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16/06/2026

Two Weeks To Go! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
🌟 SWC June Speakeasy 2026 | The Griffin

7.30 pm Tuesday 30th June 26
The Griffin *Function Suite*
266 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP
Free Event!

🤩 Want to perform? If you'd like to read, please let us know in advance to secure your spot by filling out this form: bit.ly/SWCJune26

❗Please note each slot is 5 minutes per writer. Thank you!

🎟️ Want to be in the audience? Please book a ticket!
https://bit.ly/SWC30June26

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11/06/2026

Tomorrow night from our friends at Mirrorball 🪩 🌎🌍 🌏
UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS
Voices of the Commonwealth
Friday 12th June 26 7 pm
Waterstones Sauchiehall St + Online

Uncomfortable Truths – Voices of the Commonwealth
A night of poetry and discussion from poets across the Commonwealth with Imtiaz Dharker, Peter MacKay, Nick Makoha and Fawzia Muradali Kane.

This free event will bring together four leading poets from across the commonwealth to explore the key festival themes for the Games celebrating both the diverse voices and perspectives but also reading powerful work challenging the uncomfortable truths of the Commonwealth and engaging in active discussions.

Please note, this is a ticketed event which must be booked in advance. Unlike our usual Mirrorball events, you will not be able to turn up on the evening without a pre-booked ticket. The ticket link is at the bottom of this post and in the comments section.
Imtiaz Dharker is a poet, artist and video film-maker. She has seven poetry collections published by Bloodaxe and was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 2014.

Peter Mackay is a poet, broadcaster, translator, originally from the Isle of Lewis. He is a Professor in the School of English at the University of St Andrews and in 2024 was appointed Scottish Makar.

Nick Makoha is a Ugandan poet and playwright based in London and the founder of Obsidian Foundation. His most recent collection, The New Carthaginians (Penguin, 2025), was shortlisted for the 2025 T.S. Eliot Prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) and one of the 100 Most Influential Africans of 2025.

Fawzia Muradali Kane is an architect and poet. She was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, and her second poetry collection Guaracara was published by Carcanet Press in 2025. She has been a prize winner in both the National Poetry competition and the Forward poetry prize.

Thank you for all the wonderful support and brilliant evenings during the 25/26 St Mungo's Mirrorball event series. 🪩❤️
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The headline text reads:
UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS
Voices of the Commonwealth
Friday 12th June 26 7 pm
Waterstones Sauchiehall St + Online
Featured Guests: The following names are displayed in rounded white bubbles:
Imtiaz Dharker, Peter MacKay, Nick Makoha and Fawzia Muradali Kane
Below this is to the left is the logo for the Glasgow Life Commonwealth Festival.
To the right is text that reads: Please book for in-person tickets!
On the top right-hand side is the mirrorball logo!

Ticket Link 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uncomfortable-truths-voices-of-the-commonwealth-tickets-1987490015137

06/06/2026

SWC Workshop: Gothic Glasgow With Gail Winters | Sunday 7th June 26
🎟️ bit.ly/SWC7June26

SWC Workshop: Gothic Glasgow With Gail Winters
4pm Sunday 7th June 2026

The Boardwalk, 105 Brunswick Street Glasgow G1 1TF
The workshop will be held in the Purple Room. This is an inperson event.
Glasgow is a Medieval city with atmospheric buildings and places that stir the imagination!

Join Gail Winters on Sunday 7th June from 16.00-17.30hrs in the Purple room within the Boardwalk, Merchant City for Glasgow Gothic workshop (Part one)- Prose.
Suitable for the beginner or more experienced writer.

Suggested Ticket Fee £5 // Free for SWC Members // PWYC
10 Spaces Max.
Please email: info(at)scottishwriterscentre.co.uk if you have any quesions or accessibility requests. We'd be delighted to help.

Please note this is a new venue we're trying out at the Merchant City.
building,

Nearby parking is available but limited. When you arrive at the building, there will be someone there to say hello and take you to the workshop space.

Glasgow Gothic -(Part 2) - Poetry workshop by Tom Murray will be held later in the year, details tbc. Writers and Poets from the workshops will be invited along to perform their work in SWC October’s Speakeasy in the Griffin for our Halloween Special.

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05/06/2026

SWC Workshop: Gothic Glasgow With Gail Winters | Sunday 7th June 26

🎟️ bit.ly/SWC7June26

SWC Workshop: Gothic Glasgow With Gail Winters
4pm Sunday 7th June 2026
The Boardwalk, 105 Brunswick Street Glasgow G1 1TF
The workshop will be held in the Purple Room. This is an inperson event.
Glasgow is a Medieval city with atmospheric buildings and places that stir the imagination!

Join Gail Winters on Sunday 7th June from 16.00-17.30hrs in the Purple room within the Boardwalk, Merchant City for Glasgow Gothic workshop (Part one)- Prose.

Suitable for the beginner or more experienced writer.
Suggested Ticket Fee £5 // Free for SWC Members // PWYC
10 Spaces Max.

Please email: info(at)scottishwriterscentre.co.uk if you have any quesions or accessibility requests. We'd be delighted to help.
Please note this is a new venue we're trying out at the Merchant City.

Nearby parking is available but limited. When you arrive at the buidling there will be someone there to say hello and take you to the workshop space.

Glasgow Gothic -(Part 2) - Poetry workshop by Tom Murray will be held later in the year, details tbc. Writers and Poets from the workshops will be invited along to perform their work in SWC October’s Speakeasy in the Griffin for our Halloween Special.

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04/06/2026

⏰Tonight!⏰
Undiscovered Writers!
SWC Online Event facilitated by Tom Murray.
Free
Thursday 7pm 4th June 26

Please note this is an online event!

Come along and share the work of a writer who you think deserves wider recognition. Make your case for your champion and someone's soon to be new favourite writer.

This will be a relaxed group discussion, so feel free to just come along and listen!

If you have questions or would like to email ahead of time to say who which writers you'll be suggesting email:

tmurraytg(at)aol(dot)com
Book here: bit.ly/SWC4June26

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Tonight!
Online Group Discussion
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03/06/2026

From Tom! 🎤🗯️

Tomorrow 4th June, hope to see you there. A FREE online event. Let folk know about a writer obscure, or have fallen into obscurity, or a writer who has recently appeared on your radar. They don't have to be a Scottish writer. My writer is American and someone whose writing a friend of mine recently introduced me to. Come along tomorrow night and find out who. You can share or listen it is up to you. See below how to book a place. Cheers for now Tom.

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