Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine Two Poets, a Pie and a Dram Following the success of our 2018 January Poetry event, Tidelines is delighted to welcome back award-winning poets Michael J Malone and Sheila Templeton for …
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Tidelines’ first ever writer development event: Pitch & Punt
This year Tidelines are running their first ever writer development event ‘Pitch & Punt’. Unpublished and self-published writers will read their work for an expert panel, who will then share their advice and expertise in …
Poetry Taster January
Award-winning writer Michael J Malone joined another award-winning poet Sheila Templeton in a night of Scots and Doric verse, with whisky and haggis. An open-mic session followed with some talented local poets taking to the …
Soul Music and Social History – Stuart Cosgrove
Stuart Cosgrove is a professional writer and broadcaster. Originally from Perth, he is a co-presenter of BBC’s ‘Off The Ball’ and is a rare soul collector with a great passion for the subject. Follow the …
Nordic Noir Author Quick Chats
As part of the countdown Tidelines 2017, we’ve been catching up with our two Nordic Noir authors, Gunnar Staalesen and Thomas Enger, for a quick pre-festival chat. Click here for Gunnar Staalesen Quick Chat Click …
Tidelines 2017 Launch: Wednesday 21 June
Tidelines Taster event: Richard Holloway
A LITTLE HISTORY OF RELIGION Tidelines Book Festival presents outspoken and controversial writer, broadcaster and former cleric Richard Holloway to talk about his latest book. In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious …
A great big thank you . . .
. . . to all our funders, sponsors, authors and supporters who have helped to make Tidelines 2016 our biggest and best yet. You are fantastic people who share our love of good books and …
A huge thank you from Tidelines
Well folks, that’s the end of Tidelines 2016. We’re all packed up and off for a wee rest after our superdooper weekend of author events. . . and what a weekend it was! We started …
Mark Beaumont closes the Magnum!
We’re nearly there . . . It’s nearly time for Tidelines 2016. Two of our events are sold out, and tickets are going fast. Don’t get left behind – make sure you’ve got yours! Each …