Only two weeks until @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social Wigtown Book Festival I’m appearing on Sunday 28th September with my new book Love Goes North I’m also chairing an event the same day with footballing icon Rose Reilly - not to be missed! tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/events...

Southwest launch of Love Goes North. Coach and Horses, Dumfries Thursday 25th September 6.30pm Followed by open mic See you there? #ScottishPoetryListings @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @luathpress.bsky.social @dumfries.bsky.social

Only a few tickets left 👇🏻👇🏻

To celebrate Exeter’s involvement in #RWC2025, we’re hosting a Poetry Scrum! 🏉 We’ve gathered women poets from Cities of Literature across the world to share new work about female empowerment, bodies in movement, and sport. More info: www.exetercityofliterature.com/poetryscrum

✨BOOK EVENT✨ 👤 @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬ 📚 We Are Scottish Football 📍Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway 📆 10 September ⏰ 2:30pm 🎟 buff.ly/rExCzua #Burns #Football #BookEvent #Poetry #AllowayWhatsOn

Representing Edinburgh #CityOfLiterature, @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social shares a rousing poem for the #RWC2025 and Exeter's involvement in hosting some of the games, including Scotland vs Canada this Saturday! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

Lovely afternoon of poetry at Central Station for the Glasgow launch of @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social "Love Goes North". Proud to be quoted on the cover, even better to hear the sure words live. Another triumph from @luathpress.bsky.social: buy it!

Join poet Julie McNeill & historians Fiona Skillen & Karen Fraser as they uncover the powerful, little-known history of women’s football in Scotland — a story of passion, resistance & perseverance, spanning hundreds of years. ➡️ Book your free spot: womenslibrary.org.uk/event/story-...

🏆 Massive congratulations to the England Women’s team on their epic Euros win! ⚽️👏 If the tournament has sparked your love of the beautiful game, don’t miss our upcoming Story Café Special: A Most Unsuitable Game. 📅 Thursday 28th August 🕐 1:00–2:30pm 📚 ⚽️ Poetry, storytelling & herstory — all in one

The Dymphna Bursary is awarded annually to a poet resident in Scotland who identifies as neurodivergent or has a learning disability. The award will be £2000. Applications are open until Fri 15 Aug. www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/dymphna-burs...

There's always a plethora of #ScottishPoetryEvents in August. Happy to promote any and all of them on the SPL feed ... so long as events feature a collection of poets. (Think that's the official term for 3 or more poets although some would say "a gaggle" or "a gossip" are equally applicable).

✨SCOTLANDSFEST 2025✨ 👤 Hugh McMillan 📍St Columba's by the Castle, Edinburgh 📆 6 August ⏰ 3pm 🎟 buff.ly/Eg6Vd9R #EdinburghWhatsOn #ScotlandsFest25 #Fringe #EdinburghFringe

Launching this week! Love Goes North @luathpress.bsky.social Wednesday @edfringe.bsky.social Sunday Champagne Central, Glasgow 🙌🏻🥂🍾

Nazaret Ranea writes of her journey from being one of the Scottish Poetry Library's Young Makars to having her first poetry collection published by Drunk Muse Press. www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/07/my-j...

🌟Happy birthday to my baby girl 🌟

📚✨ Coming this August: Love Goes North by @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social ✨📚 This heartfelt poetry collection is a love letter to trains, travel, and the moments that shape our lives. Join Julie on her journey north to Glasgow, filled with longing and joy. #LoveGoesNorth #Poetry #Travel

✨SCOTLANDSFEST 2025✨ 👤 @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬ 📍St Columba's by the Castle, Edinburgh 📆 6 August ⏰ 1:30pm 🎟 buff.ly/Eg6Vd9R #EdinburghWhatsOn #ScotlandsFest25 #Fringe #EdinburghFringe

📚✨ Coming This August: Love Goes North by @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬ ✨ Dive into this heartfelt poetry collection celebrating trains, travel and the experiences that shape our lives. #LoveGoesNorth #Poetry #ComingSoon

Coming soon…. Poetry of love, loss, journey and discovery. Launching in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Wigtown.

Also, a huge thanks the authors of ‘A most unsuitable game’ for their panel, which was the well deserved winner of our inclusivity prize, which celebrates inclusive & diverse histories of football. A huge thanks & congrats to @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser & @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social

Our last post for today sees the end of #footycon25 with 2 winners being announced, with Gabrielas Rios-Infante winning our day 2 best paper prize & @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser and @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social winning our conference inclusivity prize, both sponsored by Routledge

✨UPCOMING BOOK EVENT ✨ 👤 @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬ 📍The Book Nook, Stewarton 📆 19th June ⏰ 7pm 🎟 buff.ly/fJZEjRr #IndependentBookshopWeek ‪

A change of pace now as we have a panel with @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser & @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social talking about their joint book ‘A most unsuitable game’, released last August and covering the history of women’s football in Scotland

✨ JF having a ROARsome time at the Safari Park in the sunshine 💚 Do something YOU love today #LivingYourBestLife #BetterIsPossible #HearMeRoar

🌟 Exciting news! ScotlandsFest is returning this August for its 8th year! 🎉 With over 20 events, we’ll celebrate the rich literary, cultural, and political landscape of Scotland. #ScotlandsFest #FringeFestival2025

Join us, whether you’re local or visiting, to explore the many Scotlands through poetry, art, and insightful discussions. Let’s come together and celebrate our diverse perspectives!✨ buff.ly/GwdwxsV

Great night at @sportsbookawards.bsky.social at the iconic Kia Oval Congratulations to all the winners and shortlisted books Delighted to feature in the illustrated book of the year category Thank you - as always - to @luathpress.bsky.social and all who have supported this wonderful wee journey

Get your lines in for the @scottishcup.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social @hugemcm.bsky.social

Following on last year’s attempt to predict the Scottish cup results by the quality of the poems the supporters wrote, we Introduce the 2025 Scottish Cup Final Renga! @afc.co.uk @celticfc.bsky.social @scottishfa.bsky.social @scottishcup.bsky.social

Celebrating Scottish women’s football 22 May, @natlibscot.bsky.social Edinburgh – free Prof @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser & @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social – joint editors of A MOST UNSUITABLE GAME – discuss the history of women & football in Scotland www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebratin...

We’re thrilled to unveil the 2025 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards shortlists! 📚 Get ready to dive into tales of triumph, resilience, and the undeniable impact of sports on our culture and society. Which is your winner? You can VOTE for your fave here: sportsbookawards.com/VOTE/

Delighted. Thanks to @sportsbookawards.bsky.social @luathpress.bsky.social and the incredibly talented Campbell Ramage. Wonderful to be resting on top of such a beautiful pile of books particularly lovely to be joined by our pals at Nutmeg magazine. Congratulations to all on the shortlist 🥂🥂

Announcing The JP Marland Charitable Trust Illustrated Book of the Year 2025 shortlist... #CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport

📚✨ Thrilled to announce that Scottish Football by Julie McNeill, featuring stunning photography by Campbell Ramage, has been shortlisted for The JP Marland Charitable Trust Illustrated Book of the Year 2025! #ScottishFootball #BookAwards #Photography #Football #Poetry

We have copies in the library - come and read it before it wins!!

WED 16 APRIL @SPL Donald S Murray presents "Tales of a Cosmic Crofter," his new collection inspired by Gaelic songs and his Lewis upbringing. Mark Vernon Thomas unveils "For All the Ghosts that Live in Me," his deeply personal exploration of inner landscapes. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seahorse-p...

A whirlwind tour of Ireland performing in Wexford, Limerick and Dublin. Beautiful people, my kind of poetry and a very warm welcome. Here’s to more adventures #RunawayPoets #IrishTour #Poetry 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Look at We Are Scottish Football sitting on the top of this beautiful pile of books. How exciting! @luathpress.bsky.social @byleaveswelive.bsky.social

EVENT TOMORROW Scowth is on at Anniesland Mansions in Glasgow at 2pm with these 3 amazing featured poets & a gaggle of wonderful open mic'ers. Accessible venue, food available to buy from a beautiful varied menu & you can BYOB for a small corkage to the venue. It'll be brilliant!

Great evening at @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social with @fionaskillen.bsky.social talking women’s football, poetry and how art and research can be perfect partners!

This is the first of a series of poems by Mohammed Moussa ahead of the publication of a collection of his works later this summer Mohammed Moussa is a Palestinian freelance journalist, podcast host, and the founder of the Gaza Poets Society: bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/03/20/a...

‼️ Today MPs will vote on amendments made to the NI Bill by @houseoflords.parliament.uk which would exempt most social care orgs from devastating increases. We urge MPs to share the evidence we & our members have provided & stand up for our sector. @r-cackett.bsky.social @key-lifestyles.bsky.social

🚨𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐇 & 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒🚨 🚀 We’re Hiring! Area Lead – Right to Better 🚀 📍 Perth & Kinross / Hybrid 💰 c£40,000 + benefits 📅 Closing date: 23𝙧𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 cchange.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

A Gallimaufry of Poetry, Speech, & Song 25 April, AK Bell Library, Perth – free An evening of music, speech & poetry to celebrate the publication of WILLIAM SOUTAR: COLLECTED WORKS by @tippermuirbooks.bsky.social, & the 127th anniversary of Soutar’s birth www.perthshireboxoffice.com/whats-on/a-g...

Great opportunity for a compassionate, person-centred organisation 👇🏻👇🏻

This Wednesday, Aberdeen. Poetry and music at the launch of the Wee Gaitherin heritage exhibition. aberdeencity.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...