Aye Write! 2009 Programme

Glasgow

The fourth Aye Write! Bank of Scotland Book Festival, takes place at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. Many of Scotland's most popular authors will be in attendance, and we have picked out our Scottish highlights from their packed programme.

Friday 6th March

7.30pm - Three Glasgow novelists who have lived outside Scotland: Laura Marney, Louise Welsh and Zoë Strachan
9pm - Scottish Poetry Slam Championship Final - Only 2 minutes to impress the judges

Saturday 7th March

11am - New Glasgow Writing Free event
1.30pm - Atheism Panel Debate Featuring Christopher Brookmyre
1.30pm - Willy Maley on Muriel Spark
2.30pm - Linda Strachan
7.30pm A L Kennedy on The Writer's Life
7.30pm - Andrew Crumey, Rodge Glass and Gavin Elser
9pm - Christopher Brookmyre and Mark Billingham

Sunday 8th March

1pm - Richard Holloway
1pm - Karen Campbell and G J Moffatt
1pm - Two Ravens Press with Sharon Blackie, J David Simons and David Knowles
2.30pm - The History of the Beano
2.30pm - Glasgow storytellers
4pm - Christopher Rush and Rosemary Goring
4pm - Gavin Esler
5.30pm - Jonathan Coe and Rodge Glass
5.30pm - Jackie Kay, Denise Mina and Val McDermid
7.30pm - Alasdair Gray
7.30pm - Free event with the Federation of Scottish Writers

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Monday 9th March

10.30am to 2.30pm Schools programme featuring John Fardell and many others

Tuesday 10th March

6pm - Janice Galloway and Jason Donald
7.30pm - An evening with Alexander McCall Smith
7.30pm - Angus Peter Campbell and Donald Meek

Wednesday 11th March

7.30pm - Helen Fitzgerald

Thursday 12th March

10.15am - 2.30pm Schools programme featuring Theresa Breslin, D A Nelson and many others
6pm - Alan Riach and Sandy Moffat
6pm - Ian Rankin
7.30pm - Burns evening
8pm - Kate Summerscale and Ian Rankin

Friday 13th March

10.15am to 2.30pm Schools programme featuring Julia Donaldson, Cathy MacPhail, Keith Charters and many others
3pm Scottish Writers' Centre Speakeasy
6pm Bill Paterson
7.30pm Shetland poets with Jed Hadfield, Robert Alan Jamieson, Christie Williamson, Chris Stout and Catriona McKay**
9pm - Alan Bissett