Pushing Out the Boat

19/02/2025

🎙✨We are excited to highlight an event for your diaries: Aberdeen Talks with our ex-editor, Martin Walsh!

📅Thursday 8th May, 2.30-3.30pm, 391 Union Street (Charles Michies Cafe and Event Space).

"Join Martin Walsh to hear more about 'Pushing Out the Boat', North East Scotland's Magazine of New Writing and Visual Arts. Martin was the editor of the magazine for several years... the talk will cover a brief history of the magazine, as well as Martin reading 2 or 3 of his own stories."

🎟This is a free event - to book, call 01224 33 33 26 or click the link below.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aberdeen-talks-pushing-out-the-boat-tickets-1234609382899?aff=oddtdtcreator

19/02/2025

Northeast poets and Wee Gaitherin trustees will celebrate the work of acclaimed writers living and dead at the launch of a literary Heritage Exhibition at Aberdeen Central Library at 6pm on 5th March 2025. In advance of World Book Day, the event will mark the launch of a display that charts the many...

14/02/2025

🎙✨Speakin' Weird returns to The Blue Lamp on Monday 17th February at 1930. Hosted by Orla Shortall and the Boat's own panel member Hannah Nicholson - take a look!

We're very excited for our February Speakin' Weird headliner, 17th Feb, 7:30pm, Blue Lamp: the brillian Molly McLachlan!

Molly McLachlan is a writer, performer and early-career academic researching the intersections between human rights law and the arts. Molly orbits between Aberdeen and Glasgow, and is currently based in the latter city. She has featured at literary events and festivals across Scotland and is the two-time winner of the Inn Deep Poetry Slam; her work appears in publications by Speculative Books, Scumbag Press and Leopard Arts.

Don't miss her on the 17th! Sign up for the open mic from 7:30pm, event starts at 8pm.

DM us if any questions.

10/02/2025

📚 February Book Sale at Books and Beans️📚

We need to create some space for lots of lovely books waiting to go onto our shelves. So for the rest of February, it will be 50% OFF most of the Books and comics! Now’s the perfect time to grab your next great read at half the price 📖

📖 Included are all books and comics apart from the Aberdeen & Shire section and the collectables book section📖

Stop by, sip on your favourite drink ☕🫖, and browse our shelves—because nothing pairs better than a good book, a great drink and a lovely scone or cake 😋😜

31/01/2025

We very sadly reported the death of our secretary, Gail, in December. Read Pushing Out the Boat's tribute to her, written after team members attended a celebration of her life, below.

https://www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/ %20Riekie,%201958%20%E2%80%93%202024

23/12/2024

❄️Merry Christmas to you and yours from all at Pushing Out the Boat🎄

06/12/2024

We are heartbroken to report the death of our Secretary, Gail Riekie. She died peacefully in hospital after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September. She was a kind and gentle person with many interests who fulfilled her role as secretary with calm efficiency. She will be sorely missed by us all. Our tribute to her will follow.

27/11/2024

Looks out of Aberdeen window - a hard frost on the ground and (true) a robin at the bird feeder. What better time to publicise our seasonal newsletter to all our friends and followers? If you're not on our mailing list, here's a link to the full text, complete with rather chubby reindeer engrossed in our latest issue which is, of course, an ideal Christmas gift for family and friends. Available through our website or one of our vendors. Oh, and seasonal greetings and happy reading.

News and Announcements Season's Greetings from Pushing Out the Boat Posted on 23 November 2024   POTB Christmas 2024 Newsletter From a snowy Aberdeen (yes, November is too early for winter and icy pavements) welcome to Pushing Out the Boat’s seasonal newsletter keeping all our friends and followe...

22/11/2024

Pleased to promote the launch of the Wee Gaitherin's Heritage Exhibition, at Aberdeen Arts Centre on Tuesday 26 November. Complete with live poetising poets. https://www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/ %20Gaitherin%20Heritage%20Exhibition

01/10/2024

💥SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED!💥

Submissions to Issue 18 of Pushing Out the Boat are now closed!

We thank those of you who sent in your poetry, prose and artwork and aim to notify successful contributors by the end of the year.

📚We look forward to sharing Issue 18 with you in Spring 2025 - watch this space!

19/09/2024

💥LAST CHANCE TO SUBMIT!💥

There's just over a week left until submissions to Pushing Out the Boat Issue 18 close!

Here's your reminder that there is still time to send in last minute prose, poetry and artwork in time for publication in Spring 2025.

📚Click below to submit. Get scribbling!
https://www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/submissions/

09/09/2024

08/09/2024

🌊Head to our blog to read all about our "Power of the Sea" workshop, part of the recent Festival of the Sea.

Hosted by Shane Strachan, the event was well attended and enjoyed, recalled in writing by Pushing Out the Boat panellist, Blair Center.

https://www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/?doing_wp_cron=1725801973.1563420295715332031250 %20Creatively%20about%20the%20Sea

06/09/2024

Pushing Out the Boat are pleased to see several of our art contributors featuring in this year's fabulous North East Open Studios lineup.

Visit the artist spaces of Bryan Angus, Anke Addy and more from 7-15th September. 🖌

💻Visit the NEOS website at https://www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk/visit/ for more!

02/09/2024

💥ONE MONTH TO GO! 💥

📝You have until 30th September to submit your art, poetry and prose to Issue 18 of Pushing Out the Boat.

💻Click here to submit https://www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/submissions/

Read our latest blog post to meet some of the panellists who will be judging your submissions this year! https://www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/?doing_wp_cron=1725277581.0645759105682373046875 %20the%20Panellists

27/08/2024

Perhaps you’ve already submitted some work, or you’re in the process of refining it before sending it our way – or maybe this blog post will be the motivation you need to get started!

Hit the link below to read our latest blog item introducing some of this year's panellists!
https://www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/?doing_wp_cron=1724782800.4788670539855957031250 %20the%20Panellists

12/08/2024

🌊"A Festival of the Sea and a magazine called Pushing Out the Boat. A match made in heaven, no?" asks Roger White, recounting the events of 20 July's "Power of the Sea" reading event.
📚 Read all about it in our latest blog post -
https://www.pushingouttheboat.co.uk/blog/?doing_wp_cron=1723465917.8538908958435058593750 %20Power%20of%20the%20Sea,%20the%20Power%20of%20Words