First Waves
The First Waves exhibition speaks of women's experiences of Race Relations across Glasgow through photographic portraits and digital audio works crafted by Scarlett Crawford, UK Parliament Artist in Residence.
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Calendar of Events
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Creative Writing Support Group
Creative Writing Support Group
We have created space for writers to meet each other, share work in an encouraging atmosphere, support each other to hone writing skills, try out ideas and develop new projects.
Free
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Collect:if
Collect:if
Collect: if is a network run by and for creative women of colour (WoC), join us for these informal gatherings to connect and learn more about how to use Collect:if and GWL resources to put your practice in the spotlight.
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Story Café
Story Café
Stories, poems, tea and a warm welcome await you, as we rediscover the joy of being read to. Pull up a chair and become part of the story.
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Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
Drama Queens: Play Reading for Pleasure
GWL’s Drama Queens give you thrills from the comfort of your chair as we read from and listen to plays from our collection.
Free – £2.00
3 events,
Warm Welcome
Warm Welcome
GWL Warm Welcome drop-in days take place on the first Saturday of every month. If you are new to GWL this is a relaxed way to find out about borrowing, volunteering, our programme and collections.
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The Open Archive: Girls’ Annuals
The Open Archive: Girls’ Annuals
Take a trip down memory lane and look through some of the eclectic and interesting annuals at GWL at our drop-in Open Archive.
Home where home is not: Creative Workshops
Home where home is not: Creative Workshops
Maybe you have lived in Glasgow all of your life? Perhaps your parents came here for work or safety? Or maybe, like the artists, you came here from another country and have made Glasgow your home? These workshops with artists Sogol Mabadi and Birthe Jorgensen will share and hear women’s experiences, knowledge and expertise in terms of making and keeping a ‘home’ through conversation, audio recording and model making.
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Reading group for Women of Colour
Reading group for Women of Colour
This new reading group in Edinburgh is a great opportunity to meet new people, exchange and share conversations and ideas, and share passion for writing by women of colour.
Free
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Story Café Special: Creative Writing by Muslim Women
Story Café Special: Creative Writing by Muslim Women
Enjoy short stories and plays on the theme of relationships over lunchtime, by emerging writers from the Muslim Women’s Creative Writing Group.
Free – £2.00
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Suffragette City East Workshop
Suffragette City East Workshop
Become one of our Women Make History detectives and learn more about Scottish suffragettes and the fight for suffrage in the East of the city as we develop a new Vote 100 trail.
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Seeing Things: Until Rainbow Dawn @ SQUIFF
Seeing Things: Until Rainbow Dawn @ SQUIFF
From an exciting line-up at SQUIFF this year we've chosen Until Rainbow Dawn to attend with Seeing Things. Made by a majority Deaf cast and crew, Until Rainbow Dawn is a remarkable, authentic story of queer Deaf Japanese culture.
Home where home is not: Creative Workshops
Home where home is not: Creative Workshops
Maybe you have lived in Glasgow all of your life? Perhaps your parents came here for work or safety? Or maybe, like the artists, you came here from another country and have made Glasgow your home? These workshops with artists Sogol Mabadi and Birthe Jorgensen will share and hear women’s experiences, knowledge and expertise in terms of making and keeping a ‘home’ through conversation, audio recording and model making.
2 events,
Story Café
Story Café
Stories, poems, tea and a warm welcome await you, as we rediscover the joy of being read to. Pull up a chair and become part of the story.
to
Suffragette City East Workshops
Suffragette City East Workshops
Become one of our Women Make History detectives and learn more about Scottish suffragettes and the fight for suffrage in the East of the city as we develop a new Vote 100 trail.
Free
1 event,
to
Reading Group for Muslim Women
Reading Group for Muslim Women
This reading group has as its focus books written by Muslim women or with topics of particular relevance to Muslim women today. Join us for lively conversations in a relaxed environment.
Free
1 event,
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Reading group for Women of Colour
Reading group for Women of Colour
This new reading group in Edinburgh is a great opportunity to meet new people, exchange and share conversations and ideas, and share passion for writing by women of colour.
Free
1 event,
Story Café
Story Café
Stories, poems, tea and a warm welcome await you, as we rediscover the joy of being read to. Pull up a chair and become part of the story.
2 events,
Story Café
Story Café
Stories, poems, tea and a warm welcome await you, as we rediscover the joy of being read to. Pull up a chair and become part of the story.
1 event,
1 event,
1 event,
1 event,
2 events,
Connect and Create: Monthly Creative Writing Group
Connect and Create: Monthly Creative Writing Group
Calling all women writers in Edinburgh! Check out our new connect and create writing group, on the first Saturday of every month.