to one event at Aye Write this year, but did I pick a good one or what? Myself, Kay and Sue headed along to the Jackie Kay and Val McDermid reading last Sunday night. It was totally packed out, which made for a great atmosphere.
