{{EngvarB|date=October 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox recurring event | name = Aye Write | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = Aye Write logo.png | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | logo_size = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | status = Active | genre = Book festival | date = <!-- {{start date|YYYY|mm|dd}} "dates=" also works, but do not use both --> | begins = <!-- {{start date|YYYY|mm|dd}} --> | ends = <!-- {{end date|YYYY|mm|dd}} --> | frequency = Annually | venue = | location = Glasgow | coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|type:event|display=inline,title}} --> | country = Scotland | years_active = {{age|2005|02|19}} | first = {{start date|2005|02|19|df=y}} | founder_name = <!-- or | founders = --> | last = <!-- Date of most recent event; if the event will not be held again, use {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | prev = | next = | participants = | attendance = | capacity = | area = | budget = | activity = | leader_name = | patron = | organised = <!-- "organized=" also works --> | filing = | people = | member = | sponsor = <!-- | or sponsors = --> | website = {{URL|http://www.ayewrite.com}} | footnotes = }} '''Aye Write''', originally stylized as '''Aye Write!''''','' is an annual book festival which takes place in Glasgow, Scotland in late February or early March.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.list.co.uk/event/159748-aye-write-glasgows-book-festival/ |title=Aye Write! Glasgow's Book Festival |work=The List |accessdate=19 March 2016}}</ref>
==History== The first Aye Write festival was in 2005.<ref>[http://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/art/ayewrite.php Glasgow West End entry on 2005 festival]</ref> Originally intended to occur once every two years, Aye Write announced in 2007 that the book festival would become an annual event.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk-festivals/festival-guide/you-write-he-writes-she-writes-aye-write |title=You Write, He Writes, She Writes… Aye Write! |first=Anna |last=Battista |work=The Skinny |date=10 February 2007 |accessdate=22 October 2016}}</ref> In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was cancelled in 2020, and was online-only in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Aye Write book festival moves online in May reaching a global audience |url=https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/news/glasgows-book-festival-is-going-online-this-may |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Glasgow Life |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-03-13 |title=Coronavirus: Aye Write book festival shelved amid virus fears |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51875681 |access-date=2022-08-19}}</ref> Aye Write returned to in-person festivities in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=Aye Write and Wee Write book festivals return this spring with live author events |url=https://www.glasgowworld.com/whats-on/things-to-do/aye-write-and-wee-write-book-festivals-return-to-glasgow-this-spring-with-live-author-events-3607580 |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=www.glasgowworld.com |language=en}}</ref> The 2024 festival was announced as being cancelled after a failure to secure funding from Creative Scotland,<ref>{{cite news |title=Book festival Aye Write cancelled due to lack of funding |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2yze53drro |first=Megan |last=Bonar |work=BBC News |date=28 March 2024 |access-date=16 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref> however a large donation then allowed organisers to run a slimmed programme, with pop-up events now planned to take place across 2024.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/apr/17/cancelled-glasgow-book-festival-aye-write-receives-lifeline-donation |title=Cancelled Glasgow book festival Aye Write receives lifeline donation |first=Ella |last=Creamer |work=The Guardian |date=17 April 2024 |access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
==Participants== The 2016 line-up included Chris Brookmyre, Limmy, and Stuart Cosgrove.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14238811.Aye_Write__Politics__poetry__debate__television_and_literature_all_part_of_Glasgow_s_book_festival/ |title=Aye Write book festival in Glasgow unveils 2016 line-up |first=Phil |last=Miller |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |date=29 January 2016 |accessdate=20 March 2016}}</ref>
People who have taken part in the festival include: Edwin Morgan, William McIlvanney, Ian McEwan, Iain Banks, Denise Mina, Louise Welsh, Jackie Kay, Andrew Motion, Lynne Truss, Jenny Colgan, John Burnside, and others.<ref>[http://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/whatson/ayewritefest07.php Glasgow West End info on 2007 festival]</ref>
==Clare Maclean Prize== The '''Clare Maclean Prize for Scottish Fiction''' was awarded at the 2008 festival in memory of Claire Maclean, the partner of Mike Gonzalez, with a £3000 first prize. It was open to any book written by a Scottish author (or someone working in Scotland) in the previous twelve months. {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Author !! Title !! Result |- style="background-color:lightyellow" ! rowspan=6 | 2008 | Dan Rhodes || ''Gold''|| Won |- | Iain Banks || ''The Steep Approach to Garbadale'' || rowspan="5" | Shortlisted |- | John Burnside || ''The Devil's Footprints'' |- | Alasdair Gray || ''Old Men in Love'' |- | A. L. Kennedy || ''Day'' |- | Ali Smith || ''Girl Meets Boy'' |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website}}
Category:Literary festivals in Scotland
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