20.06.2026 - 20.06.2026
Port Glasgow
Coronation Park, Queen Street, Port Glasgow, UK
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The Comet Festival takes place on 20 June at Coronation Park with a programme of music & dance, food and drink, children’s activities and entertainment.
As part of this this year’s Comet Festival we have some special written and spoken word programming including FREE writer-led creative writing workshops:
13.00 — 14.30 ‘The River and Comet’ Linda Jackson
Linda Jackson is a published writer has taught creative writing for over 30 years, is the founding editor of Seahorse Publications, and worked as a musician most of her life.
15.30 — 17.00 ‘Port Glasgow — For Better or Worse’ Finola Scott
Finola writes to capture places and people. With 4 pamphlets, her prize winning poems are widely published. She performs regularly from in the Parliament to the Glasgow underground.
All Day Sci-Fi Ken MacLeod, writing advice and readings
Ken is a Scottish science fiction writer. His novels The Sky Road and The Night Sessions won the BSFA Award. MacLeod’s novels have been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke, Hugo, Nebula, awards for best novel on multiple occasions. In 2024 MacLeod was one of the Guests of Honour at the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow.
Register via email now to secure a spot at [email protected]
