Aye Write! Glasgow's Book Festival, was founded in 2005, and since 2007 has been an annual fixture on Glasgow's culture calendar.
The festival takes place in the beautiful Mitchell Library, one of Europe’s largest public libraries, which has been one of Glasgow’s iconic landmarks since it opened in 1911.
Aye Write! celebrates the best in national, international and local writing, and annually brings national and local speakers to Glasgow's iconic Mitchell Library, allowing audiences to enjoy appearances from big name writers and emerging talent alike.
The Aye Write! programme comprises a wide range of ticketed author events for adults and children, but also extends to a schools festival, and a variety of free community and family events.
Aye Write! is organised and managed by Glasgow Libraries, Glasgow Life, with funding from Glasgow City Council and Creative Scotland.
Where? Glasgow, Scotland, Mitchell Library.
When? April
WEE Write 5th March, 2016
Who? 2016 TBA
How much? £4- £10 * Tickets sell fast for main attractions.
Why go? In the heart of Glasgow's Mitchell library a feast of Scottish and Internationally renowed authors strut their stuff.
For children: Schools programme.
Festival Website: Aye Write!
Twitter? @AyeWrite
Facebook? AyeWrite!
Past Festivals? Established 2005
2015 - Dr Stephen Hawking's first wife Jane Hawking, comedians Omid Djalili and Helen Lederer, fiction favourites Alexander McCall Smith and Patrick Gale - as well as and up and coming Glasgow writer Kirsty Logan - and appearances from Scottish Taggart actor Alex Norton, a welcome return for Everything But The Girl singer Tracey Thorn, and host of the BBC’s Beechgrove Potting Shed Theresa Talbot plus those below
2014 - William McIlvanney, James Robertson, Liz Lochhead, Kirsty Wark, Tom Leonard, Iain Macwhirter, AL Kennedy, Margaret Drabble and Val McDermid (left), Michelle Collins +
In 2013 - Kate Atkinson, Sandi Toksvig, Nick Cohen, Martin Palmer, Jermey Vine ++
Previously
Alan Bennett, Val McDermid, (above left)Melvyn Bragg , AL Kennedy, Jackie Kay, Graham Swift, , Mark Billingham, Alan Bissett, Chiew-Siah Tei, Emily Gravett, Catherine O' Flynn, Joan Bakewell, Robert Fisk, Gavin Esler, Lorraine Kelly, , Jamine Alibhai-Brown, Ann-Marie Allen, Julian Baggni, Roy Apps, David Bedford, Jane Bidder, , Victoria Hislop
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.