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Do It Yourself: Grassroots Art & Glasgow Zine Library
We chat with LD, the director of Glasgow Zine Library, about the radical potential of zine-making, and why Glasgow is the perfect city to do it Read more »| 27 Jun 2022 -
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Figures of Speech takes you on a journey through Scottish books
Figures of Speech is a new cross-artform series of live events that will bring together writers and artists to take us on a road trip through Scottish literature. We look ahead to what's in store Read more »| 10 Jun 2022 -
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Scottish Poetry News: June 2022
June's poetry and spoken word round-up includes new releases from SPAM Press, and a bumper anthology of new Black British poetry Read more »| 31 May 2022 -
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Everyone In: Vicky Spratt on her new book, Tenants
We talk to Vicky Spratt about Tenants, her eye-opening new book looking at renters and their experience of Britain's housing emergency Read more »| 27 May 2022 -
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BHP Comics' Sha Nazir on The Bold Collection
Glasgow-based BHP Comics' Sha Nazir on their new Bold Collection, the challenges of indie publishing, and fostering more diverse voices in the Scottish comics scene Read more »| 13 May 2022 -
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Scottish Poetry News: May 2022
In May's spoken word round-up, you can pair your poetry with a pint or a cuppa – there's also new releases from Imogen Stirling and Tapsalteerie Read more »| 29 Apr 2022
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"My art can be enough": Douglas Stuart on Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart was the second ever Scot to win the Booker Prize, with his debut novel Shuggie Bain taking the book world by storm. We catch up with him ahead of his second novel, Young Mungo, and his first book tour of the UK Read more »| 04 Apr 2022 -
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Scottish Poetry News: April 2022
April's poetry and spoken word round-up includes events across Scotland, plus new releases featuring Ross Wilcock, Finn Le Marinel and Josephine Sillars Read more »| 29 Mar 2022 -
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Scottish Poetry News: March 2022
Open mics, charity anthologies and the return of StAnza poetry festival all feature in March's spoken word and poetry round-up Read more »| 02 Mar 2022 -
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Julia Armfield on Our Wives Under the Sea
We meet Julia Armfield to learn about her debut novel, the queer deep-sea horror Our Wives Under the Sea Read more »| 28 Feb 2022 -
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How to be a modern man: Fuccboi and masculinity in fiction
As Sean Thor Conroe's Fuccboi arrives in a blaze of controversy, Katie Goh considers it in the context of the so-called crisis of male representation in contemporary fiction Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
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Andrés N. Ordorica on his debut poetry collection
Poet and fiction writer Andrés N. Ordorica discusses his debut collection, At Least This I Know, from his earliest memories of poetry to the ongoing journey of the self Read more »| 19 Jan 2022 -
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Scottish Poetry News: January 2022
Prizes, writing courses, live events and new releases all feature in 2022's first poetry and spoken word round-up Read more »| 05 Jan 2022 -
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Looking back on 2021 through an apocalyptic lens
As we come to the end of another year that truly feels like the end of times are nigh, Katie Goh – author of The End: Surviving the World Through Imagined Disasters – looks back on 2021 through a literary apocalyptic lens Read more »| 14 Dec 2021 -
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The Skinny's Books of 2021
Looking to end your year with a new book? Wanting the perfect gift for someone? The Skinny team are here to share their favourite books of 2021 Read more »| 08 Dec 2021