Jonny

If You Were Me: Open Book Pamphlet Launch at Wigtown Book Festival

https://youtu.be/XfgSRxnUsoc Find out what’s been going on at Open Book as one of our group participants shares news from their group.   If You Were Me: Open Book Pamphlet Launch at Wigtown Book Festival   Leela Soma is a writer and participant in our Glasgow Women’s Library and BAME Creative Writing groups.   I have

If You Were Me: Open Book Pamphlet Launch at Wigtown Book Festival Read More »

New Writing Sought

Open Book is seeking new writing and supporting material for their Unbound programme (https://openbookreading.com/unbound/) Nine awards of £175 each will be made for 1) a piece of previously unpublished fiction of approx 1000 words, 2) three linked writing prompts, 3) three linked discussion questions, 4) a link to two publically available poems (online) which in

New Writing Sought Read More »

Poetry and Hope for MND

Find out what’s been going in our groups as one of our regular participants shares news about an exciting project they’ve recently been involved in. Poetry and Hope for MND Kate Durie is a long-term member of Open Book shared reading groups, and this project – Poetry and Hope for MND – was run by

Poetry and Hope for MND Read More »

Recruiting: Glasgow-Based Shared Reading Lead Readers for Prison Programme

Open Book is looking for an administrator to support its work across Scotland. Working initially from home but then in our office in South Edinburgh (as soon as regulations allow it) this is a job share role with our existing administrator/volunteer coordinator.  The role will involve general office admin tasks to support the two directors

Recruiting: Glasgow-Based Shared Reading Lead Readers for Prison Programme Read More »