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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

A busy day at the Briggait preparing for Watershed! Lots to do before our launch 6pm this Friday 24th. Come at 5.30 and join our small wine reception

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

One of the world's foremost nature rights Barristers is coming to Glasgow this Saturday 25th July2026. Come along and join in the conversation. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-righ...

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River Rights with Mónica Feria-Tinta & Julia Leino

A discussion around River Rights with Britain’s foremost Nature Rights Lawyer, Mónica Feria-Tinta and Julia Leino of ERCS.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

In love with the Watershed Anthology designed by the brilliant Gabriel Durnan. Join us for Watershed and collect your free copy while stocks last www.eventbrite.com/cc/watershed... Kick off 24th July

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Rereading Monica Feria-Tinta's brilliant A Barrister for the Earth in preparation for her event at Watershed at the Briggait! Please join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-righ...

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Treat yourself to a moment of reflection & this beautiful reading of Touchstones for Hydrologists by Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe, featured in Watershed Poetry Anthology launching 1st Aug @byleaveswelive.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-... www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/touchst...

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Touchstones for Hydrologists

Touchstones for Hydrologists by Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe is included in an anthology of poems themed on the Rights of Rivers commissioned by the SPL for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Photographer & filmmaker Chris Leslie is exhibiting Clyde Reflections at the Briggait, Glasgow throughout #Watershed Chris is discussing his work on Saturday 25th July www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/clyde-refl... Free! All Welcome! #WhoOwnstheClyde #TheEmpireCafe #CommonwealthGames #MerchantCityFestival

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Clyde Reflections Talk with photographer Chris Leslie

Join photographer and filmmaker Chris Leslie in conversation with journalist Karin Goodwin about his multi-media project Clyde Reflections.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Poet Jackie Kay & Land Reformer Andy Wightman will be joining us for the closing event of #Watershed on Sunday 2nd August at 6pm, to discuss the future of our rivers. Join us! Free! All Welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/possible-f... #CommonwealthGames #Action #TheEmpireCafe #WhoOwnstheClyde

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Possible Futures and Taking Action! With Jackie Kay and Andy Wightman

Readings, reflections, declarations, calls to action and procession!

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Tawona Sithole will be giving a series of river related storytelling picnics for children 12yrs and younger. Check out Saturdays and Sundays at #Watershed www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-... #CommonwealthGames

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Children's Storytelling Picnic

Children’s storytelling with poet, storyteller & Zimbawegie, Tawona Sithole.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Please join us at Watershed, two weekends of river rights related talks, exhibitions, workshops, discussions, poetry, children's storytelling and more. We have a wealth of local & international contributors #WhoOwnstheClyde #TheEmpireCafe www.eventbrite.com/cc/watershed...

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Watershed, Festival 2026 at the Briggait, Glasgow

Series of events, discussions and exhibitions at the Briggait Glasgow from Who owns the Clyde, over two weekends during the 2026 Commonwealth Games and the Merchant City Festival. Themed around Common...

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Monica Feria Tinta, one of the world's foremost nature rights barristers will be joining us at #Watershed at the Briggait on Saturday 25th July. All of our events are free www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/river-righ... #MerchantCityFestival #CommonwealthGames #WhoOwnstheClyde

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River Rights with Mónica Feria-Tinta & Julia Leino

A discussion around River Rights with Britain’s foremost Nature Rights Lawyer, Mónica Feria-Tinta and Julia Leino of ERCS.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Commonwealth Laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh, Tam Dean Burn, Scotland's Makar Peter Mackay, RJ Arkhipov & some of Scotland’s Young Makars will be joining us to launch the Watershed Poetry Anthology, river poems from across the Commonwealth on Sat 1st August, free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-...

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Launch of Watershed Commonwealth River Poetry Anthology

Newly commissioned River Poetry from across the Commonwealth in assoc with Scottish Poetry Library, Commonwealth Foundation, Glasgow Life

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Gaelic Writer & Musician Mary Ann Kennedy will be joining us on 2nd August at the Briggait for a Gaelic language event, live translation provided by Gaelic Books Council, Free! #GaelicBooksCouncil www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-carryi... #CommonwealthGames #MerchantCityFestival #TheEmpireCafe

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The Carrying Stream with Musician & Writer Mary Ann Kennedy

Join Gaelic language Musician & Writer Mary Ann Kennedy in conversation with Alison Lang of Gaelic Books Council.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We're launching Watershed, 2 weekends of free river related events at the Briggait, Glasgow, Friday 24th July at 6pm with a pamphlet #WhoOwnstheClyde published by Saltire Society, with research by Jude & me! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/watershed-... @asls.org.uk #CommonwealthGames #MerchantCityFestival

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Watershed Launch with Louise Welsh & Jude Barber

Join us for the launch of Watershed, two weekends of Rivers, Rights, Explorations and Conversations.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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Possible Futures and Taking Action! With Jackie Kay and Andy Wightman

Readings, reflections, declarations, calls to action and procession!

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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Watershed Launch with Louise Welsh & Jude Barber

Join us for the launch of Watershed, two weekends of Rivers, Rights, Explorations and Conversations.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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Children's Storytelling Picnic

Children’s storytelling with poet, storyteller & Zimbawegie, Tawona Sithole.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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The Carrying Stream with Musician & Writer Mary Ann Kennedy

Join Gaelic language Musician & Writer Mary Ann Kennedy in conversation with Alison Lang of Gaelic Books Council.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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Launch of Watershed Commonwealth River Poetry Anthology

Newly commissioned River Poetry from across the Commonwealth in assoc with Scottish Poetry Library, Commonwealth Foundation, Glasgow Life

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

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Watershed, Festival 2026 at the Briggait, Glasgow

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Beautiful advert in 1888 post office directory @glasgow.ac.uk building would be less than 20yrs old at this point

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Bloody Scotland @bloodyscotland.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

@franapunk.bsky.social is having a very good year! Short-listed for the McDermid Debut Prize, our Debut Prize and now long-listed for the McIlvanney Prize. You can see her on the 'Gory Glesga' panel on Sunday 20th Sep: bloodyscotland.com/event/gory-g...

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Excited to be co-directing Watershed with @judebarber.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/cc/watershed... lots of exciting events inc children's storytelling from Tawona Sithole, @tamdeanburn.bsky.social playing the Clyde & Commonwealth poet laureate Selina Tusitala Marsh the Whanganui River & much more

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Watershed, Festival 2026 at the Briggait, Glasgow

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Emma Harding @emmaharding.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A Good Read 3pm @BBCRadio4 Mon 22 Jun. Scottish crime writers @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & Christopher Brookmyre champion favourite books by Iain Banks & Muriel Spark. And @harriettsg.bsky.social chooses a controversial novel by Edith Wharton. Producer Maggie Ayre. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - A Good Read, Louise Welsh and Chris Brookmyre

Two crime writers choose favourite books

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 06/07/2026

Come along to the Watershed at the Briggait during Festival 2026 and the Merchant City Festival. Two weekends of river rights events, talks, poetry, song, storytelling & more! Hosted by UofG's @louisewelsh00.bsky.social & architect @judebarber.bsky.social ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/watershed...

Jude Barber and Louise Welsh by the River Clyde.

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North House Press @northhousepress.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

“By page two we know the identities of both the victim and his murderer... This might seem like risky plotting for a crime novel, but Gunn’s text is a siege of sorts, a narrative strung tight with tension." From the introduction by @louisewelsh00.bsky.social www.northhousepress.co.uk/books

Blood Hunt by Neil M. Gunn, publishing 21st May 2026 by North House Press.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Clyde Reflections, 3 short & snappy podcasts from Who Owns the Clyde, available to listen wherever you get your podcasts! Magnet Fishers, Waverley, Humane Soc, Sound Artists & more . . . podfollow.com/who-owns-the... @judebarber.bsky.social @halinarifai.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We'll be screening & discussing @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social Clyde Reflections films at the GFT this Saturday at 3.30pm as part of @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social Short Film Festival where we will also be screening some rarely seen films of the Clyde. More info via gsff.filmchief.com/shop/tickets...

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Clyde Reflections

Clyde Reflections is a visual arts project by Chris Leslie, created in collaboration with Louise Welsh and Jude Barber of Empire Café and their...

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 06/02/2026

Alistair Braidwood speaks with @louisewelsh00.bsky.social about her latest Rilke novel, THE CUT UP. They discuss the book’s central character, writing violence, moral ambiguity, representing the senses, the joys of writing about Glasgow, & more 💙📚 #CrimeFiction www.scotswhayhae.com/post/rilke-s...

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Rilke's Return: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Louise Welsh...

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer, and regular guest over the years, Louise Welsh to talk about her latest Rilke novel The Cut Up, which is published with Canongate Books.Loui...

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Excited about the return of Aye Write Book Festival to Glasgow & delighted to be taking part in Who Will Be Remembered Here - Queer Spaces in Scotland: Mae Diansangu, Louise Welsh, Lewis Hetherington with Carrie Marshall - Glasgow Life share.google/lBEUQpOp8y1Q...

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Who Will Be Remembered Here - Queer Spaces in Scotland: Mae Diansangu, Louise Welsh, Lewis Hetherington with Carrie Marshall - Glasgow Life

Aye Write 2025 presents Women Who Dared - From the Infamous to the Forgotten: Jo Shaw, Dr Chisomo Kalinga, Dr Ioulia Kolovou, Margot McCuaig

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 29/10/2025

Clatters, demon children, & ghost cats Is Glasgow’s Subway haunted? Opened in 1896, it’s the world’s 3rd-oldest underground metro system, & human remains – possibly from plague pits – were dug through during its construction… #WyrdWednesday www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...

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Is the Subway haunted? Seven spooky ghost stories from Glasgow's underground

Are you sure the stranger shoogling along next to you is really there? It seems the underground is rife with ghost stories

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 21/10/2025

#WritingCommunity! Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 44! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 31 Oct! Submit free via Submittable 👇 nws.submittable.com/submit

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New Writing Scotland Submission Manager

New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing, or inclination. Prose (fiction and nonfiction); poetry; drama; screenplays; and graphic artwork (mon...

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Episode 5 of Who Owns the Clyde, Journey to the Source is available now, featuring Scotland's Makar Peter Mackay, Colombian River Guardians of the Atrato, Barrister for the Earth Mónica Feria-Tinta & more podfollow.com/who-owns-the... @the-empire-cafe.bsky.social

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Who owns the Clyde?: EP5 Journey to the Source

Join Jude and Louise as they journey to the source of the Clyde. In this episode they also explore nature rights, both locally and internationally. They meet Guardians of the River Atrato in Co...

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 17/10/2025

Glasgow crowned the friendliest city in the UK: 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards gla.ac/3WaOyUQ

Aerial view of the University of Glasgow’s iconic Gilbert Scott Building at golden hour

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 29/09/2025

Currently on BBC Sounds: William Boyd talks about his new spy novel, THE PREDICAMENT, & together with presenter James Crawford & crime writer @louisewelsh00.bsky.social they explore its connections to three other literary works 💙📚 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Take Four Books - William Boyd - BBC Sounds

William Boyd on his new spy novel, The Predicament, and its links to three other works.

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Russel D McLean/R.D. McLean @russeldmclean.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Some pics from @waterstones.bsky.social Sauchiehall tonight -- with the amazing @anncleeves.bsky.social interviewed by @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and special musical interludes from a Shetland musician (Chris Stout)

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 10/09/2025

Congratulations to UofG's @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and architect @judebarber.bsky.social on winning an Inspiring City Award for their podcast 'Who Owns the Clyde?' 👏 The awards mark Glasgow’s 850th anniversary and celebrate those making a positive impact on city life.

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Inspiring City Awards winners announced in Glasgow

The winners of the Inspiring City Awards were announced this afternoon, celebrating a significant milestone in Glasgow’s long and proud history.

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Join us today! 2-5pm at Woodlands Community Garden and Woodlands Community Hub. All welcome, drop in, eat cake, listen, watch, chat 😀🌱

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Bonus episode of Who Owns the Clyde - some reflections on recent actions including meeting with Colombian River Guardians of the Atrato, our Mapathon, petition progress & much more! podfollow.com/who-owns-the... @judebarber.bsky.social @halinarifai.com

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 07/07/2025

Profs @zoestrachan.bsky.social & @louisewelsh00.bsky.social on “Families in Time, Families in Crime” – from 17 June “Reading Scotland” is a virtual community run by JGU Mainz, bringing together Germans & Scots & all who have an interest in Scottish life & literature www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT8o...

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Reading Scotland with Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh

YouTube video by Reading Scotland

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Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Congratulations to @collectivearch.bsky.social on being awarded Employer of the Year in #AJ100 awards! Hugely well deserved 👏 👏👏👏👏💐💐💐

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OurStory Scotland @ourstoryscotland.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Song From The Back Of The Bus, marks the repeal of Section 28 twenty five years ago today - hear @valmcdermid.bsky.social @suejohn.bsky.social @louisewelsh00.bsky.social and more discuss the campaign and how this informs their worries today 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 open.spotify.com/episode/7lrP...

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Songs From the Back of the Bus

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