thi wurd hour 2nd Feb 2026 (online place)
£5.00Online place at thi wurd hour, taking place on Monday 2 February 2026 (GMT). On booking you will receive an email confirmation, and you will be emailed separately with the link for the online session.
Writing Fiction Online Class January (Wednesday)
£140.00Place on the online ‘Writing Fiction’ (Wednesday class), running from Wed 14 Jan – Wed 4 Mar, 7pm–9.30pm (GMT).
If you purchase a place your name will be added to the class register. An email will be sent to you to confirm your booking.
Writing Fiction Online Class January (Tuesday)
£140.00Place on the online ‘Writing Fiction’ (Tuesday class), running from Tues 13 Jan – Tues 3 Mar, 6pm–8.30pm (GMT).
If you purchase a place your name will be added to the class register. An email will be sent to you to confirm your booking.
Writing Fiction Online Class January (Sunday)
£140.00Place on the online ‘Writing Fiction’ (Sunday class), running from Sun 18 Jan – Sun 8 Mar, 6pm–8.30pm (GMT).
If you purchase a place your name will be added to the class register. An email will be sent to you to confirm your booking.
thi wurd T-shirt
£15.00Unisex t-shirt with white ‘thi wurd’ logo. Made from 100% organic cotton (Fair Wear accredited and PETA approved vegan). Comes in three sizes (small, medium or large) and two colours (black or stonewash black).
Add to basket
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Earthly Rewards tote bags (Andrew Cranston & Lorna Robertson)
£12.00High quality 100% cotton tote bags featuring artwork from Earthly Rewards, our latest anthology of fiction, poetry & experimental writing. There are two totes to choose from: our Lorna Robertson cover image, or an Andrew Cranston image from one of the 8 paintings inside the book.
This exciting collaboration with the artists sold out at our launch night. We held back these bags for sale on our website. Grab one while you can at an incredible price.
Add to basket
This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
Earthly Rewards
£15.00Earthly Rewards features fifty-one pieces of fiction, poetry and experimental writing. It’s a book that has its heart in Glasgow, but branches out to include contributions from writers and artists in many different countries and continents.
Once again, we collaborate with internationally renowned artists Lorna Robertson and Andrew Cranston. This time it’s Lorna Robertson who provides the cover art, while Andrew Cranston’s full-colour illustrations are inside.
Earthly Rewards is an ambitious and unique literary anthology that is testament to the power of artistic collaboration.
Alternating Current
£12.00Anthology
Alternating Current features thirty-eight pieces of fiction, poetry and experimental writing. We showcase new content from recent contributors, alongside writing from other literary artists. The contributors come from many places, and work in different styles and forms, however, this collection is curated to create a truly cohesive piece of art.
At the heart of this project is a collaboration with Andrew Cranston and Lorna Robertson, visual artists with international reputations. Their artworks are integral to this anthology.
Ten years after our first publication, we bring readers thi wurd’s most ambitious and expansive work to date.
Toonie Void – Kevin Cormack
£5.00Kevin Cormack was born and brought up in Kirkwall. His poems take place in ordinary parts of the town, rather than in more obviously scenic locations. All are written in the living language of Orkney:
Wur dopplegangers welcomed us
wae cult-like smiles, trestle tables
decked oot wae wur stoor-bliind
bruck, at the Hell’s Half Acre
ker boot sale.
Tonnie Void is a booklet/pamphlet publication (40pp)
thi wurd Magazine, Issue 4
£10.00Available now
Issue 4 introduces a bold new direction for thi wurd, featuring 20 original pieces of fiction as well as poetry and essays. Visual art comes to the fore in an interview with internationally acclaimed artist Rachel Maclean, who discusses her work and artistic processes. Meanwhile, Kate McAllan provides the illustrations that run throughout the magazine, the first time one artist has illustrated an entire issue. The non-fiction includes a passionate piece on Frightened Rabbit’s The Midnight Organ Fight and a lengthy essay on literary art from Duncan McLean, author of the seminal Bucket of Tongues. 135pp.