Spoken Word

Edinburgh's UNESCO European Literature Night - May Thursday 14th 2015 European Literature Night 2015 will be a groundbreaking evening of live contemporary literature, embedding itself in the... [more]

'Iss'- A novel set in Orkney and Edinburgh from the 1950's to the closing decades of the 20th century, this is a moving and compassionate evocation of life in a small fishing community and the... [more]

This, the third Summerhall Historical Fiction Festival, explores the richness and variety of the historical novel: why writers love to write it, why readers delight in reading it. Events: Friday... [more]

Join four celebrated authors with suitcases full of travelling experience, as they reflect on how travel can inform and inspire new writing. Novelist and playwright Alan Bissett, novelist Anne... [more]

CAESURA has been exploring the recesses of poetry, language and sound with a series of stripped-back events since 2012. Experimental writing and music in intimate performances by innovative writers... [more]

CAESURA is a series of events that explore experimental writing and performance through stripped-back, often anarchic, performances. Since March 2012 CAESURA has run on a monthly basis at venues... [more]

  CAESURA is a series of bespoke events that explores experimental writing and performance through stripped-back, often anarchic, performances from local and visiting artists. CAESURA #25... [more]

The Enemies project: Auld Enemies is a transnational poetry collaboration where six poets will work in rolling pairs to produce original works for readings across the breadth of Scotland. Each event... [more]

Jenny is going to tell the story of a tiny orphaned bear cub adopted by Polish soldiers during World War II. Little bear cub Wojtek brings laughter and fun to men far from home. At the famous Battle... [more]

READING BY MARTIN STEPEK FROM HIS BOOK FOR THERE IS HOPE, AND JENNY ROBERTSON’S BOOK FROM THE VOLGA TO THE CLYDE, MEMORIES OF LOSS AND SURVIVALThe authors, both Scottish-born but deeply influenced... [more]

CAESURA is a series of bespoke events that champion experimental and engaging poetry and spoken word through stripped-back, often anarchic, performances. Since March 2012 CAESURA has run on a monthly... [more]

Harnessing spoken word, found celluloid film, slides, vintage ephemera and gramophones, Van Winkle and Screen Bandita conjure forth a mesmerising and surreal piece that unfolds and unpacks suitcases... [more]

Our New Writers Awards Showcase gives you an exclusive chance to see some of the best new writing talent in Scotland. Previous awardees have gone on to be published and to win prestigious literary... [more]

Solidarity Reading in support of political prisoners in Russia and the United States. Part of the International Literature festival Berlin worldwide reading to support Mikhail Khodorkovsky and all... [more]

  CAESURA is a series of bespoke spoken word events that champion experimental and engaging work through stripped-back, often anarchic, performances. Since March 2012 CAESURA has run on a... [more]

An evening of storytelling with acclaimed Scottish author Jess Smith. Celebrate the traditions of Scottish Gypsy/Travellers and hear about the issues faced by Gypsy/Travellers today. Booking... [more]

Syndicate is a unique initiative bringing together writers, musicians, artists, and researchers to explore the intersection of technology with avant-garde and experimental culture. For this next... [more]