Mattie Roberts

A print in blue and orange colours of a person sitting at a train window, you can see their face in profile. They have a bottle of water in front of them and out of the window behind them are trees and mountains and jsut behind the tree is a peace sign on a placard.

Autumn Programme 2023 Out Now

By Mattie Roberts | Published 21st September, 2023

As we enter Autumn and eventually the new year we’ll be focusing on and honouring the importance of listening, paying attention and some of the quieter acts of resistance that can be overlooked amongst many demanding distractions.

Bold Types Logo that shows a piece of paper with squiggles on it to represent text. The paper has another green rectangle behind it and next to this it says 'Bold Types'

Bold Types Scottish Women’s Creative Writing Competition 2023

By Mattie Roberts | Published 9th August, 2023

Be bold and submit your short stories and poems to our annual writing competition. We’re following Book Week Scotland’s theme – ADVENTURE. Feel free to interpret the theme in any way you like and we can’t wait to be enthralled by your entries!

two photographs - the one on the left shows a Ana Garcia wearing black with black hair and dark eye liner facing the camera but looking just past it. the photograph on the left shows Emily Beaney with long dark hair with greeny blue ends smiling and looking at someone to the right of the camera.

Moving the Image / Moviendo la Imagen: Representing, Reframing and Reclaiming 

By Mattie Roberts | Published 10th July, 2023

Call for Collaborators Artists Emily Beaney and Ana García Jácome are seeking expressions of interest from disabled women with a creative practice to contribute to an online collaborative project. The […]

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Summer Programme 2023: Events At A Glance

By Mattie Roberts | Published 25th May, 2023

Our Summer 2023 Programme is now available and you can pick up your copy of the beautiful printed brochure at GWL or take a look on our online events calendar. We have Large […]

A selection of placards from our Museum collection, used in protests and demonstrations, from 1995 to 2023

Summer Programme 2023 Out Now

By Mattie Roberts | Published 24th May, 2023

Our Summer 2023 Programme is now available and you can pick up your copy of the beautiful printed brochure at GWL, take a look on our online events calendar, or download a pdf programme to […]

Vintage photo of the GWL office space in Garnethill

Spring 2023 Programme Out Now

By Mattie Roberts | Published 7th February, 2023

Our Spring 2023 Programme is now available and you can pick up your copy of the beautiful printed brochure at GWL, take a look on our online events calendar, or download a pdf programme to find out all about events and projects happening this season.

Polaroid of a GWL volunteer working in the Garnethill space

Spring Programme 2023: Events At A Glance

By Mattie Roberts | Published 7th February, 2023

February – June 2023 We’re delighted to be launching our new programme! This Spring we are celebrating the creative ways these voices have been projected using a multitude of art […]

Autumn 2022 Programme Out Now

By Mattie Roberts | Published 3rd October, 2022

Our Autumn 2022 Programme is now available and you can pick up your copy of the beautiful printed brochure at GWL, take a look on our website, or download a pdf programme to find out […]

Autumn Programme: Events at a Glance

By Mattie Roberts | Published 15th September, 2022

September 2022 – February 2023 We’re delighted to be launching our new Autumn programme! Since its inception in 1991 our library has been collecting and preserving women’s history. We have grown […]

Artist Ritu Kumari Madhubani, painting an elaborate pattern onto fabric

Summer Programme: Events at a Glance

By Mattie Roberts | Published 26th May, 2022

We’re delighted to be launching our new Summer programme. This season our 30th Anniversary project Three Decades of Changing Minds picks up momentum alongside lots of amazing events and exhibitions taking place in the library, online and outdoors!