Julie McNeill

Love goes north

Love Goes North (East) Stonehaven launch of my new book on 14th November. See you there!

ON THE ROAD meets two poets inspired by Scottish football There  is both a rhyme and reason behind the torrent of words that form the modern Scottish fitba' poetry oeuvre, as we never tire of declaiming in the salons of Saracen Street.

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba... lovely article by the great Hugh MacDonald with typically generous assessment of my new book ‘High Ball to the Wee Man’ and Hamish MacDonald’s ‘Square Baw’ @asls.org.uk @natlibscot.bsky.social @stephenwattpoet.bsky.social @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social

@david-farrier.bsky.social - Nature's Genius
James Hanning - The Bookseller of Hay
@axdouglas.bsky.social - Against Identity: The Wisdom of Escaping the Self
@juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social - Love Goes North
Kate Summerscale - The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place
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#WigtownBookFestival

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Love goes north book cover

Only two weeks until @wigtownbooktown.bsky.social Wigtown Book Festival

I’m appearing on Sunday 28th September with my new book Love Goes North

I’m also chairing an event the same day with footballing icon Rose Reilly - not to be missed!

tickets.wigtownbookfestival.com/sales/events...

Poster with love goes north book cover and times of launch.

Southwest launch of Love Goes North.

Coach and Horses, Dumfries

Thursday 25th September 6.30pm

Followed by open mic

See you there?

#ScottishPoetryListings

@byleaveswelive.bsky.social @luathpress.bsky.social @dumfries.bsky.social

Only a few tickets left 👇🏻👇🏻

To celebrate Exeter’s involvement in #RWC2025, we’re hosting a Poetry Scrum! 🏉

We’ve gathered women poets from Cities of Literature across the world to share new work about female empowerment, bodies in movement, and sport.

More info: www.exetercityofliterature.com/poetryscrum

✨BOOK EVENT✨

👤 @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬
📚 We Are Scottish Football
📍Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway
📆 10 September
⏰ 2:30pm
🎟 buff.ly/rExCzua

#Burns #Football #BookEvent #Poetry #AllowayWhatsOn

Representing Edinburgh #CityOfLiterature, @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social shares a rousing poem for the #RWC2025 and Exeter's involvement in hosting some of the games, including Scotland vs Canada this Saturday! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Find out more: www.exetercityofliterature.com/current-proj...

Lovely afternoon of poetry at Central Station for the Glasgow launch of @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social "Love Goes North". Proud to be quoted on the cover, even better to hear the sure words live. Another triumph from @luathpress.bsky.social: buy it!

Story Café Special: A Most Unsuitable Game | Glasgow Women's Library Women have been playing football in Scotland for over a century and its roots can be traced back hundreds of years.

Join poet Julie McNeill & historians Fiona Skillen & Karen Fraser as they uncover the powerful, little-known history of women’s football in Scotland — a story of passion, resistance & perseverance, spanning hundreds of years.

➡️ Book your free spot:
womenslibrary.org.uk/event/story-...

Story Café Special: A Most Unsuitable Game | Glasgow Women's Library Women have been playing football in Scotland for over a century and its roots can be traced back hundreds of years.

🏆 Massive congratulations to the England Women’s team on their epic Euros win! ⚽️👏

If the tournament has sparked your love of the beautiful game, don’t miss our upcoming Story Café Special: A Most Unsuitable Game.

📅 Thursday 28th August
🕐 1:00–2:30pm
📚 ⚽️ Poetry, storytelling & herstory — all in one

Dymphna Bursary (2025) The Dymphna Bursary is awarded annually to a poet resident in Scotland who identifies as neurodivergent or has a learning disability

The Dymphna Bursary

is awarded annually to a poet resident in Scotland who identifies as neurodivergent or has a learning disability. The award will be £2000.

Applications are open until Fri 15 Aug.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/dymphna-burs...

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There's always a plethora of #ScottishPoetryEvents in August. Happy to promote any and all of them on the SPL feed ... so long as events feature a collection of poets. (Think that's the official term for 3 or more poets although some would say "a gaggle" or "a gossip" are equally applicable).

✨SCOTLANDSFEST 2025✨

👤 Hugh McMillan
📍St Columba's by the Castle, Edinburgh
📆 6 August
⏰ 3pm
🎟 buff.ly/Eg6Vd9R

#EdinburghWhatsOn #ScotlandsFest25 #Fringe #EdinburghFringe

Thanks Julian!

Love Goes North A small Sunday afternoon gathering in the bar looking over Central Station to celebrate Love Goes North.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/love-goes-...

Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets

www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

Launching this week!

Love Goes North @luathpress.bsky.social

Wednesday @edfringe.bsky.social
Sunday Champagne Central, Glasgow

🙌🏻🥂🍾

My Journey from Scotland’s Next Generation Young Makar to Published Poet Nazaret Ranea write of her journey from being one of the Scottish Poetry Library's Young Makars to having her first poetry collection published by Drunk Muse Press.

Nazaret Ranea writes of her journey from being one of the Scottish Poetry Library's Young Makars to having her first poetry collection published by Drunk Muse Press.

www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2025/07/my-j...

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🌟Happy birthday to my baby girl 🌟

📚✨ Coming this August: Love Goes North by @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social ✨📚

This heartfelt poetry collection is a love letter to trains, travel, and the moments that shape our lives. Join Julie on her journey north to Glasgow, filled with longing and joy.

#LoveGoesNorth #Poetry #Travel

✨SCOTLANDSFEST 2025✨

👤 @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬
📍St Columba's by the Castle, Edinburgh
📆 6 August
⏰ 1:30pm
🎟 buff.ly/Eg6Vd9R

#EdinburghWhatsOn #ScotlandsFest25 #Fringe #EdinburghFringe

📚✨ Coming This August: Love Goes North by @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social‬ ✨

Dive into this heartfelt poetry collection celebrating trains, travel and the experiences that shape our lives.
#LoveGoesNorth #Poetry #ComingSoon

Love Goes North - - A love letter to trains, travel, people and new experiences Buy Love Goes North - A love letter to trains, travel, people and new experiences Standard Edition by McNeill, Julie (ISBN: 9781804252369) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Love goes north

Love goes north

Love goes north

Love goes north

Coming soon…. Poetry of love, loss, journey and discovery.

Launching in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Wigtown.

Mission Dyslexia: The Complete Bundle Available only on the JKP Store Buy all 4 books in the Mission Dyslexia series in this exclusive bundle deal.

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Also, a huge thanks the authors of ‘A most unsuitable game’ for their panel, which was the well deserved winner of our inclusivity prize, which celebrates inclusive & diverse histories of football. A huge thanks & congrats to @fionaskillen.bsky.social, Karen Fraser & @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social