Ahead of our 2025 autumn festival taking place from the 1 to 5 October 2025, we have some exciting events as part of our Spring into Summer programme – book now below!
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All tickets are free of charge but if you would like to make an optional donation to the festival, you can do so while booking your ticket.
Carrion Crow with Heather Parry
Tues 6 May, 6.30-7.30pm | Sir Duncan Rice Library, MR1 (Floor 7)
Join us for the Aberdeen launch of Heather Parry’s latest novel, Carrion Crow – a powerful and spine-tingling gothic tale exploring mother-daughter relationships, sexuality, and class. Chaired by Professor Timothy C. Baker.
Gothic Writing Workshop with Heather Parry
Wed 7 May, 10.30am-12pm | Sir Duncan Rice Library, Break Out Room (Floor 7)
Want to have a go at writing your own gothic tale? Join Heather Parry and a host of preview objects from the upcoming Gothic exhibition, 'Fear and Fascination', at the Sir Duncan Rice Library. You may even be inspired to enter our brand new Gothic Story Competition!
‘What’s it really like to be a writer?’ with Heather Parry
Wed 7 May, 2.00-3.30pm | Sir Duncan Rice Library, MR1 (Floor 7)
Join Heather Parry as she explores her writing career to date, including her pathway to publication and more advice for emerging writers. This event is open to any writer based in the North East keen to learn more about what it takes to be a successful writer.
‘Paint with Movement’ - Outlines Collective
Sat 24 May, Various times | Sunnybank Park, Sunnyside Road, Aberdeen
Experience how body movement relates to street art with Outlines Collective, in partnership with Grampian Wellbeing Festival.
This intimate workshop will let you try spray painting and teach you about the importance of moving with your mind and body as one to produce the perfect piece. ​
Recommended for ages 12 and up.
All materials provided. Wear suitable clothing for an outdoors messy activity. ​​
Spring into Summer
Submissions now open, deadline 31st July 2025.
‘Gothic Aberdeen’ Short Story Competition
Spring into Summer
Spring into summer past events:
Fierce Salvage: A Queer Words Anthology
Wed 16 April, 6.30-7.45pm | Sir Duncan Rice Library, MR1 (Floor 7)
To celebrate the release of 404 Ink’s latest anthology of new Scottish queer writing, join Queer Words Project’s Michael Lee Richardson as he hosts four writers from the anthology who will read and discuss their work in English, Gaelic and Scots: Mae Diansangu, Robbie MacLeòid, Hannah Nicholson and Shane Strachan.
A Play for Torry: Community Table Read
Sat 22 Mar 2025, 12.00-2.30PM | The White Cockade, Torry
Join the team behind 'A Play for Torry' which tells the story of Torry and celebrates its people and its land. This is a full read through of the first draft of the script, put together from many interviews, archives, and workshop-generated material. A light buffet lunch will be provided.
Painting Music with Kate Steenhauer
Wed 26 Mar 2025, 3.30PM | St Machar Academy, Aberdeen
Join local artist Kate Steenhauer as she demonstrates her project Painting Music, which harnesses the power of Artificial Intelligence to create original music in response to live drawing, with the opportunity for the audience to have a go! Kate will also share images from her new artist book which pays tribute to the mathematician and computer pioneer Ada Lovelace.​
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In partnership with Explorathon.