Our Work With Writers

A haven for readers and writers in Scotland and beyond.

Glasgow Women’s Library works with both established and emerging writers from the UK and across the world in a myriad of ways: through our Bold Types competition; as readers and guests at our Story Cafés; as facilitators at our workshops; at book launches; commissioning new works for our 21 Revolutions publication; and showcasing women’s writing in all its forms at our Open The Door Festival.

We revel in the diversity and range of women writers both at home and abroad, encouraging, supporting and celebrating new and existing talent.

Bold Types

Be bold and submit your short stories and poems to our annual writing competition.

A group of women sit round a table, all writing in notebooks

Upcoming Creative Writing Events

21 Revolutions book cover

21 Revolutions

21 Revolutions germinated from a desire to promote and celebrate 20 years of Scotland’s sole women’s library archive and museum, showcase the best of women’s contemporary visual art and writing […]

Jackie Kay reads from her book Mayday at GWL — Poet Jackie Kay reads from her book Mayday, launched at GWL

Book Launches at GWL

This timeline is a work in progress. We are gradually working our way back through past programmes to create a record of all the books launched at GWL since we opened our doors in 1991.

Jackie Kay reads from her book Mayday at GWL — Poet Jackie Kay reads from her book Mayday, launched at GWL

Literature Beyond Borders

We’re absolutely thrilled to be embarking on a new friendship with The Second Floor (T2F) at PeaceNiche, a not-for-profit NGO based in Karachi, Pakistan. This partnership is possible with thanks to the British Council.

Mixing The Colours creative writing workshop

Mixing the Colours: Women writing about sectarianism

Mixing the Colours Mixing The Colours: The Story So Far Mixing The Colours Conference 2015 Mixing The Colours Podcasts Mixing The Colours Film Mixing The Colours Resource In March 2015 we […]

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