Writers Against the G8
Thursday 12th May, 7pm
Radical Book Fair
Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh
I will be appearing alongside James Kelman, Alasdair Gray, Tom Leonard, AL Kennedy, Ken Macleod and Christine de Luca.
Admission Free.
More information through Word Power.
Falkirk Tryst Festival
14th May, 12pm
Falkirk Town Hall (Lesser Hall), Falkirk.
Free entry.
Aberdeen Word Festival 05
Sunday 15th May, 5.45pm
Under the Hammer, 11 North Silver Street, Aberdeen.
Appearing alongside writers from the MPhil in Creative Writing, University of Glasgow.
Admission Free.
Tickets available from the Word 05 site.
Doune Book Festival
Saturday 28th May, Doune, 7.30pm
Woodside Hotel, Doune, Stirlingshire.
Glasgow Launch of The Incredible Adam Spark
Thursday 25th August, 6:30pm
Waterstones, Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow.
Edinburgh International Book Festival 05
29th August, 6.45pm
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh.
Appearing alongside Laura Marney and Zane Radcliffe.
Book online at the Festival's website.
Falkirk Launch of The Incredible Adam Spark
Thursday 1st September, 6.30pm
Behind the Wall, 14 Melville Street, Falkirk
Free tickets available from Ottakers or Behind the Wall
Arvon Foundation Writing Course
12th-17th September.
Moniack Mohr, Kiltarlity, Beauly, Inverness-shire.
Book a place via the Avron Foundation's page.
Wigtown Book Festival
Sunday 28th September, 3pm
Appearing alongside Alison Miller
Wigtown - The Book Shop
Book online on the Scottish Book Town Festival site.
Ottakar's Fresh Talent Tour
Thursday 6th October
Ottakers Inverness, Eastgage Shopping Centre, Inverness
Alongside Ewan Morrison, Kevin McNeill and Nick Brooks.
Friday 14th October
Ottakers Oban, 12 George Street, Oban
Alongside Nick Brooks, Sophie Cooke and Susie Maguire.
Tuesday 25th October
Ottakers St Andrews, 101-103 Market Street, St Andrews
Alongside Nick Brooks, Will Napier, Rodge Glass and Sophie Cooke.
Thursday 27th October
Ottakers Ayr, Unit 2, 127/147 High Street, Ayr
Alongside Ewan Morrison, Laura Marney, Rodge Glass and Sophie Cooke.
Monday 31st October
Ottakers Elgin, 10-11 St Giles Centre, Elgin
Alongside Anne Donovan and Rodge Glass.
The Fresh Talent Tour readings begin at 6pm (Except for Oban and Elgin, which are at 3pm), and admission is free to all of them.
Roxy Art House Reading
Thursday 13th October
Roxy Art House, Edinburgh
Roxburgh Place
With Louise Welsh and Rodge Glass.
Time TBC
Yorkshire Launch of The Incredible Adam Spark
Friday 28th October 2005, 8pm
FOB Licensed Coffee House, 18-20 Church Street, Sheffield
Book tickets at Off The Shelf.co.uk.
Workshop: Writing the Novel
Saturday 29th October, 10am-12noon
Quaker Meeting House, St James Street, Sheffield
Also part of the Off The Shelf Festival.
Waterstones Reading
Tuesday 1st November, 6pm
Waterstones, West End Princes Street, Edinburgh
With Allan Guthrie. Admission free.
Slamannan Public Library
Saturday March 18th, 2pm
Slamannan, Falkirk
Leith Library
Thursday March 30th, 6.30pm
28-30 Ferry Road, Leith, Edinburgh
KGB Bar, (with Rodge Glass)
Sunday April 2nd, 7pm
East 4th Street
New York City, USA.
Allan Guthrie and Ray Banks in Conversation
Tuesday 11th April, 6pm.
Waterstones, West End Princes Street,
Edinburgh.
Appearing as guest chair.
Wed 12th April, 8pm
Black Swan pub, Leith,
Edinburgh.
Glenfiddich Reading
Thurs 13th April, 8pm
Oran Mor, Byers Road,
Glasgow.
Portobello Festival of Scottish Writing
Monday 15th May, 6.30pm
Piershill Library (near Jock's Lodge)
30 Piershill Terrace, East Edinburgh.
Dumbartonshire Literary Festival (with Zoe Strachan)
Thursday 8th June, 7.30pm
Loch Lomond Books,
Balloch
Edinburgh International Book Festival (with Nick Brooks)
Wed 23rd August, 10.15am
Spiegeltent, Charlotte Square Gardens.