Vicki Husband
@vichusband.bsky.social
Poet, Reading, Writing (Vagabond Voices/ Mariscat Press) Most likely to be found walking the dog in Glasgow, Southside she/her 🏳️🌈🇵🇸 vickihusband.wordpress.com
New launch date for Glasgoscopy: Wednesday 3rd December 7pm at the Alchemy Experiment, Byres Road Glasgow, in conversation with add Gillean McDougall, come along!
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New launch date for Glasgoscopy: Wednesday 3rd December 7pm at the Alchemy Experiment, Byres Road Glasgow, in conversation with add Gillean McDougall, come along!
Glasgoscopy launch event tonight is postponed, apologies for any inconvenience
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Glasgoscopy launch event tonight is postponed, apologies for any inconvenience
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Tonight at 7.15 on Radio 3. Writer’s block, dry spell, fallow period, worrisome silence, that terrifying, lonely time when you *cannot* write a poem. I speak to Liz Berry, Oliver Carmichael, Hannah Copley, Marie Howe, Vanessa Kisuule and Jack Underwood! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, When the Words Leave
The poet Caroline Bird explores the silences when it feels like the words have left you.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Tonight at 7.15 on Radio 3. Writer’s block, dry spell, fallow period, worrisome silence, that terrifying, lonely time when you *cannot* write a poem. I speak to Liz Berry, Oliver Carmichael, Hannah Copley, Marie Howe, Vanessa Kisuule and Jack Underwood! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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AYE WRITE FESTIVAL
starts today in Glasgow with lots of fine poetry events to check out. eg tonight at 6pm: Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase
with Peter Mackay (Makar), Shane Johnstone, Petra Poncarova, Babs Nicgriogair, Robbie Anndra Macleòid & Martin MacIntyre.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/mirr...
starts today in Glasgow with lots of fine poetry events to check out. eg tonight at 6pm: Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase
with Peter Mackay (Makar), Shane Johnstone, Petra Poncarova, Babs Nicgriogair, Robbie Anndra Macleòid & Martin MacIntyre.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/mirr...
Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase with Peter Mackay with Jim Carruth - Glasgow Life
Aye Write 2025 presents Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase with Peter Mackay with Jim Carruth
www.glasgowlife.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
AYE WRITE FESTIVAL
starts today in Glasgow with lots of fine poetry events to check out. eg tonight at 6pm: Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase
with Peter Mackay (Makar), Shane Johnstone, Petra Poncarova, Babs Nicgriogair, Robbie Anndra Macleòid & Martin MacIntyre.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/mirr...
starts today in Glasgow with lots of fine poetry events to check out. eg tonight at 6pm: Mirrorball Gaelic Showcase
with Peter Mackay (Makar), Shane Johnstone, Petra Poncarova, Babs Nicgriogair, Robbie Anndra Macleòid & Martin MacIntyre.
www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/mirr...
Thanks to Stuart Kelly for the review in #ScotlandonSunday today
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Thanks to Stuart Kelly for the review in #ScotlandonSunday today
stmungosmirrorball.wordpress.com Gaelic poetry showcase 6th November at Aye Write -not to be missed
St Mungo's Mirrorball
The Glasgow network of poets and poetry lovers
stmungosmirrorball.wordpress.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
stmungosmirrorball.wordpress.com Gaelic poetry showcase 6th November at Aye Write -not to be missed
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It's time to Celebrate the latest BooksfromScotland issue!
Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/issue/celebr...
Thanks for your contributions @birlinn.bsky.social @mcnidderandgrace.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @bwpublishing.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @florisbooks.bsky.social & more!
Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/issue/celebr...
Thanks for your contributions @birlinn.bsky.social @mcnidderandgrace.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @bwpublishing.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @florisbooks.bsky.social & more!
October 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It's time to Celebrate the latest BooksfromScotland issue!
Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/issue/celebr...
Thanks for your contributions @birlinn.bsky.social @mcnidderandgrace.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @bwpublishing.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @florisbooks.bsky.social & more!
Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/issue/celebr...
Thanks for your contributions @birlinn.bsky.social @mcnidderandgrace.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @bwpublishing.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @florisbooks.bsky.social & more!
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Gentle reminder to add alt text to photos!
It’s an important feature to ensure this place is inclusive and accessible
If you need help remembering, you can change your settings to prompt you to add it before you post
I’m seeing a lot of disability content lacking alt text which is disappointing
It’s an important feature to ensure this place is inclusive and accessible
If you need help remembering, you can change your settings to prompt you to add it before you post
I’m seeing a lot of disability content lacking alt text which is disappointing
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Gentle reminder to add alt text to photos!
It’s an important feature to ensure this place is inclusive and accessible
If you need help remembering, you can change your settings to prompt you to add it before you post
I’m seeing a lot of disability content lacking alt text which is disappointing
It’s an important feature to ensure this place is inclusive and accessible
If you need help remembering, you can change your settings to prompt you to add it before you post
I’m seeing a lot of disability content lacking alt text which is disappointing
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CALLING ALL YOUNG POETS
The deadline for entries to the Eric Gregory Awards is 31 October.
It is awarded for a collection by poets under the age of 30.
Winners of the Eric Gregory Awards are invited to a free solo week residency at Thomas Cottage.
The deadline for entries to the Eric Gregory Awards is 31 October.
It is awarded for a collection by poets under the age of 30.
Winners of the Eric Gregory Awards are invited to a free solo week residency at Thomas Cottage.
October 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
CALLING ALL YOUNG POETS
The deadline for entries to the Eric Gregory Awards is 31 October.
It is awarded for a collection by poets under the age of 30.
Winners of the Eric Gregory Awards are invited to a free solo week residency at Thomas Cottage.
The deadline for entries to the Eric Gregory Awards is 31 October.
It is awarded for a collection by poets under the age of 30.
Winners of the Eric Gregory Awards are invited to a free solo week residency at Thomas Cottage.
Book launch! The Glasgow launch of Glasgoscopy will on Wed 12th November 7pm @ The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Road, G12 8TS. I’ll be reading from the book and talking with Dr Gillean McDougall about the process of writing it. Books available to buy with *free zine poster* Come along!
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Book launch! The Glasgow launch of Glasgoscopy will on Wed 12th November 7pm @ The Alchemy Experiment, 157 Byres Road, G12 8TS. I’ll be reading from the book and talking with Dr Gillean McDougall about the process of writing it. Books available to buy with *free zine poster* Come along!
Glasgoscopy is published by Vagabond Voices on 14th October
www.vagabondvoices.co.uk/poetry/glasg... review copies and pre-orders now available.
Details of Glasgow launch on 12th November to follow. #booksky #booksfromscotland #poetry
www.vagabondvoices.co.uk/poetry/glasg... review copies and pre-orders now available.
Details of Glasgow launch on 12th November to follow. #booksky #booksfromscotland #poetry
October 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Glasgoscopy is published by Vagabond Voices on 14th October
www.vagabondvoices.co.uk/poetry/glasg... review copies and pre-orders now available.
Details of Glasgow launch on 12th November to follow. #booksky #booksfromscotland #poetry
www.vagabondvoices.co.uk/poetry/glasg... review copies and pre-orders now available.
Details of Glasgow launch on 12th November to follow. #booksky #booksfromscotland #poetry
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Submissions will open for the 2025 annual poetry prize on National Poetry Day, Thursday 2 October for Scottish-based poets in memory of William Bonar. See posts below for details 👇
September 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Submissions will open for the 2025 annual poetry prize on National Poetry Day, Thursday 2 October for Scottish-based poets in memory of William Bonar. See posts below for details 👇
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Over 160 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in October 2025. Please share & best of luck!
www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...
www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...
October 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Over 160 calls for literary competitions & submissions including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography, & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in October 2025. Please share & best of luck!
www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...
www.thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog...
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Our friend, poet and activist @sarahmaintains.bsky.social has been illegally detained by the IDF and is being held in an Israeli jail. There are reports of mistreatment and human rights violations. Please keep pressure on the Irish government and embassy to secure the release of Sarah and others. 🇵🇸🇮🇪
October 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Our friend, poet and activist @sarahmaintains.bsky.social has been illegally detained by the IDF and is being held in an Israeli jail. There are reports of mistreatment and human rights violations. Please keep pressure on the Irish government and embassy to secure the release of Sarah and others. 🇵🇸🇮🇪
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US prosecutors keep charging women with ‘pregnancy-related crimes’ | Arwa Mahdawi
US prosecutors keep charging women with ‘pregnancy-related crimes’ | Arwa Mahdawi
In the two years after Roe v Wade was overturned, hundreds were charged amid growing acceptance of ‘fetal personhood’
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
US prosecutors keep charging women with ‘pregnancy-related crimes’ | Arwa Mahdawi
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📢 POETS WANTED!
Nominations now open for the Scottish Poetry Library's ONLINE GUIDE TO SCOTTISH POETS.
Any poet can be nominated born in Scotland, lives/works in Scotland, or is Scottish by inclination. Closing date is 2/11/25.
#NationalPoetryDay
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/09/nomi...
Nominations now open for the Scottish Poetry Library's ONLINE GUIDE TO SCOTTISH POETS.
Any poet can be nominated born in Scotland, lives/works in Scotland, or is Scottish by inclination. Closing date is 2/11/25.
#NationalPoetryDay
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/09/nomi...
Nominations are now open for the SPL's online guide to Scottish poets
Who would you like to see added to the Scottish Poetry Library’s online guide to Scottish poets? The biennial nomination process is open until Sunday 2nd November 2025.
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
📢 POETS WANTED!
Nominations now open for the Scottish Poetry Library's ONLINE GUIDE TO SCOTTISH POETS.
Any poet can be nominated born in Scotland, lives/works in Scotland, or is Scottish by inclination. Closing date is 2/11/25.
#NationalPoetryDay
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/09/nomi...
Nominations now open for the Scottish Poetry Library's ONLINE GUIDE TO SCOTTISH POETS.
Any poet can be nominated born in Scotland, lives/works in Scotland, or is Scottish by inclination. Closing date is 2/11/25.
#NationalPoetryDay
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/09/nomi...
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🖋️ Langside Library Poetry Project
The exterior of Langside Library is to be transformed into a spectacular display of poetry. Submission prompts:
The Battle of Langside
Knowledge and Learning
Community Access
Mary, Queen of Scots
Refuge / Haven
opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
The exterior of Langside Library is to be transformed into a spectacular display of poetry. Submission prompts:
The Battle of Langside
Knowledge and Learning
Community Access
Mary, Queen of Scots
Refuge / Haven
opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
Langside Library Poetry Project
opportunities.creativescotland.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🖋️ Langside Library Poetry Project
The exterior of Langside Library is to be transformed into a spectacular display of poetry. Submission prompts:
The Battle of Langside
Knowledge and Learning
Community Access
Mary, Queen of Scots
Refuge / Haven
opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
The exterior of Langside Library is to be transformed into a spectacular display of poetry. Submission prompts:
The Battle of Langside
Knowledge and Learning
Community Access
Mary, Queen of Scots
Refuge / Haven
opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
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I think we should share this a lot today.
September 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I think we should share this a lot today.
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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-...
➡️ 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
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-...
➡️ Book your free spot:
womenslibrary.org.uk/event/story-...
Coming soon to a bookshelf near you, Glasgoscopy will be published by Vagabond Voices in October 2025. Thanks to Mark Mechan for the cover design (Red Axe design). vickihusband.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/g...
July 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Coming soon to a bookshelf near you, Glasgoscopy will be published by Vagabond Voices in October 2025. Thanks to Mark Mechan for the cover design (Red Axe design). vickihusband.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/g...
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It Was the End of the World and All That Was Left Were Three Million Bowls of Porridge and a Lonely Dolphin
90 x 75 cm
Acrylic on canvas
@outerspaces.scotland
#abstractart #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #artistofbluesky #contemporaryabstractpainting #scottishabstract #scottishabstractart
90 x 75 cm
Acrylic on canvas
@outerspaces.scotland
#abstractart #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #artistofbluesky #contemporaryabstractpainting #scottishabstract #scottishabstractart
July 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It Was the End of the World and All That Was Left Were Three Million Bowls of Porridge and a Lonely Dolphin
90 x 75 cm
Acrylic on canvas
@outerspaces.scotland
#abstractart #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #artistofbluesky #contemporaryabstractpainting #scottishabstract #scottishabstractart
90 x 75 cm
Acrylic on canvas
@outerspaces.scotland
#abstractart #abstractartist #abstractexpressionism #artistofbluesky #contemporaryabstractpainting #scottishabstract #scottishabstractart
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At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
July 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
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I've made a new list on @bookshop.org of books that explore nature / walking / the outdoors by disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill writers - Nature Beyond Cure - aka our own narratives are messy and complex. Do share! #BookSky #DisabledWriters
uk.bookshop.org/lists/nature...?
uk.bookshop.org/lists/nature...?
Nature Beyond Cure: Disabled Perspectives
Books that explore nature and living with disability and illness from disability perspectives. No magical cures here!
uk.bookshop.org
July 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I've made a new list on @bookshop.org of books that explore nature / walking / the outdoors by disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill writers - Nature Beyond Cure - aka our own narratives are messy and complex. Do share! #BookSky #DisabledWriters
uk.bookshop.org/lists/nature...?
uk.bookshop.org/lists/nature...?
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An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write.
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
RSL Scriptorium Awards - Royal Society of Literature
Ten writer residencies presented to professionally active writers in need of a place to write.The 2025 Prize This year marks the inaugural presentation of the RSL Scriptorium Awards, inviting applicat...
rsliterature.org
July 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write.
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
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Someone needs to start a literary prize for short story collections. It seems really odd to me that we don’t have one in Ireland or the UK. Before everyone shouts about the Edgehill Prize, it doesn’t seem to be happening this year.
July 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Someone needs to start a literary prize for short story collections. It seems really odd to me that we don’t have one in Ireland or the UK. Before everyone shouts about the Edgehill Prize, it doesn’t seem to be happening this year.