The Alasdair Gray Archive
@agrayarchive.bsky.social
Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian sorchadallas.bsky.social
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Introducing The Agnes Owens Archive (AOA). Housed within @agrayarchive.bsky.social it is the first standalone satellite archive —illuminating the creative network around Gray while restoring Owens to her rightful literary position. Posts to follow will celebrate her life and legacy.
January 21, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Introducing The Agnes Owens Archive (AOA). Housed within @agrayarchive.bsky.social it is the first standalone satellite archive —illuminating the creative network around Gray while restoring Owens to her rightful literary position. Posts to follow will celebrate her life and legacy.
Announcing Rachelle Atalla at Gray Day 2026 delivered with @canongate.co.uk! Celebrating 45 years of Lanark, she’ll read her new commissioned story Comfort Break, exploring Glasgow’s underground worlds. 25 Feb at Oran Mor. Tickets via link in bio 👆🏽
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Announcing Rachelle Atalla at Gray Day 2026 delivered with @canongate.co.uk! Celebrating 45 years of Lanark, she’ll read her new commissioned story Comfort Break, exploring Glasgow’s underground worlds. 25 Feb at Oran Mor. Tickets via link in bio 👆🏽
Announcing: ALAN BISSETT!
Performing at GRAY DAY 2026: Reimagined Glasgow – 45 Years of Lanark delivered with support from @canongate.co.uk
A new piece inspired by Alasdair Gray & Billy Connolly. Co-commissioned with Glasgow Comedy Festival.
25 Feb 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow
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Performing at GRAY DAY 2026: Reimagined Glasgow – 45 Years of Lanark delivered with support from @canongate.co.uk
A new piece inspired by Alasdair Gray & Billy Connolly. Co-commissioned with Glasgow Comedy Festival.
25 Feb 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow
🎟️: in bio.
January 20, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Announcing: ALAN BISSETT!
Performing at GRAY DAY 2026: Reimagined Glasgow – 45 Years of Lanark delivered with support from @canongate.co.uk
A new piece inspired by Alasdair Gray & Billy Connolly. Co-commissioned with Glasgow Comedy Festival.
25 Feb 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow
🎟️: in bio.
Performing at GRAY DAY 2026: Reimagined Glasgow – 45 Years of Lanark delivered with support from @canongate.co.uk
A new piece inspired by Alasdair Gray & Billy Connolly. Co-commissioned with Glasgow Comedy Festival.
25 Feb 2026 | Òran Mór, Glasgow
🎟️: in bio.
We’re thrilled to announce @josielong.bsky.social as host for GRAY DAY 2026! 🎉 Celebrating 45 years of Lanark with new writing, art & comedy inspired by Alasdair Gray, in partnership with @canongate.co.uk 📅25 Feb 2026 📍Òran Mór, Glasgow, tickets via link in bio or direct from venue.
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 AM
We’re thrilled to announce @josielong.bsky.social as host for GRAY DAY 2026! 🎉 Celebrating 45 years of Lanark with new writing, art & comedy inspired by Alasdair Gray, in partnership with @canongate.co.uk 📅25 Feb 2026 📍Òran Mór, Glasgow, tickets via link in bio or direct from venue.
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Thanks to @scotnational.bsky.social & @kirstininnes.bsky.social for featuring Agnes Owens as one of the ‘10 Things That Changed My Life’ in todays issue. We’re thrilled to welcome Kirstin & @heatherparry.bsky.social next week to begin their writer residencies with us & @agrayarchive.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Thanks to @scotnational.bsky.social & @kirstininnes.bsky.social for featuring Agnes Owens as one of the ‘10 Things That Changed My Life’ in todays issue. We’re thrilled to welcome Kirstin & @heatherparry.bsky.social next week to begin their writer residencies with us & @agrayarchive.bsky.social
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It's the centenary of the wonderful Agnes Owens' birth this year. Her books are being reissued & a satellite archive has officially opened within the Alasdair Gray archive. I spoke to her son, John, & wrote about this "most unfairly neglected of Scottish authors" in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
Finally, recognition for 'unfairly neglected' Scottish author Agnes Owens
Writer Agnes Owens was once seen as “part of a golden age of Scottish literature,” and influenced younger writers, including Janice Galloway,…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 AM
It's the centenary of the wonderful Agnes Owens' birth this year. Her books are being reissued & a satellite archive has officially opened within the Alasdair Gray archive. I spoke to her son, John, & wrote about this "most unfairly neglected of Scottish authors" in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
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Both the @agrayarchive.bsky.social and the @aowensarchive.bsky.social are here on Bluesky – follow them for more information!
It's the centenary of the wonderful Agnes Owens' birth this year. Her books are being reissued & a satellite archive has officially opened within the Alasdair Gray archive. I spoke to her son, John, & wrote about this "most unfairly neglected of Scottish authors" in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
Finally, recognition for 'unfairly neglected' Scottish author Agnes Owens
Writer Agnes Owens was once seen as “part of a golden age of Scottish literature,” and influenced younger writers, including Janice Galloway,…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Both the @agrayarchive.bsky.social and the @aowensarchive.bsky.social are here on Bluesky – follow them for more information!
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Pick up The Herald magazine today 🗞️ for @danigaravelli.bsky.social on Agnes Owens—her overlooked place in Scottish lit and plans for her 2026 centenary, plus reissues by @birlinn.bsky.social and archive work celebrating her legacy we are developing with @agnesowenslitest.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Pick up The Herald magazine today 🗞️ for @danigaravelli.bsky.social on Agnes Owens—her overlooked place in Scottish lit and plans for her 2026 centenary, plus reissues by @birlinn.bsky.social and archive work celebrating her legacy we are developing with @agnesowenslitest.bsky.social
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PLEASE SHARE — WE’RE OPEN 📚
The Agnes Owens Archive is now open at @agrayarchive.bsky.social AGA’s first satellite archive, restoring Owens to her rightful place in Scottish literature.
Free tours Jan 23 & 31, 2026. Book via Eventbrite (link in bio).
#agnesowens #theagnesowensarchive
The Agnes Owens Archive is now open at @agrayarchive.bsky.social AGA’s first satellite archive, restoring Owens to her rightful place in Scottish literature.
Free tours Jan 23 & 31, 2026. Book via Eventbrite (link in bio).
#agnesowens #theagnesowensarchive
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
PLEASE SHARE — WE’RE OPEN 📚
The Agnes Owens Archive is now open at @agrayarchive.bsky.social AGA’s first satellite archive, restoring Owens to her rightful place in Scottish literature.
Free tours Jan 23 & 31, 2026. Book via Eventbrite (link in bio).
#agnesowens #theagnesowensarchive
The Agnes Owens Archive is now open at @agrayarchive.bsky.social AGA’s first satellite archive, restoring Owens to her rightful place in Scottish literature.
Free tours Jan 23 & 31, 2026. Book via Eventbrite (link in bio).
#agnesowens #theagnesowensarchive
PLEASE SHARE | GRAY DAY 2026: Reimagined Glasgow—45 Years of Lanark. 25 Feb 2026, 7–10pm, Òran Mór, Glasgow. Hosted by Josie Long. New writing by Rachelle Atalla & Alan Bissett + new animations. In partnership with @canongate.co.uk Tickets: link in bio.
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 AM
PLEASE SHARE | GRAY DAY 2026: Reimagined Glasgow—45 Years of Lanark. 25 Feb 2026, 7–10pm, Òran Mór, Glasgow. Hosted by Josie Long. New writing by Rachelle Atalla & Alan Bissett + new animations. In partnership with @canongate.co.uk Tickets: link in bio.
FREE WORKSHOPS – Play With Gray. Two free creative workshops at The Alasdair Gray Archive devised by Niamh Gordon supported by @sgsah.bsky.social for writers & creatives. Explore process-as-method with clay, drawing & writing. Feb 24 & Mar 10. Book by email.
January 15, 2026 at 7:46 AM
FREE WORKSHOPS – Play With Gray. Two free creative workshops at The Alasdair Gray Archive devised by Niamh Gordon supported by @sgsah.bsky.social for writers & creatives. Explore process-as-method with clay, drawing & writing. Feb 24 & Mar 10. Book by email.
The Story of a Living Archive: Part 4 – Education
Activating the Archive through placements, research support, school resources and creative workshops—keeping ideas moving, stories circulating, and culture alive.
Activating the Archive through placements, research support, school resources and creative workshops—keeping ideas moving, stories circulating, and culture alive.
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 AM
The Story of a Living Archive: Part 4 – Education
Activating the Archive through placements, research support, school resources and creative workshops—keeping ideas moving, stories circulating, and culture alive.
Activating the Archive through placements, research support, school resources and creative workshops—keeping ideas moving, stories circulating, and culture alive.
Today marks the Feast of St Mungo, 6th-century missionary and patron saint of Glasgow. Alasdair Gray’s unfinished commission for Glasgow Museums reimagines St Mungo amid modern Glasgow and the Necropolis. This was the in progress backdrop, sadly incomplete due to Gray’s fall in 2015.
January 13, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Today marks the Feast of St Mungo, 6th-century missionary and patron saint of Glasgow. Alasdair Gray’s unfinished commission for Glasgow Museums reimagines St Mungo amid modern Glasgow and the Necropolis. This was the in progress backdrop, sadly incomplete due to Gray’s fall in 2015.
The Alasdair Gray Archive is a living archive: kept warm through engagement. Meaning grows through access, research, creativity, education and collaboration—inviting new readings and artworks while honouring the past.
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
The Alasdair Gray Archive is a living archive: kept warm through engagement. Meaning grows through access, research, creativity, education and collaboration—inviting new readings and artworks while honouring the past.
✨ Agnes Owens Centenary ✨
2026 marks Agnes Owens’ centenary, with AGA’s first satellite archive and Birlinn reissuing all her books with new introductions. New editions publish May & Sept 2026. Follow @aowensarchive.bsky.social to find out more!
2026 marks Agnes Owens’ centenary, with AGA’s first satellite archive and Birlinn reissuing all her books with new introductions. New editions publish May & Sept 2026. Follow @aowensarchive.bsky.social to find out more!
January 10, 2026 at 8:07 AM
✨ Agnes Owens Centenary ✨
2026 marks Agnes Owens’ centenary, with AGA’s first satellite archive and Birlinn reissuing all her books with new introductions. New editions publish May & Sept 2026. Follow @aowensarchive.bsky.social to find out more!
2026 marks Agnes Owens’ centenary, with AGA’s first satellite archive and Birlinn reissuing all her books with new introductions. New editions publish May & Sept 2026. Follow @aowensarchive.bsky.social to find out more!
✨ Review Highlight ✨ GUM Magazine shares a beautiful review by Fleur Kas of Holly Rennie Brown’s curated exhibition, The City, at The Alasdair Gray Archive—mapping Glasgow through lived, queer, working-class experience.
Interwoven Identities: The City at the Alasdair Gray Archive – Glasgow University Magazine
glasgowuniversitymagazine.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
✨ Review Highlight ✨ GUM Magazine shares a beautiful review by Fleur Kas of Holly Rennie Brown’s curated exhibition, The City, at The Alasdair Gray Archive—mapping Glasgow through lived, queer, working-class experience.
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Exciting announcement from Birlinn today - we are proud to be collaborating with them and @agnesowenslitest.bsky.social on centenary plans across 2026 and to bringing Agnes Owens work to a wider audience 💫
Polygon to Publish New Editions of the Works of Agnes Owens to Mark Centenary | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher - buy books online
birlinn.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Exciting announcement from Birlinn today - we are proud to be collaborating with them and @agnesowenslitest.bsky.social on centenary plans across 2026 and to bringing Agnes Owens work to a wider audience 💫
Save the Date: Gray Day 2026 – Reimagined Glasgow.
Join us 25 Feb at Òran Mór, Glasgow (7–10pm) as we mark 45 years of Lanark with talks, art & celebration with partners @canongate.co.uk
Tickets on sale now (link in bio).
Join us 25 Feb at Òran Mór, Glasgow (7–10pm) as we mark 45 years of Lanark with talks, art & celebration with partners @canongate.co.uk
Tickets on sale now (link in bio).
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Save the Date: Gray Day 2026 – Reimagined Glasgow.
Join us 25 Feb at Òran Mór, Glasgow (7–10pm) as we mark 45 years of Lanark with talks, art & celebration with partners @canongate.co.uk
Tickets on sale now (link in bio).
Join us 25 Feb at Òran Mór, Glasgow (7–10pm) as we mark 45 years of Lanark with talks, art & celebration with partners @canongate.co.uk
Tickets on sale now (link in bio).
Building the Collection: AGA grew from preserving 5,000+ items from Gray’s home to a living archive—now 3,500 donated works and the 700-item including the new @aowensarchive.bsky.social —showing Gray within a wider cultural ecosystem.
January 7, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Building the Collection: AGA grew from preserving 5,000+ items from Gray’s home to a living archive—now 3,500 donated works and the 700-item including the new @aowensarchive.bsky.social —showing Gray within a wider cultural ecosystem.
Welcome to ‘The Story of a Living Archive’. Part 1: Origins. After Gray’s death in 2020, 5,000+ items owned by the Gray Estate were saved from loss by @sorchadallas.bsky.social secured at AGA & grown into a public, living archive. Now we have our own growing collection of 3,500 💫
January 5, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Welcome to ‘The Story of a Living Archive’. Part 1: Origins. After Gray’s death in 2020, 5,000+ items owned by the Gray Estate were saved from loss by @sorchadallas.bsky.social secured at AGA & grown into a public, living archive. Now we have our own growing collection of 3,500 💫
HAPPY NEW YEAR! ✨🎉
As we step into 2026, we’re sending our very best wishes to you all. Thank you for being part of our community and for your continued support. Here’s to another year of ideas, imagination, and sharing the legacy of Alasdair Gray.
January 1, 2026 at 10:31 AM
HAPPY NEW YEAR! ✨🎉
As we step into 2026, we’re sending our very best wishes to you all. Thank you for being part of our community and for your continued support. Here’s to another year of ideas, imagination, and sharing the legacy of Alasdair Gray.
Happy Hogmanay! ✨
Today is also Jeff Torrington’s birthday(1935–2008), the Glaswegian author of Swing Hammer Swing!, a landmark novel & winner of the 1992 Whitbread Book of the Year. His friends included Gray & @aowensarchive.bsky.social seen here in The Kelvingrove Eight © Calum Colvin
Today is also Jeff Torrington’s birthday(1935–2008), the Glaswegian author of Swing Hammer Swing!, a landmark novel & winner of the 1992 Whitbread Book of the Year. His friends included Gray & @aowensarchive.bsky.social seen here in The Kelvingrove Eight © Calum Colvin
December 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Happy Hogmanay! ✨
Today is also Jeff Torrington’s birthday(1935–2008), the Glaswegian author of Swing Hammer Swing!, a landmark novel & winner of the 1992 Whitbread Book of the Year. His friends included Gray & @aowensarchive.bsky.social seen here in The Kelvingrove Eight © Calum Colvin
Today is also Jeff Torrington’s birthday(1935–2008), the Glaswegian author of Swing Hammer Swing!, a landmark novel & winner of the 1992 Whitbread Book of the Year. His friends included Gray & @aowensarchive.bsky.social seen here in The Kelvingrove Eight © Calum Colvin
On this day in 2019, we lost Alasdair Gray, who passed away at the Royal Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow. A writer & artist whose work left a lasting mark on Scottish culture, Gray’s voice, imagination, and vision continue to resonate through his novels, essays, and artwork.
December 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
On this day in 2019, we lost Alasdair Gray, who passed away at the Royal Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow. A writer & artist whose work left a lasting mark on Scottish culture, Gray’s voice, imagination, and vision continue to resonate through his novels, essays, and artwork.
Born in Riddrie on this day in December 1934, Alasdair Gray became one of Scotland’s most visionary writers and artists, his words and images continue to shape our civic life. We honour his enduring legacy & are proud to continue to champion his legacy and creative spirit ❤️
December 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Born in Riddrie on this day in December 1934, Alasdair Gray became one of Scotland’s most visionary writers and artists, his words and images continue to shape our civic life. We honour his enduring legacy & are proud to continue to champion his legacy and creative spirit ❤️
Happy Birthday to the brilliant Liz Lochhead 🎉📚
One of Scotland’s most influential poets and playwrights—and a former Makar—Liz Lochhead’s work has powerfully explored Scottish identity, gender, and language.
One of Scotland’s most influential poets and playwrights—and a former Makar—Liz Lochhead’s work has powerfully explored Scottish identity, gender, and language.
December 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Happy Birthday to the brilliant Liz Lochhead 🎉📚
One of Scotland’s most influential poets and playwrights—and a former Makar—Liz Lochhead’s work has powerfully explored Scottish identity, gender, and language.
One of Scotland’s most influential poets and playwrights—and a former Makar—Liz Lochhead’s work has powerfully explored Scottish identity, gender, and language.