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
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Built Upon The Rock
Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United KingdomAmongst 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 – £5.00
SWC Christmas Speakeasy 2021 – ‘What inspires and delights’
Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United KingdomEvent 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
Flooers fae thi fillin-stayshun: words from the heart (SWC Speakeasy)
Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United KingdomIt is our first SWC Speakeasy and event of 2022. Come and share your work! 12 readers at 5 mins each. Contact John at johnbolland@icloud.com for a slot! Cunningly avoiding...
A Tribute to Ruby McCann: Ruby’s Tuesday
Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United KingdomJoin 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 KingdomPlease 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 KingdomA 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 KingdomCome 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 KingdomWe 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 KingdomJoin 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...
THE VOYAGE OUT: A Travel Writing Workshop with Linda Jackson
Centre for Contemporary Arts 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United KingdomTHE VOYAGE OUT: A Travel Writing Workshop with Linda Jackson. Some thoughts about interior meanderings, travel itself, being where? Join us on Tuesday, 28/6/22, as Linda Jackson teaches the craft...
2022 AGM
All current members are are invited to the AGM via Zoom at 7.00pm Wednesday 6 July. The link will be sent closer to the time.
