Sites, people, and organisations I approve of. You might too.
- Words Per Minute The monthly spoken word/live music/film/anything goes event I run with Kirsty Logan and Helen Sedgwick.
- The Arches Home to WPM and many other excellent art-type events
- Bella Caledonia Really interesting new collaborative blog on issues to do with Scotland.
- The Scottish Book Trust Supporting readers and writers all over the country.
- Cargo Publishing Young, energetic, and stirring up a revolution in Scottish publishing even as you read this
- Panel Exciting Glasgow-based curators
- Light Up Glasgow’s Skyline Excellent video/podcasting/techy stuff, run by the lovely Sean McCann
- Wiseblood Industries Scottish label specialising in the weird and wonderful.
- Alan Bissett Novelist, playwright, performer, award-winning screenwriter, fashion icon.
- Doug Johnstone Musician and fellow hack, also Faber-published thriller writer.
- Ewan Morrison Sexy, sad, Scottish novels. Currently pioneering an e-book.
- Helen Sedgwick Tense, sexy psychological stuff. Look at all this sexy writing I’m recommending.
- Jessica Gregson Writes historical novels. Travels world. Helps people.
- Julian Gough Berlin-based, Irish-born comic writer/shirtless bohemian
- Kirsty Logan Dark, beautifully twisted fairytales a speciality.
- Rodge Glass Biographer, novelist, gentleman, scholar.
- Ryan Van Winkle Magnificently moustachioed poet.
- Sarah Hall Quite simply gorgeous writing.
- Sophie Cooke Biting corporate noir and soaring prose. Not always at once.
- Abyssinia, Henry Where’s Nine, right now?
- Claire Sawers Superjournalist.
- Kate V Robertson Glasgow visual artist, works in film, sculpture and wit.
- Last Year’s Girl One of the best music bloggers in Scotland.
- Neil Thomas Douglas Utterly brilliant photography
- Seafieldroad Swimmer One’s Andrew Eaton posts a new-old song every week
- Shambles Miller The word ‘troubadour’ is overused in music journalism. But see Shambles here? He fits it.
- Sons and Daughters Glitter-soaked Scottish murder-rockers
- Tony Marasco US composing ace and fan of Scottish literature.
