The Doric Quine

16/06/2025

We hid tae chynge the date o the Lost Cinemas tour syne it wis ower weet on Setterday. Ess is the new ticket link
Lost Cinemas of Aberdeen Walking Tour- with Hidden Aberdeen

Date: 21 jun • 14:00

Location: 49 Belmont Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1JS

Explore the forgotten cinemas of Aberdeen on a walking tour with Hidden Aberdeen, all proceeds go toward the campaign to save the Belmont!

13/04/2025

Neist tour is on 24th May - https://fb.me/e/301gmf6r8

28/01/2025

February Meeting
Wednesday 19th at 2pm

16/09/2024

Yours truly has a wee poyum in this new beuk! https://www.lulu.com/shop/fin-hall/hit-the-north-east/paperback/product-2mj5rm8.html?q=Hit+the+north+%28+east%29&fbclid=IwY2xjawFViLFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVYKQ3hKHqWeTbXLPi3K9L8RA5SviAQAYfbojPb3oX75kRqRkv4Mo90gXA_aem_UpW3AV7lMzITLIKRAklHcA&page=1&pageSize=4 (and it's in baith Doric and Glasgow dialect, cos it's aboot Joan Eardley fa hid a hoose in Glesgae and een in Catterline!)

This book, the 10th publication, from Like A Blot From The Blue, an independent publisher in the North East of Scotland, is a collection of writings from poets from Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.

25/08/2024

A pucklie o local actors in ess film - fae the true story o the trade union quines fa held a sit doon protest in the men-only Grill Bar in 1973

Award-winning short based on the true story of the Scottish Trade Union women who, in April 1973 staged a sit-in at the then "men only" pub, The Grill, in Ab...

18/08/2024

The Toulmin Prize 2024 deadline for entries is 27 August. The prize for the winner is £500, and the story will be read aloud at the WayWord Festival at the University on Friday 27 September by Sheena Blackhall, pictured reading the winning stories at the 2023 prizegiving. For more information on how to enter see details at:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/public-engagement/toulmin.php

18/08/2024

This year Publishing Scotland celebrates its 50th anniversary!Publishing Scotland have been supporting and promoting Scotland’s independent publishers since 1974, both at home and internationally. To celebrate this milestone year, we've selected a ‘50 for 50’ list - 50 books that have been pub...