Sgrìobh is a relaxed, friendly fèis and all are welcome. The full festival runs from World Book Day to International Women’s Day with public events focussed on the 7th and 8th March 2025. Please see below for details of public events. Please note that attendance at day sessions is by donation. Evening sessions can be paid in cash on the door. To reserve a seat please email events@sgriobh.scot with a note of your name and the dates you would like to attend. (NB for Saturday 8th please indicate if you wish to reserve a seat for both the day and evening session.)
Friday 7th March 2025
14:00 Reading at Carmina Gadelica Book Shop Portree BY DONATION
Join authors Padraig MacAoidh, Gerda Stevenson and Rody Gorman in Portree’s famous bookshop
19:00 A’ Chiad Oidhche | The First Night | The First Nicht
Kilmuir Hall £10 adults, Under 12 Free
Cheese, wine and words from…
Whose Guth Is It Anyway: Translating, Intertonguing and Mischief with Padraig MacAoidh, Rody Gorman, Hamish MacDonald, John White, and Joni Buchanan
Saturday 8th March 2025, Kilmuir Hall
12:00 An Latha | The Day BY DONATION
12.00 – 13:00 Brot agus Bàrdachd | Soup and Stories.
Sup your soup and share some stories
13:00 – 14.30 Leabhar Fosgailte | Open Book
Creative Writing Workshop with Katharine Macfarlane and Shelagh Chaimbeul
14:45 – 15:30 Ban-eileanaich Innse Gall | Women of the Hebrides
Author Session with Joni Buchannan
15:45 – 16:30 – Quines
Author Session with Gerda Stevenson
16:45 – 17:30 Bàird Boireann | Women Poets with poet Meg Bateman
Author Session with Meg Bateman
17:30 An Darna h-Oidhche | The Second Night | The Seicont Nicht, Kilmuir Hall £15 adults, Under 12 Free
17:30 – 18:30 Biadh | Food | Fuid
18:30 – 20:00 Còmhradh | Conversation | Communin
Whose Guth Is It Anyway: Celebrating Women’s Writing Panel Discussion with Meg Bateman, Gerda Stevenson, Sheilagh Chaimbeul, Catherine MacPhee and Anne Martin chaired by Padraig MacAoidh
20:00 Ceòl | Music | Muisic
Muisic from Eilidh MacKenzie and chairdean interspersed with ceic and craic.