Saw Caribou at the Barrowland in Glasgow last night. Monday night sober raving was surprisingly epic Worth the post midnight bedtime

The Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow #scotland #photogrraphy

A chapter from my book 'Barrowland' is up on Glasgow City Music Tour's blog. #BarrowlandBallroom #SimpleMinds #Glasgow Accompanying photos from @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social glasgowmusiccitytours.com/blog/step-ou...

Next talk on Sunday at Brighton, on seaside architecture and postcard messages. Still a few tickets left I think... catalystclub.co.uk

This is tonight! #AyeWriteBookFestival #Cumbernauld #NewTowns #Stories #Photography #Dialectogram @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/conc...

✨Aye Write Event✨ 👤 Alison Irvine 📍Mitchell Library, Glasgow 📆 14 November ⏰ 7:45pm 🎟 buff.ly/yyJpf6s #AyeWrite2025 #GlasgowEvent #Glasgowwhatson

I wrote a piece on my best #Barrowland Ballroom moments for #BooksfromScotland. My new book on the famous gig venue is coming soon with @luathpress.bsky.social 🎵🎵🎵 Photography from @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social and 3rd Mile.

Fans of Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom and Billy Sloan - we're doing an event at Aye Write on 14th November. Come and join us! www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/barr...

This week I sent the Cumbernauld Dialectogram to its new home. Can't say exactly where yet, other than I'm excited... Also, myself, @alisonirvine.bsky.social & @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social will bring Concrete Dreams to @natlibscot.bsky.social in Sept. Tickets are free! www.nls.uk/whats-on/con...

Free tickets to our event on Cumbernauld Town Centre with National Library of Scotland, including presentations & film screenings are available here: 3rd Sept @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social @emilymunro.bsky.social www.concretedreams.org.uk www.nls.uk/whats-on/con...

🎶✨ Barrowland by @alisonirvine.bsky.social is coming this November! Discover the legendary Barrowland Ballroom, a key part of Glasgow's music scene since 1934. Explore the spirit and community that make this venue so special! buff.ly/u0UNr2p #Barrowland #Glasgow

Hey Bluesky I'm a fiction editor at BBUK. Currently looking for more 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 writers and stories from Scotland ❤️ romance (spicy and sweet) 💃 women's fiction 🏰 historical fiction 🕵‍♀️ mysteries and clever thrillers Send me your submissions!

Delighted to be doing this in Edinburgh in July when Love and Other Poisons is launched! rarebirdsbooks.com/collections/...

A lovely piece on the Barrowland Ballroom and its iconic sign.

Thread. It is a great honour to announce the shortlist for the 2025 #Curae prize for unpaid carers POETRY CATEGORY Mistletoe. Sam Garvan Diagnosis. Elizabeth Loudon Sinkhole. Charlotte Ansell I Love Him (like salt and water). Emma Wilson The Shop at the End of a Wave. Ia Kozoboli. thecuraeprize.uk

Great photo in the 'Mid Century Modern: Putting Scotland on the Map' exhib taken inside the Golden Eagle Hotel, Cumbernauld Town Centre, c 1967 ~ more on the shared memory & life of Cumbernauld Town Centre on the #ConcreteDreams project website concretedreams.org.uk/about/ @alisonirvine.bsky.social

Had a fantastic evening on Wednesday welcoming @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @alisonirvine.bsky.social and @dialectographer.bsky.social to the RIAS for a talk on their book Concrete Dreams. Huge thank you to our speakers and to the chair Malcolm Fraser for such an engaging event.

I loved our talk at the @riasbookshop.bsky.social on #Cumbernauld. Chaired excellently by architect Malcolm Fraser and full of heated discussion from the audience, it was a great night. @nlheritage.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social Thanks for having us, RIAS!

This is a very welcome first for me & @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social & @dialectographer.bsky.social Book of the Week! Thank you! #Cumbernauld

If you're interested in Cumbernauld, architecture, social history, stories, photography and illustration, & if you can get to Edinburgh on 23rd April, this is the event for you! @dialectographer.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @riasbookshop.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

Come and see Recollective (myself, @alisonirvine.bsky.social and @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social) at @riasbookshop.bsky.social this Wednesday (23rd April) at 6.30pm talking about Concrete Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

If you're interested in Cumbernauld, architecture, social history, stories, photography and illustration, & if you can get to Edinburgh on 23rd April, this is the event for you! @dialectographer.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @riasbookshop.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

Angry about thieving lying AI companies? Please do sign this letter to Culture Sec Lisa Nandy and add your voice - readers and writers unite! chng.it/QTqg8bkggz

The first two books in @maureenmyant.bsky.social's fabulous crime fiction series... Number 4 is coming soon, and I can't wait to read it! See the first here: amzn.eu/d/8zY07wR #booksky #womenwriters

Prize longlisted eco-horror. When Gail’s friend Nick dies in a wildfire she travels to France to confront his estranged father and her mistakes. In a crumbling chateau, ravaged by wind and rain, Gail adopts dark methods to put the ever-creeping terror of the present to rest #scotwriterpitch2025

Emily is such a good writer. This sounds excellent.

I'm doing another Library Memories workshop at Glasgow's Whiteinch Library. Weds 26th March, 6pm. Do join us if you'd like! www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/alis...

This is a bit obscure, but I wanted to write about the lost video rental shops of Cumbernauld Town Centre, only to realise how many of them I couldn’t quite remember. Niche, I know, but that’s what the blog is here for. Anyway, enjoy. kirklandciccone.wordpress.com/2025/03/24/v...

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

The publisher of my first novel on Glasgow's Red Road Flats, Luath Press, is now on Bluesky. Please give them a follow! They publish a wide range of fiction, non fiction and poetry and champion a wide range of Scottish voices.

There's some great advice here. I am taking heart!

I'm looking forward to this event on our latest Recollective project. Concrete Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre. 23rd April @dialectographer.bsky.social Chris Leslie

Also good to see Alison Irvine, Chris Leslie and @dialectographer.bsky.social’s Cincrete Dreams. A very thoughtful representation of Cumbernauld.

It was back to the Barrowland Ballroom for me last night for some research. I saw Franz Ferdinand supported by Master Peace and had lovely chats with steward Adeela, house photographer Gareth Fraser and Jane and her daughter in the accessibility area. Stories, stories, stories!

A little reminder that there is purpose beyond that which is sold and bought…

From @snackmag.bsky.social – 10 titles to look out for, from Kirsty Logan, Heather Parry, @dfr10.bsky.social, Chris McQueer, @writerkcampbell.bsky.social, @mrewanmorrison.bsky.social, Katie Goh, @esaldegheri.bsky.social, @michaelpedersen.bsky.social, & Alessandra Thom snackmag.co.uk/10-books-fro...

I was lucky enough to see The Years at the theatre this week. Beautifully acted and directed and profoundly moving. Topping all of that, the star of the show: the words. What a stunning adaptation of Annie Ernaux's memoir. @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/the-ye...

Get to know some of our precious contributors that make Bylines Scotland dead brilliant! 😉

Fall in love with books, fall in love with libraries! @natlibscot.bsky.social is an excellent valentine

This will be fantastic - what amazing authors, and hosted by @stuhennigan.bsky.social 📚📚 Date: Wednesday 5 March Time: 6.30pm Venue: Leeds Central Library Cost: suggested donation £5 #books #Leeds #libraries @larapawson.bsky.social @regretteruane.bsky.social

This is the poem we created at our Langside Library workshop. We wrote one line each on a big piece of paper and then at the end of the workshop we read out what we'd written. I didn't curate the order - just look how it turned out! A fabulous workshop with talented participants. #library #Glasgow

THE NUTMEG WINTER SALE 📚 We have a special offer on at the moment for some back issues. 🛒 bit.ly/2FCUaxm And if you buy any 3⃣ copies you'll automatically get 1⃣ FREE. No codes required. This offer includes the December issue (#34)

What a legend. I'd love to be running park runs at 82. www.bbc.com/news/article...

I don't know much about this building but it will be interesting to see if @c20society.bsky.social succeeds in its application to list it. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

The Queen Mary Wasifiri New Writing Prize opens now, closes in June. The prize supports writers who have not published book-length works, no limits on age, gender, nationality, or background. The winners receive a £1,000 cash prize and publication in Wasafiri Details in link. Please share :)

Thanks for sharing, Neil. Mitch's dialectogram(s) are pretty impressive! Great to see that our book features in the exhibition 👍👍👍

With apologies for dropping a massive photo of my face on your timelines, I have news! My new novel, Night Babies will be out with John Murray in spring next year (although there will always be a place in my horrid black heart for @deadinkbooks.bsky.social 🖤) www.thebookseller.com/rights/lucie...

Anyone want a creative writing workshop? I've worked in schools, libraries, workplaces and unions through this scheme. Take a look! 👀 www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...