Graeme Armstrong
@graemearmstrong.bsky.social
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌. Times bestseller. ✦𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓✦ 𝟎𝟒/𝟐𝟔 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰! Granta Best of Young British Novelists. PhD - University of Strathclyde
https://linktr.ee/graeme_armstrong_booksnthat
https://linktr.ee/graeme_armstrong_booksnthat
Pinned
Buzzing to announce a #RAVEHEART double whammy as the sensational 4th Estate will publish spring 2026!
And… the inimitable Warp Films (THIS IS ENGLAND/ DEAD MAN’S SHOES) are adapting for screen!
Stuff dreams are made of, troops…
Pre-order now…
surl.li/nxrjmi
And… the inimitable Warp Films (THIS IS ENGLAND/ DEAD MAN’S SHOES) are adapting for screen!
Stuff dreams are made of, troops…
Pre-order now…
surl.li/nxrjmi
Last day for pre-order discount on #Raveheart in @waterstones.bsky.social online⚠️
Dropping 04/2026 👾
@4thestatebooks.bsky.social
Dropping 04/2026 👾
@4thestatebooks.bsky.social
Pre-order #Raveheart at @waterstones.bsky.social online for 25% off for the next 3 days only! ⚠️
Release: 23/04/26 👾
www.waterstones.com/book/ravehea...
Release: 23/04/26 👾
www.waterstones.com/book/ravehea...
October 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Last day for pre-order discount on #Raveheart in @waterstones.bsky.social online⚠️
Dropping 04/2026 👾
@4thestatebooks.bsky.social
Dropping 04/2026 👾
@4thestatebooks.bsky.social
Pre-order #Raveheart at @waterstones.bsky.social online for 25% off for the next 3 days only! ⚠️
Release: 23/04/26 👾
www.waterstones.com/book/ravehea...
Release: 23/04/26 👾
www.waterstones.com/book/ravehea...
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Pre-order #Raveheart at @waterstones.bsky.social online for 25% off for the next 3 days only! ⚠️
Release: 23/04/26 👾
www.waterstones.com/book/ravehea...
Release: 23/04/26 👾
www.waterstones.com/book/ravehea...
Massive thanks to Places for People for organising a run of Edinburgh #StreetBelonging anti-violence events!
Brilliant effort from the youngsters in Craigroyston and Portobello today 👏🏻
Brilliant effort from the youngsters in Craigroyston and Portobello today 👏🏻
October 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Massive thanks to Places for People for organising a run of Edinburgh #StreetBelonging anti-violence events!
Brilliant effort from the youngsters in Craigroyston and Portobello today 👏🏻
Brilliant effort from the youngsters in Craigroyston and Portobello today 👏🏻
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Our exciting event for Check It Oot! with @graemearmstrong.bsky.social at #CoatbridgeLib is officially SOLD OUT.
There's still spaces at our other #CheckItOot! events though if you want to get involved.
Discover more: culturenl.co.uk/Oot
Supported by Hands Up For Trad.
There's still spaces at our other #CheckItOot! events though if you want to get involved.
Discover more: culturenl.co.uk/Oot
Supported by Hands Up For Trad.
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Our exciting event for Check It Oot! with @graemearmstrong.bsky.social at #CoatbridgeLib is officially SOLD OUT.
There's still spaces at our other #CheckItOot! events though if you want to get involved.
Discover more: culturenl.co.uk/Oot
Supported by Hands Up For Trad.
There's still spaces at our other #CheckItOot! events though if you want to get involved.
Discover more: culturenl.co.uk/Oot
Supported by Hands Up For Trad.
Sold out ⚠️ Looking forwards to getting into the big issues…
Catch yees in the bold Airdrie!
Catch yees in the bold Airdrie!
Back on home turf in Airdrie Library for their centenary celebration with a #StreetBelonging event for adults, exploring historical/current gangs & territorial violence through my lived experience and work.
25 Sep 2025 - 17:30 on.
Tix l free but spaces limited!
(Over 16s only!)
25 Sep 2025 - 17:30 on.
Tix l free but spaces limited!
(Over 16s only!)
September 16, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Sold out ⚠️ Looking forwards to getting into the big issues…
Catch yees in the bold Airdrie!
Catch yees in the bold Airdrie!
Back on home turf in Airdrie Library for their centenary celebration with a #StreetBelonging event for adults, exploring historical/current gangs & territorial violence through my lived experience and work.
25 Sep 2025 - 17:30 on.
Tix l free but spaces limited!
(Over 16s only!)
25 Sep 2025 - 17:30 on.
Tix l free but spaces limited!
(Over 16s only!)
September 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Back on home turf in Airdrie Library for their centenary celebration with a #StreetBelonging event for adults, exploring historical/current gangs & territorial violence through my lived experience and work.
25 Sep 2025 - 17:30 on.
Tix l free but spaces limited!
(Over 16s only!)
25 Sep 2025 - 17:30 on.
Tix l free but spaces limited!
(Over 16s only!)
Cheers @irvinewelsh.bsky.social!
We need more Scottish working class youngsters given the opportunity to write and be heard.
🗞️ Edinburgh Evening News
We need more Scottish working class youngsters given the opportunity to write and be heard.
🗞️ Edinburgh Evening News
August 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Cheers @irvinewelsh.bsky.social!
We need more Scottish working class youngsters given the opportunity to write and be heard.
🗞️ Edinburgh Evening News
We need more Scottish working class youngsters given the opportunity to write and be heard.
🗞️ Edinburgh Evening News
This is sold out - but Airdrie Library event in Sept announcing soon!
Back on home turf for this yin… chatting about THE YOUNG TEAM, RAVEHEART and the journey so far…
Very limited spaces!
Coatbridge Library
Tues 21st Oct
6-7pm
librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
Very limited spaces!
Coatbridge Library
Tues 21st Oct
6-7pm
librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
August 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This is sold out - but Airdrie Library event in Sept announcing soon!
Back on home turf for this yin… chatting about THE YOUNG TEAM, RAVEHEART and the journey so far…
Very limited spaces!
Coatbridge Library
Tues 21st Oct
6-7pm
librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
Very limited spaces!
Coatbridge Library
Tues 21st Oct
6-7pm
librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
August 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Back on home turf for this yin… chatting about THE YOUNG TEAM, RAVEHEART and the journey so far…
Very limited spaces!
Coatbridge Library
Tues 21st Oct
6-7pm
librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
Very limited spaces!
Coatbridge Library
Tues 21st Oct
6-7pm
librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
August 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good luck to the youngsters receiving SQA exam results tomorrow! (Esp the Higher / Nat 5 English & Mods classes I worked with this year in Drumchapel, Elgin, Clydebank and Alloa!)🤞
Always humbling to see you guys studying the #TheYoungTeam!
#NoWrongPath
Always humbling to see you guys studying the #TheYoungTeam!
#NoWrongPath
August 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Good luck to the youngsters receiving SQA exam results tomorrow! (Esp the Higher / Nat 5 English & Mods classes I worked with this year in Drumchapel, Elgin, Clydebank and Alloa!)🤞
Always humbling to see you guys studying the #TheYoungTeam!
#NoWrongPath
Always humbling to see you guys studying the #TheYoungTeam!
#NoWrongPath
Clear messages from the SVRU and Medics Against Violence echoed by many organisations who care in the recent youth violence summit to Scotland’s young people 🏴
Protect yourselves, your future, your families and communities by never carrying a blade
Protect yourselves, your future, your families and communities by never carrying a blade
June 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Clear messages from the SVRU and Medics Against Violence echoed by many organisations who care in the recent youth violence summit to Scotland’s young people 🏴
Protect yourselves, your future, your families and communities by never carrying a blade
Protect yourselves, your future, your families and communities by never carrying a blade
Reposted by Graeme Armstrong
Definitely worth your time, this series. Eye-opening.
⚠️All three eps of #StreetGangs on BBC Scotland channel from 10pm back-to-back! ⚠️ Back on iPlayer afterwards!
June 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Definitely worth your time, this series. Eye-opening.
⚠️All three eps of #StreetGangs on BBC Scotland channel from 10pm back-to-back! ⚠️ Back on iPlayer afterwards!
June 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
⚠️All three eps of #StreetGangs on BBC Scotland channel from 10pm back-to-back! ⚠️ Back on iPlayer afterwards!
Reposted by Graeme Armstrong
I’m hard to cheer up at the moment, but this definitely has. Most exciting book news of my year #graemearmstrong #raveheart
www.thebookseller.com/rights/4th-e...
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4th Estate pre-empts 'love letter to rave' from Graeme Armstrong in 'hotly contested race'
4th Estate has pre-empted a "love letter to rave" from one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists Graeme Armstrong in a "hotly contested race".
www.thebookseller.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:32 PM
I’m hard to cheer up at the moment, but this definitely has. Most exciting book news of my year #graemearmstrong #raveheart
www.thebookseller.com/rights/4th-e...
www.thebookseller.com/rights/4th-e...
Recent youth violence in Scotland shows a need remains to have challenging conversations, reinforcing positive choices as alternatives to gangs & carrying weapons.
Kicking off a busy week of #StreetBelonging events in Cleveden Secondary👏🏻
📸 Boxfresh Glasgow
#NoKnivesBetterLives
Kicking off a busy week of #StreetBelonging events in Cleveden Secondary👏🏻
📸 Boxfresh Glasgow
#NoKnivesBetterLives
June 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Recent youth violence in Scotland shows a need remains to have challenging conversations, reinforcing positive choices as alternatives to gangs & carrying weapons.
Kicking off a busy week of #StreetBelonging events in Cleveden Secondary👏🏻
📸 Boxfresh Glasgow
#NoKnivesBetterLives
Kicking off a busy week of #StreetBelonging events in Cleveden Secondary👏🏻
📸 Boxfresh Glasgow
#NoKnivesBetterLives
Absolutely gutted to hear of another young Scottish life lost due to knife violence.
Never carry a blade, troops 🚫 they’re no toys, fashion accessories or self defence tools!
All thoughts to this young man’s family and friends
#ViolencePrevention
#NoKnivesBetterLives
Never carry a blade, troops 🚫 they’re no toys, fashion accessories or self defence tools!
All thoughts to this young man’s family and friends
#ViolencePrevention
#NoKnivesBetterLives
May 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Absolutely gutted to hear of another young Scottish life lost due to knife violence.
Never carry a blade, troops 🚫 they’re no toys, fashion accessories or self defence tools!
All thoughts to this young man’s family and friends
#ViolencePrevention
#NoKnivesBetterLives
Never carry a blade, troops 🚫 they’re no toys, fashion accessories or self defence tools!
All thoughts to this young man’s family and friends
#ViolencePrevention
#NoKnivesBetterLives
Massive thanks to Caldervale High in Airdrie and StLukes High in Barrhead today for having me to deliver #StreetBelonging staff inputs!
#TheYoungTeam
#ViolencePrevention
#TheYoungTeam
#ViolencePrevention
May 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Massive thanks to Caldervale High in Airdrie and StLukes High in Barrhead today for having me to deliver #StreetBelonging staff inputs!
#TheYoungTeam
#ViolencePrevention
#TheYoungTeam
#ViolencePrevention
Reposted by Graeme Armstrong
What a great text to study in High School!
May 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What a great text to study in High School!
A heartfelt thank you to the young people of @LesmahagowHigh who wrote to me after a #StreetBelonging event…
I read every letter and many powerful reflections about their community and lives.
Wishing you all the brightest futures ahead!
#TheYoungTeam
#ViolencePrevention
I read every letter and many powerful reflections about their community and lives.
Wishing you all the brightest futures ahead!
#TheYoungTeam
#ViolencePrevention
May 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A heartfelt thank you to the young people of @LesmahagowHigh who wrote to me after a #StreetBelonging event…
I read every letter and many powerful reflections about their community and lives.
Wishing you all the brightest futures ahead!
#TheYoungTeam
#ViolencePrevention
I read every letter and many powerful reflections about their community and lives.
Wishing you all the brightest futures ahead!
#TheYoungTeam
#ViolencePrevention
Reposted by Graeme Armstrong
Huge thank you to @graemearmstrong.bsky.social for delivering another fantastic presentation to our S3 cohort! Such an important and inspiring message 👏🏼 @lesmahagowhigh.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Huge thank you to @graemearmstrong.bsky.social for delivering another fantastic presentation to our S3 cohort! Such an important and inspiring message 👏🏼 @lesmahagowhigh.bsky.social
Reposted by Graeme Armstrong
To anyone struggling to make their art:
THEY WANT YOU TO STOP WRITING/PAINTING/MAKING.
They fear our rich inner lives, beyond even their reach. They fear our revolutionary fantasies, our ungovernable and unprofitable thoughts.
Yes, the obstacles are greater than ever.
So is the need.
THEY WANT YOU TO STOP WRITING/PAINTING/MAKING.
They fear our rich inner lives, beyond even their reach. They fear our revolutionary fantasies, our ungovernable and unprofitable thoughts.
Yes, the obstacles are greater than ever.
So is the need.
April 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
To anyone struggling to make their art:
THEY WANT YOU TO STOP WRITING/PAINTING/MAKING.
They fear our rich inner lives, beyond even their reach. They fear our revolutionary fantasies, our ungovernable and unprofitable thoughts.
Yes, the obstacles are greater than ever.
So is the need.
THEY WANT YOU TO STOP WRITING/PAINTING/MAKING.
They fear our rich inner lives, beyond even their reach. They fear our revolutionary fantasies, our ungovernable and unprofitable thoughts.
Yes, the obstacles are greater than ever.
So is the need.
Reposted by Graeme Armstrong
Thank you for your thought provoking presentation Graeme. Inspiring 👏🏼
Thanks to @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social staff for having me today deliver the keynote for their inset.
Brilliant discussions and training sessions throughout the day!
#StreetBelonging
#ViolencePrevention
Brilliant discussions and training sessions throughout the day!
#StreetBelonging
#ViolencePrevention
April 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thank you for your thought provoking presentation Graeme. Inspiring 👏🏼
Thanks to @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social staff for having me today deliver the keynote for their inset.
Brilliant discussions and training sessions throughout the day!
#StreetBelonging
#ViolencePrevention
Brilliant discussions and training sessions throughout the day!
#StreetBelonging
#ViolencePrevention
April 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Thanks to @falkirkhighschool.bsky.social staff for having me today deliver the keynote for their inset.
Brilliant discussions and training sessions throughout the day!
#StreetBelonging
#ViolencePrevention
Brilliant discussions and training sessions throughout the day!
#StreetBelonging
#ViolencePrevention
Reposted by Graeme Armstrong
At Blake Friedmann we’re appalled that authors’ works have been used without permission or remuneration to train Meta’s AI model. We’re calling on Meta to #DoTheWriteThing and compensate authors for the work they took, as well as seeking their consent for all future uses.
April 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
At Blake Friedmann we’re appalled that authors’ works have been used without permission or remuneration to train Meta’s AI model. We’re calling on Meta to #DoTheWriteThing and compensate authors for the work they took, as well as seeking their consent for all future uses.