Aye Write!

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Aye Write!
Statusactive
GenreBook festival
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Glasgow
CountryScotland
Years active17
Inaugurated19 February 2005 (2005-02-19)
Websitewww.ayewrite.com

Aye Write is a book festival which takes place in Glasgow in late February or early March.[1] Since 2007, it has been an annual fixture.

History[]

The first Aye Write! festival was in 2005.[2] It was originally intended to occur once every two years, but during the second festival in 2007 it was announced that from then on it would be annual.[3]

Participants[]

The 2016 line-up includes Christopher Brookmyre, Limmy, and Stuart Cosgrove.[4]

People who have taken part in the festival include: Edwin Morgan, William McIlvanney, Ian McEwan, Iain Banks, Denise Mina, Louise Welsh, Jackie Kay, Andrew Motion, Lynne Truss, Jenny Colgan, John Burnside, and others.[5]

Clare Maclean Prize[]

The Clare Maclean Prize for Scottish Fiction was awarded for the first time at the 2008 festival, in memory of Claire Maclean, the partner of Prof. Mike Gonzalez, with a £3000 first prize. It is open to any book written by a Scottish author (or someone working in Scotland) in the previous twelve months.

2008 shortlist[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Aye Write! Glasgow's Book Festival". The List. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. ^ Glasgow West End entry on 2005 festival
  3. ^ Battista, Anna (10 February 2007). "You Write, He Writes, She Writes… Aye Write!". The Skinny. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. ^ Miller, Phil (29 January 2016). "Aye Write book festival in Glasgow unveils 2016 line-up". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  5. ^ Glasgow West End info on 2007 festival

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