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Julie McNeill
@juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social
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Love Goes North and We Are Scottish Football @LuathPress
A Most Unsuitable Game @TippermuirBooks
Mission Dyslexia @JKPBooks
Storyteller @C-ChangeScotland
Editor @Drunk Muse Press
Gaffer @TheHampdenCollection
Poet @SMFC
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Julie McNeill @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social · Jan 5
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Julie McNeill
Julie is a poet, editor and community worker who has made Glasgow her home, after travelling north from Carlisle in 1998. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from the Open University.
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
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A few braw things…
Library posters PTBO Library talk PTBO
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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I'll be reading in #Stonehaven on Friday with a whole host of fabulous poets, in suppport of @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social as she launches her new #poetry book. Come along!
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃

🧙‍♀️Have a spooktacular weekend from all at C-Change

#FeelGoodFriday #HappyHalloween
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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🇬🇧 We must not let opportunist ugly politics strip away the human rights that protect us all.
C-Change Scotland joins 300+ orgs urging the PM to defend the UK’s place in the ECHR.

🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

#HumanRights #ECHR #ThirdSectorSolidarity
Graphic with bold blue text in the center reading “ECHR IS FUNDAMENTAL.” Surrounding text includes: “The ECHR protects all members of society,” “C-Change & 300+ organisations call on the PM to stand firm with the ECHR,” and “Don’t let divisive politics dismantle your freedom.” Visual elements include a pink statue of Lady Justice holding scales and a sword, a pink megaphone, and a pink dove carrying an olive branch. At the bottom left is the C-Change logo with the tagline “Supporting Good Lives.” Background is light blue with a clean, modern design.
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Love Goes North (East) Stonehaven launch of my new book on 14th November. See you there!
Love goes north
October 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba... lovely article by the great Hugh MacDonald with typically generous assessment of my new book ‘High Ball to the Wee Man’ and Hamish MacDonald’s ‘Square Baw’ @asls.org.uk @natlibscot.bsky.social @stephenwattpoet.bsky.social @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social
ON THE ROAD meets two poets inspired by Scottish football
There  is both a rhyme and reason behind the torrent of words that form the modern Scottish fitba' poetry oeuvre, as we never tire of declaiming in the salons of Saracen Street.
www.dailymail.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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jay.bsky.team Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · Oct 2
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf
October 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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@david-farrier.bsky.social - Nature's Genius
James Hanning - The Bookseller of Hay
@axdouglas.bsky.social - Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self
@juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social - Love Goes North
Kate Summerscale - The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place
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#WigtownBookFestival
September 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Only two weeks until @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social Wigtown Book Festival

I’m appearing on Sunday 28th September with my new book Love Goes North

I’m also chairing an event the same day with footballing icon Rose Reilly - not to be missed!

tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/events...
Julie and rose with books Julie on stage Julie’s heid Love goes north book cover
September 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Southwest launch of Love Goes North.

Coach and Horses, Dumfries

Thursday 25th September 6.30pm

Followed by open mic

See you there?

#ScottishPoetryListings

@byleaveswelive.bsky.social @luathpress.bsky.social @dumfries.bsky.social
Poster with love goes north book cover and times of launch.
September 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Only a few tickets left 👇🏻👇🏻
luathpress.bsky.social Luath Press @luathpress.bsky.social · Aug 26
✨BOOK EVENT✨

👤 @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬
📚 We Are Scottish Football
📍Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway
📆 10 September
⏰ 2:30pm
🎟 buff.ly/rExCzua

#Burns #Football #BookEvent #Poetry #AllowayWhatsOn
September 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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To celebrate Exeter’s involvement in #RWC2025, we’re hosting a Poetry Scrum! 🏉

We’ve gathered women poets from Cities of Literature across the world to share new work about female empowerment, bodies in movement, and sport.

More info: www.exetercityofliterature.com/poetryscrum
August 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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✨BOOK EVENT✨

👤 @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬
📚 We Are Scottish Football
📍Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway
📆 10 September
⏰ 2:30pm
🎟 buff.ly/rExCzua

#Burns #Football #BookEvent #Poetry #AllowayWhatsOn
August 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Representing Edinburgh #CityOfLiterature, @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social shares a rousing poem for the #RWC2025 and Exeter's involvement in hosting some of the games, including Scotland vs Canada this Saturday! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...
September 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Lovely afternoon of poetry at Central Station for the Glasgow launch of @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social "Love Goes North". Proud to be quoted on the cover, even better to hear the sure words live. Another triumph from @luathpress.bsky.social: buy it!
August 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Join poet Julie McNeill & historians Fiona Skillen & Karen Fraser as they uncover the powerful, little-known history of women’s football in Scotland — a story of passion, resistance & perseverance, spanning hundreds of years.

➡️ Book your free spot:
womenslibrary.org.uk/event/story-...
Story Café Special: A Most Unsuitable Game | Glasgow Women's Library
Women have been playing football in Scotland for over a century and its roots can be traced back hundreds of years.
womenslibrary.org.uk
July 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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🏆 Massive congratulations to the England Women’s team on their epic Euros win! ⚽️👏

If the tournament has sparked your love of the beautiful game, don’t miss our upcoming Story Café Special: A Most Unsuitable Game.

📅 Thursday 28th August
🕐 1:00–2:30pm
📚 ⚽️ Poetry, storytelling & herstory — all in one
Story Café Special: A Most Unsuitable Game | Glasgow Women's Library
Women have been playing football in Scotland for over a century and its roots can be traced back hundreds of years.
womenslibrary.org.uk
July 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The Dymphna Bursary

is awarded annually to a poet resident in Scotland who identifies as neurodivergent or has a learning disability. The award will be £2000.

Applications are open until Fri 15 Aug.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/dymphna-burs...
Dymphna Bursary (2025)
The Dymphna Bursary is awarded annually to a poet resident in Scotland who identifies as neurodivergent or has a learning disability
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
July 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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There's always a plethora of #ScottishPoetryEvents in August. Happy to promote any and all of them on the SPL feed ... so long as events feature a collection of poets. (Think that's the official term for 3 or more poets although some would say "a gaggle" or "a gossip" are equally applicable).
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ALT: a black and white photo of a man wearing a top hat with the words " do you know my poetry " on his face
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July 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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✨SCOTLANDSFEST 2025✨

👤 Hugh McMillan
📍St Columba's by the Castle, Edinburgh
📆 6 August
⏰ 3pm
🎟 buff.ly/Eg6Vd9R

#EdinburghWhatsOn #ScotlandsFest25 #Fringe #EdinburghFringe
August 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Launching this week!

Love Goes North @luathpress.bsky.social

Wednesday @edfringe.bsky.social
Sunday Champagne Central, Glasgow

🙌🏻🥂🍾
August 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Nazaret Ranea writes of her journey from being one of the Scottish Poetry Library's Young Makars to having her first poetry collection published by Drunk Muse Press.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/07/my-j...
My Journey from Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar to Published Poet
Nazaret Ranea write of her journey from being one of the Scottish Poetry Library's Young Makars to having her first poetry collection published by Drunk Muse Press.
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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🌟Happy birthday to my baby girl 🌟
Beautiful girl with fan
July 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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📚✨ Coming this August: Love Goes North by @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social ✨📚

This heartfelt poetry collection is a love letter to trains, travel, and the moments that shape our lives. Join Julie on her journey north to Glasgow, filled with longing and joy.

#LoveGoesNorth #Poetry #Travel
July 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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✨SCOTLANDSFEST 2025✨

👤 @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬
📍St Columba's by the Castle, Edinburgh
📆 6 August
⏰ 1:30pm
🎟 buff.ly/Eg6Vd9R

#EdinburghWhatsOn #ScotlandsFest25 #Fringe #EdinburghFringe
June 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM