Our published collection Mixing the Colours: women speaking about sectarianism has been featured on The Best of Scottish Books website who focus on the standout story In These Transgressive Spaces by […]
Category: Placements and Volunteers Blog
From feminism to marigolds – volunteer Philippa reports on the Harpies, Fechters and Quines festival
I got in touch with the GWL earlier this year. I’d heard about its work, and as a literature graduate, it combines two of my favourite things – feminism and […]
Rachael Kerr talks about her placement with the national lifelong learning project.
From planning events and workshops to creating rosettes and banners, there hasn’t been a dull moment whilst being on placement at the Glasgow Women’s Library, and there certainly hasn’t been […]
Mixing The Colours Anthology – A Review By Claire L. Heuchan
Mixing The Colours: Women Speaking About Sectarianism is a vivid collection of short stories and poetry, each one offering a perspective on women’s experiences of sectarianism that is both unique and […]
Mixing The Colours: From The Eyes Of An Intern
In November of last year, I began an internship at Glasgow Women’s Library. As a postgraduate Publishing Studies student at the University of Stirling, my role is to provide publishing-related support […]
Maggie McIver
Believe it or not the creator of the Barras was actually a woman called Maggie McIver. Known as the Barra Queen she prospered at a time when very few women could. Read more about her here,
BOOK REVIEW – ‘Divided City’ by Theresa Breslin
The following review has been submitted by Glasgow Women’s Library volunteer Kath Kane as part of the Mixing the Colours: Women Speaking About Sectarianism project. If you would like to find […]
Lisa’s intern experience :-)
Lisa, our wonderful intern from Canada, talks about her experience at GWL, which included a jam-packed Book Week Scotland!
My placement at Glasgow Women’s Library
Annika joined us on a 5 week placement in August and September, working with the national lifelong learning and Mixing the Colours projects. Here she talks about her experience: When […]
A review of Palestinian poet Maya Abu Al-Hayat’s conversation with Magi Gibson
A review of Palestinian poet Maya Abu Al-Hayat in conversation with GWL Reader in Residence Magi Gibson, following the recent publication of A Bird Is Not A Stone, a collection of contemporary Palestinian poetry with Scottish translations.