Aye Write, Glasgow’s long-established and much-loved book festival, will return in November 2025, Glasgow Life has confirmed.
The festival has developed and grown over the course of two decades and this year will celebrate its milestone 20th anniversary across 11 days from Thursday 6 November until Sunday 16 November, ahead of Book Week Scotland taking place later in the month.
Wee Write, the city’s popular book festival entirely for children and young people, will return in March 2026.
In the lead up to this year’s Aye Write, the festival will again host a series of pop-up events. The first of these, Liam McIlvanney in conversation with Scottish literature expert Dr Valentina Bold, inspired by his new psychological thriller The Good Father, will take place at The Mitchell Library on Thursday 31 July. Tickets for this event are on sale now and available from www.ayewrite.com.
The wider programme for Aye Write 2025 as well as ticket and venue information will be unveiled in the coming months.
Aye Write is produced by Glasgow Life, the charity that leads culture, events and active living in Glasgow, with support from Creative Scotland. In January this year, Glasgow Life was awarded £262,500 from Creative Scotland’s 2025-28 Multi-Year Fund for the delivery of Aye Write in 2025, 2026 and 2027.
Bailie Annette Christie, Chair of Glasgow Life, said: “We’re really looking forward to the return of Aye Write this year and marking an incredible 20 years of Glasgow’s much-loved celebration of books, storytelling, and the love of reading.
“We are grateful to Creative Scotland for their support and our festival team is busy planning an inspiring and diverse programme of pop-up and festival events. We can’t wait to welcome readers, writers and book lovers back to Aye Write over the coming months and during November.”
Background
Glasgow Life is a charity working for the benefit of the people of Glasgow. We believe everyone deserves a great Glasgow life and we find innovative ways to make this happen across the city’s diverse communities.
Our programmes, experiences, and events range from grassroots community activities to large-scale cultural, artistic, and sporting events which present Glasgow on an international stage.
Our work is designed to promote inclusion, happiness, and health, as well as support the city’s visitor economy, in order to enhance Glasgow’s mental, physical, and economic wellbeing.
We were awarded £262,500 for the delivery of Aye Write through Creative Scotland’s 2025-28 Multi-Year Fund. This reflects an even split of £87,500 across the three-year period, 2025 to 2027.
For more information, visit glasgowlife.org.uk
Creative Scotland is the public body that supports culture and creativity across all parts of Scotland, distributing funding provided by the Scottish Government and The National Lottery, which, now in its 30th year, has supported over 14,600 projects with more than £501.9 million in funding through Creative Scotland and its predecessor, the Scottish Arts Council. Further information at creativescotland.com. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Learn more about the value of art and creativity in Scotland and join in at www.ourcreativevoice.scot.
Media contact
Graeme Watson
Glasgow Life – Communications Lead