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Sorcha Dallas @sorchadallas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

💛 Cheerio for now to the wonderful @kirstininnes.bsky.social , whose 8–9 month residency with @agrayarchive.bsky.social & @aowensarchive.bsky.social have been inspiring. Thank you for your warmth, creativity, style and care💛

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What a brilliant Sunday at Byres Road Book Festival celebrating PEOPLE LIKE THIS 📖✨ A new booklet bringing together local writers inspired by Agnes Owens, Alasdair Gray and the theme of ‘neglected voices’. Thanks to all participants, tutors and supporters ❤️ @agrayarchive.bsky.social

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

✨ A brilliant evening on Thursday celebrating Agnes Owens and her legacy at our first Byres Rd Book Festival event. Huge thanks to everyone who joined us at Òran Mór to celebrate her words, work and lasting contribution to Scottish literature.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Next week ✨ @sorchadallas.bsky.social & Chitra Ramaswamy explore Alasdair Gray & @aowensarchive.bsky.social at @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social ✨ 📅 Fri 2 Oct | 4:30pm 📍 Main Hall, County Buildings Literary friendship, archives & legacy.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

People Like This brings together writing from two local groups, inspired by our 2026 Writers-in-Residence programme and the archives of Agnes Owens and @agrayarchive.bsky.social - available to buy from AGA’s online shop now!

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Sorcha Dallas @sorchadallas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Join me for the next free SAAN webinar on independent artist archives. 29 Sept, 1–2pm online. Discover her new Practical Guide for caring for artistic legacies outside institutions and her new Go See Share research to Flat Time House and The Charleston Trust.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Final Byres Road Book Festival event! New writing group and anthology launch! Join writers from Glasgow & Alexandria celebrating Agnes Owens with readings from People Like This.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📚 SOLD OUT! 🎉 Creative Writing Workshop with Kirstin Innes at Hillhead Library, 27 Sept, 15:00. Join the waitlist for returned tickets. Explore empathy, readers, writers & characters through Agnes Owens’ work.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

✨ Celebrate Agnes Owens’ writing & legacy at Òran Mór, Glasgow! Join Dani Garavelli, Kirstin Innes, Chitra Ramaswamy & William Letford for readings, archive material & new work. 📅 24 Sept 🎟️ FREE, booking required.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We’re delighted to be working with Byres Road Book Festival to celebrate Agnes Owens’ centenary with a special series of events. 📚✨ Join us 24 & 27 Sept at Òran Mór and Hillhead Library. Free!

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Celebrating @sorchadallas.bsky.social, Curator & Custodian of AGA & @aowensarchive.bsky.social 💙 For six years, her care, vision and dedication have shaped the Archive, preserving Gray’s legacy and inspiring future generations.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Celebrating Abby’s 2 years with us & @aowensarchive.bsky.social ! 🎉 From digital content and design to events and programmes, her creativity and dedication make a huge impact. Thank you, Abby! ❤️

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Wonderful to welcome @scottishgreens.org MSPs Iris Duane and Patrick Harvie to the archive today. We talked archives, creativity and community, and our work with researchers and creatives, including @aowensarchive.bsky.social 💚

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Delighted to welcome poet William Letford to AGA & @aowensarchive.bsky.social today! William wrote the new introduction to Agnes Owens’ People Like That and joins us for our launch aa part of The Byres Road Book Festival at Òran Mór on 24 Sept.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Meet our team! Introducing Laura MacDonald our @sgsah.bsky.social CDA researcher exploring the complete writings of Agnes Owens. Working with AGA, Laura helped support @aowensarchive.bsky.social & her research seeks to restore Owens’s place in Scotland’s literary heritage.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The final three Agnes Owens reissues are out now from Polygon @birlinn.bsky.social Featuring introductions by Jenni Fagan, William Letford & Chitra Ramaswamy. Available now via our online shop.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New publication! The Edinburgh Companion to Alasdair Gray and the Arts explores Gray’s art, writing and legacy, including a chapter on AGA written by our custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social Available via the link in our bio, or book int to view our research copy!

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Highlights from The Alasdair Gray Archive: @aowensarchive.bsky.social - our first satellite archive, opened in 2026 to mark Owens’ centenary. Explore manuscripts, letters & personal items illuminating her life and work.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

SAAN Autumn Programme | First Event- 15.09.26 at 1pm - Selling a Legacy: Artist’s Estates & the Market www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunchtime-...

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Lunchtime Event - Selling a Legacy: Artist's Estates and the Market

Join us for a lunchtime webinar with Charlotte Riordan.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🍂 Scottish Artists Archive Network Autumn Programme 2026 Three free online webinars exploring artist archives, estates and legacy. 📅 15 Sep — Charlotte Riordan 📅 29 Sep — @sorchadallas.bsky.social 📅 15 Oct — Judit Bodor & Caroline Brown 💻 Free | Online via Eventbrite

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Happy Birthday, Tom Leonard! 🎂 Born in 1944, today would have been his 82nd birthday. Poet, writer and champion of Glasgow’s voice, Tom is pictured with Alasdair, James Kelman, Liz Lochhead & Agnes Owens in Balloch, 2009. @aowensarchive.bsky.social

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 14/08/2026

Acknowledging Agnes Owens: a celebration of her writing & legacy 24 Sep, Glasgow – free Launch event for the Byres Road Book Festival, in collaboration with the @aowensarchive.bsky.social – with Dani Garavelli, Kirstin Innes, William Letford, & Chitra Ramaswamy www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/acknowledg...

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Acknowledging Agnes Owens: a celebration of her writing and legacy

Join us at the Byres Road Book Festival for a special launch evening, presented in collaboration with the Agnes Owens Archive.

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Sorcha Dallas @sorchadallas.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Delighted to join the Curatorial Ethics Network and to highlight my work with @agrayarchive.bsky.social & @aowensarchive.bsky.social in foregrounding the vital role of the curatorial within collections - focusing on care, access and diversity, making these collections generative resources 💪🏽

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Did you know The Alasdair Gray Archive cares for 8,500+ items across two unique collections- the Alasdair Gray Estate Collection & our AGA Collection, we'll be sharing highlights that continue to inspire our innovative model for research, commissioning and learning.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Thanks to @creativescots.bsky.social Open Fund for Organisations, @heatherparry.bsky.social & Kirstin Innes ave been exploring AGA & @aowensarchive.bsky.social through writing, workshops and new creative work. Here Heather shares the impact this residency has had on her practice.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Thanks to @creativescots.bsky.social Open Fund for Organisations, Heather Parry & @kirstininnes.bsky.social have been exploring AGA & @aowensarchive.bsky.social through writing, workshops and new creative work. Here Kirstin shares the impact on her practice. Photo: Alan Dimmick.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Week 6 of our Writing in the Margins group explored plot and structure, discussing Gray's The Star and @aowensarchive.bsky.social’s McIntyre (Lean Tales). Great discussion throughout—we're looking forward to next week! 🙏 to Saskia McCracken for facilitating!

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We were delighted to welcome Margaret Higgins for an oral history interview with our SGSAH-funded CDA student, @laurzzs.bsky.social yesterday. Margaret shared memories of Agnes Owens, the Pen & Ink group, Jen’s Party, and Agnes’ lasting legacy. Thank you, Margaret!

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📢 New on the blog! PhD researcher @laurzzs.bsky.social celebrates the centenary of the birth of Scottish author, Agnes Owens. Find out more about Agnes, her writing and how @aowensarchive.bsky.social is bringing her writing to wider audiences 📚 womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/07/04/c...

Bright white interior of the Agnes Owens archive featuring a desk, books written by Agnes and framed photographs of Agnes.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Welcome to Day 1 of our AGA x DJCAD Online Exhibition! 🎉 Celebrating the talented 4th Year BDes (Hons) Illustration students, whose inspiring archive-based work explores the creative legacies of Alasdair Gray & Agnes Owens thealasdairgrayarchive.org/news/aga-x-d...

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AGA X DJCAD Online Exhibition - The Alasdair Gray Archive

AGA X Fourth Year BDes (Hons) Illustration students at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Week 5 of Writing in the Margins explored how kitchens, workplaces and family life reveal the wider world. Huge thanks to guest writer @kirstininnes.bsky.social and everyone who shared thoughtful work proving big stories often begin at the kitchen table @aowensarchive.bsky.social

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Over the past two months, we've loved welcoming Eva Casey as our Graphic Design & Content Creation Intern through @glasgow.ac.uk Creative Connections. Thanks for your creativity, hard work and enthusiasm, Eva—we wish you every success!

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

✨ Delighted to welcome members of the Scottish Records Association today! We shared highlights from The Alasdair Gray Archive and @aowensarchive.bsky.social, explored our collections, and celebrated the importance of preserving Scotland’s stories. 📚

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

✨ #VolunteerWeek shoutout to Nicolle, Shona & Evie! Their expertise and dedication to cataloguing, digitisation, research and writing help make the AGA & @aowensarchive.bsky.social collections more accessible. Thank you!

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A lovely visit yesterday from the team at @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social Trust, who toured both AGA & @aowensarchive.bsky.social and heard from @kirstininnes.bsky.social about her developing work as part of our Creative Scotland–funded Writers Residency. Thanks to all for visiting!

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This week we celebrate the creative friendship of Agnes Owens and Alasdair Gray. People Like That (1996) pairs Owens’ sharp, unsentimental stories with Gray’s cover art, inspired by commuters at Glasgow Central Station @aowensarchive.bsky.social

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

This week we celebrate the creative friendship of Agnes Owens and Alasdair Gray. Lean Tales (1985), with James Kelman, remains a powerful portrait of Scottish life and literary collaboration. @aowensarchive.bsky.social

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This week we celebrate the creative friendship of Agnes Owens and Alasdair Gray. From annotated drafts to Gentlemen of the West, their collaboration and mutual support left a lasting mark on Scottish literature @aowensarchive.bsky.social

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Lovely feedback from today’s tour group exploring the AGA & @aowensarchive.bsky.social collections with custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social: “A national treasure”, “Beautiful”, “Wonderful” & “terrific commentary”. Thanks for celebrating Agnes & Alasdair’s legacy.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

PLEASE SHARE 🙏 Visit us & @aowensarchive.bsky.social this June 2026! Tours by Custodian @sorchadallas.bsky.social: 5, 13, 19 & 26 June, 11am. Book via link in bio/Eventbrite.

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

PLEASE SHARE: Free 8-week writers group at AGA/ @aowensarchive.bsky.social Glasgow. Starts 28 May, Thursdays 1–3pm at The Whisky Bond. For local people new to writing. Guest sessions with @heatherparry.bsky.social & @kirstininnes.bsky.social, facilitated by Saskia McCracken. 10 free spaces.

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

"In A Working Mother, Owens transforms difficulties from her own life into a glorious work of art in which nothing is quite what it seems." My @heraldscotland.bsky.social review of all the Agnes Owens' books reissued by Polygon so far to mark her centenary. www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

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This brilliant Scottish author has been forgotten for far too long - that changes now

AGNES Owens famously rejected the notion of herself as a feminist author. What she meant by that, I think, is that - while her depiction of poverty…

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Tickets still available for Polygon book launch for Agnes Owens new title release, stellar line up! @aowensarchive.bsky.social

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Images by @alasdairwatson.bsky.social from Out of the Margins, curated by @sorchadallas.bsky.social at Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie. Featuring rare archival works, alongside Eardley & Gray, plus new ceramics by Hayley Jane Dawson. Come visit!

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Our new tote bag is looking awesome on visitors Amy and Michael who stopped by today for our FREE TOUR, head to @agrayarchive.bsky.social online shop to get yours!

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Stefan Siebert @stefansiebert.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Got a chance to see the excellent satellite exhibition by @agrayarchive.bsky.social and @aowensarchive.bsky.social The Joan Eardley pictures & this photo were the highlights for me - imagine being part of that discussion or even just being privileged to eavesdrop on those amazing writers chatting!

Photo showing 5 famous writers (who all happen to be Scottish) sitting around a table with hand written note underneath “5 unusually cheerful writers in 2009”. From left to right= Liz Lochhead, James Kelman, Tom Leonard, Alasdair Gray and Agnes Owens.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

On Saturday we opened Agnes Owens: Out of The Margins at Lillie Art Gallery, Milngavie—the first of several centenary events. The exhibition runs 18 April–18 June 2026. Wonderful to see so many visitors attend.

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

✨ Out of the Margins: Centenary Programme – Alexandria ✨ Join @kirstininnes.bsky.social this May at Alexandria Library for free creative writing workshops. Explore setting, character & style across 3 sessions. Limited spaces—book now! 📖✍️

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Writing Short Stories like Agnes Owens with Kirstin Innes

Have you always felt that you had a story within you that you would love to write?

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The Agnes Owens Archive @aowensarchive.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

As part of Out of the Margins, we’re hosting events at Alexandria Library celebrating Owens’ life and legacy. Workshops (7,14,21 May), 100th birthday (23 May) & exhibition (23 May–30 Sept). Join us! #agnesowens

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