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Choose Poetry

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Join Christie Williamson LIVE in the CCA clubroom for a workshop looking at how poetry and choices shape each other. Bring a favourite poem by yourself or someone else and...

Free – $7

The Climate of Poetry: The Poetry of Climate

As COP26 takes place a mile from Glasgow’s CCA, add your poetic voice to the chorus as part of the Scottish Writers’ Centre’s COP26 Open Mic event chaired by John...

Free – $5.00

Built Upon The Rock

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Amongst his many other achievements, Stephen Watt became Dumbarton FC’s Poet-in-Residence in 2016.  This special Book Week Scotland Event, kindly supported by the Scottish Book Trust, will explore the origins...

Free – $5

SWC Christmas Speakeasy 2021 – ‘What inspires and delights’

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Event Updated: We have decided to move our Christmas event from being a hybrid to entirely on zoom! If you have booked a zoom ticket, the zoom link and details...

Free – $3.00

A Tribute to Ruby McCann: Ruby’s Tuesday

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Join us as we pay tribute and celebrate the life of the late Ruby McCann. As part of a varied and distinguished literary career, she served as chair of this...

Daughters Wives Resilient Lives – Poets of the Long Table

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Please note we are in the CCA Cinema rather than the clubroom. Join Mairi Murphy, Morag Smith, Kathryn Metcalfe and Lesley Traynor as they read from their anthology "Daughters Wives...

‘Tickety-boo!’: an appreciation of Brian Whittingham

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

A celebration of the poet, teacher and Tannahill Makar, Brian Whittingham. Five leading west of Scotland poets read work to, about or by Brian in celebration and fond memory of...

SWC Speakeasy New/Voices May 22

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Come along and read or be part of the audience at the CCA Clubroom for our 2nd Speakeasy event of the year!   We are delighted to welcome these talented...

Fiona Mozley + Strathclyde Students

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

We are thrilled to host The Strathclyde Writing Spring Showcase in the CCA Clubroom. Featuring Booker-prize shortlisted author FIONA MOZLEY, alongside Strathclyde students! Please join us for a reading & Q...

SWC Bloomsday Celebration w/Christie Williamson

Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Join us on Tuesday, 14/6/22, as we join the world (a little bit early) in celebrating the centenary of James Joyce's novel, Ulysses. SWC Co-Chair Christie Williamson will be hosting...

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