Join Rachel Thain-Gray and Morag Smith as part of the Harpies, Fechters and Quines Festival in Edinburgh for readings of stories and poems that brim with women's insights on sectarianism in Scotland.
Join Orcadians Diana Leslie and Morag MacInnes to hear about Diana’s work as a practising artist and her recent collaboration with Morag on Street Shapes – a collection of poems on Morag’s childhood in Orkney. They will also be sharing their stories and memories about growing up in Orkney.
Easy paced group bike rides suitable for those new or returning to cycling including a tea, cake and creative writing “pit stop” at Glasgow Women’s Library inspired by your ride.
Join Orcadian poet Morag MacInnes for a kick-start session to get you going with your poems, whatever stage you're at; no messing, no fal de rals - just input, stimulus, hard work, support, and fun. At the end you should know what your own voice sounds like, and how to shape your thoughts.
Talk from Sarah Brannigan about Scottish women poets of the 17th and 18th century.
With the Referendum debate hotting up, this is an opportunity to think about what the Independence vote means to you.
Our fabulous Drama Queens sessions explore some of the all-women plays we have in the archives – from powerful suffragette plays to light humorous sketches.
This talk will offer a history of the production and display of art by Scottish women artists. From the Glasgow Girls to contemporary artists, such as Lucy McKenzie and Karla Black, the work of these artist will be discussed in the context of their historical and cultural period.
Easy paced group bike rides suitable for those new or returning to cycling including a tea, cake and creative writing “pit stop” at Glasgow Women’s Library inspired by your ride.
As part of the Harpies, Fechters and Quines Festival in Edinburgh writer, Magi Gibson will facilitate this free workshop for women, with the aim of producing writing about women’s experience of sectarianism. Whether you feel you have ever been affected by sectarianism or not, you probably have stories to tell, poems to write.
