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Blood on the Tracks Revisited, Sat 31 May 2025, 7pm

TO BUY TICKETS CLICK HERE If you’re a full-time student please drop an email to editor@thi-wurd.com to purchase special half-price £5 tickets. Note: there are a limited number of student tickets available. On Sat 31 May at Glasgow University Union, 7pm till 10.30pm, thi wurd presents ‘Blood on the Tracks Revisited’, a tribute to Bob […]

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The Pamphlet Series – ‘The City’ Submissions Open

We are seeking submissions of fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. We are also open to experimental work on the page, this could include forms of visual storytelling. A pamphlet series by thi wurd was first conceived of in 2018, but at that point we went down a different path, publishing magazines, books and anthologies. Now […]

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Live at the GUU, Friday 22 Nov 2024

Our final live event of the year will take place on Friday 22 November. It’ll be our last event before we take a break to begin work on our new literary projects. We’ll be talking about those projects on the night. BUY TICKETS Yesterday, I told a friend I was due to write this blogpost. […]

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New publication: Earthly Rewards

It’s exciting to announce our greatest and most thrilling publication to date… Earthly Rewards is published by thi wurd on 13th May 2024. Copies will be available ahead of this date at our live literary event ‘thi wurd presents Earthly Rewards’ on Friday 10th May 2024 at Glasgow University Union. Doors open 7pm, event starts […]

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Live Literary Event, Glasgow, Sat 14 Oct 2023

Click for tickets here On Saturday 14th October, 7pm till late, thi wurd presents its second major literary event of 2023. This takes place at 'The Dining Hall' in Glasgow University Union. The night will feature readings of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. There will be live music, screenings, curated playlists, film reels, stalls, visual art [...]
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Literary Event at Glasgow University Union, 21 April 2023

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE thi wurd’s first major literary event of 2023 takes place on Fri 21 April at the iconic venue of Glasgow University Union, Debates Chamber. All money raised will go towards our next publications. (Glasgow University Union) Since 2012, thi wurd has gained a reputation for putting on immersive nights of literature and [...]
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What’s Happening at thi wurd (autumn/winter 22)

    For a number of reasons autumn/winter 2022 is an extremely exciting time for us. This November we celebrate 10 years of indie publishing. In the same month we also publish our new anthology of fiction, poetry and experimental writing, entitled ‘Alternating Current’, a book that is the culmination of 15 months of work. […]

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Eight Artists – Maggie Reeve

We continue our occasional series of guest blog posts with artist Maggie Reeve’s thoughts on eight artists who have influenced her. Eight Artists – Maggie Reeve   1. Pierre Bonnard Someone mentioned Bonnard the other day and the name brought on a rush of excitement. I first saw his work at the Royal Academy as an […]

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Launch Event for Issue 4

On Friday, April 2nd 7-9pm (UK time) the official launch of thi wurd Magazine, Issue 4 will take place. The event is limited to 100 people and is sold out. (We do have a waiting list, so please sign up as spaces may become available.) But don’t worry if you’ve missed out this time as […]

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Ten Book Covers – Kate McAllan

Today we start an occasional series of guest posts by thi wurd team and beyond. Artist Kate McAllan chooses ten book covers that speak to her. Ten Book Covers by Kate McAllan Some of these books sit front-facing on my shelf so I can look at them all the time.   1. White – Kenya [...]
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