April 2021
Story Café Special: Kirsten MacQuarrie
ONLINE: We're thrilled to welcome Kirsten MacQuarrie to this Story Café Special to chat about her debut novel, an uplifting story about overcoming fear and finding belonging in the world.
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Readers of Colour
ONLINE: Join Readers of Colour online to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women and non-binary writers of colour.
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May 2021
Open Book
ONLINE: These vibrant and thoughtful Open Book creative writing sessions are back for Spring, led online by writer Beth Godfrey.
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Women of the Necropolis Heritage Walk
Our guided women’s heritage walks are back and our guided can’t wait to introduce some of the notorious and forgotten women buried in this atmospheric Victorian cemetery.
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Open the Door 2021: In Conversation with Amanda Thomson and Amy Gear
ONLINE: At this relaxed conversational event, we’re delighted that Amanda Thomson and Amy Gear will be sharing with us the connections between the visual and the written in their practices.
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Open the Door 2021: Stitches and Stories
ONLINE: In this beginner-friendly creative writing workshop we’ll take inspiration from our knitting pattern collections to learn about creating memorable characters and developing stories as part of Open the Door Festival 2021.
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Open the Door 2021: Absence/Presence
ONLINE: In this virtual workshop led by Sekai Machache, we’ll learn more about Maud Sulter and her work. We'll look together at books and feminist magazines from GWL’s library and archive that highlight some of the important Black feminist and lesbian projects Maud was involved with from the 1980s.
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Open the Door 2021: Concrete Poetry Workshop
ONLINE: Join Eloise Birtwhistle in a creative exploration of women’s contributions to concrete poetry in this Open the Door online workshop!
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Open the Door 2021: In Conversation with Kate Charlesworth and Shazleen Khan
ONLINE: Be inspired by the meeting of Kate Charlesworth and Shazleen Khan and get insight into their unique work practices in this relaxed discussion as part of Open the Door 2021.
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Open the Door 2021: In Conversation with Sabba Khan and Nyla Ahmad
ONLINE: At this relaxed conversational event, we’re delighted that Sabba Khan will be sharing the journey behind her debut graphic novel "The Roles We Play" with Nyla Ahmad. They’ll be talking together about the intersection between art and writing and who has opened the door to them.
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Readers of Colour
ONLINE: Join Readers of Colour online to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women and non-binary writers of colour.
Find out more »Story Café: Women of Letters
ONLINE: As part of Walter Scott 250, discover the best selling women writers who influenced Sir Walter Scott at our Story Café this week.
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In Conversation with…
ONLINE: Join us for our series of online events ‘In Conversation with….’ Women of Colour creatives in Scotland. We ‘ll be chatting to emerging and established creatives about their life, creative practice, key projects and future aspirations!
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Ingrid Pollard
Following a residency in 2019, this solo exhibition will reveal Ingrid Pollard's responses to the fascinating materials held in the Lesbian archive at GWL. The new works offer a vital challenge to the ongoing marginalisation and erasure of LGBTQ+ history and culture.
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June 2021
Open Book
ONLINE: These vibrant and thoughtful Open Book creative writing sessions are back for Spring, led online by writer Beth Godfrey.
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