Celebrate Women’s History Month with Glasgow Life Libraries

March is Women’s History Month, an important opportunity to raise awareness of the achievements of women throughout history and in contemporary society.

As part of our Women’s History Month celebrations Glasgow Libraries are delighted to offer a range of author talks and creative writing workshops with inspiring female authors in libraries across the city.

See individual event listings linked below for more details and booking information.

Ajay Close – What Doesn’t Kill Us
Monday 3^rd March -Drumchapel Library

Ajay Close will discuss her new novel What Doesn’t Kill Us, winner of Scotland's National Book Awards 2024 Fiction Book of the Year.

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Marion Todd – Dead Man’s Shoes
Thursday 6^th March – Baillieston Library

Marion Todd will discuss her new novel Dead Man’s Shoes, the 9^th novel in the popular Detective Clare Mackay series.

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Louise Baillie – Spectacular Scottish Women 
Saturday 8^th March – The Mitchell Library

Louise Baillie is the author of Spectacular Scottish Women, an inspiring collection of 30 biographies of amazing Scottish women written for young people. In this children’s creative writing workshop, children will choose their own spectacular Scottish woman to write about and illustrate. 

Suitable for children ages 8-11, must be accompanied by an adult.

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Sumayya Usmani - Creative Writing Workshop (Adults)
Saturday 8^th March – Pollokshields Library

Food isn't just sustenance—it's a gateway to our most intimate memories, cultural heritage, and personal transformations. In this immersive workshop led by award-winning food writer and memoirist Sumayya, learn how to weave the sensory details of food into compelling personal narratives that go far beyond the plate.

This workshop welcomes writers of all levels who are hungry to explore their personal stories through the universal language of food.

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Marisa Haetzman -Writing Historical Fiction
Saturday 8^th March – The Mitchell Library

In this workshop Marisa, an author and an anaesthetist with a master's degree in the History of Medicine, will draw upon her own experience and reveal the strategies and techniques that can help turn your own area of historical fascination into an authentic, absorbing work of fiction.

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Graffiti Girls: Elissa Soave
Tuesday 11^th March – Woodside Library

Elissa, author of critically acclaimed debut novel Ginger and Me, joins us for a special preview discussion of Graffiti Girls her empowering new novel about a group of women who refuse to go quietly when society tells them they’re no longer valuable beyond the age of 40.

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