Charlie Gracie Website

WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF CHARLIE GRACIE

Charlie Gracie is a poet and writer, originally from Baillieston, Glasgow and now living on the edge of the Trossachs.

You can see what Charlie is up to. You can buy his novel, To Live With What You Are, and his poetry collection, Good Morning.

You’ll also learn where to catch up with him at events and what is floating his boat currently about other people’s writing. Get in touch…

“Charlie Gracie’s poems are quiet and clear, in love with nature and all of the possibilities of being human and alive. As refreshing as a cool drink of Scottish water on a warm summer’s day.” Alan Bissett

Events

Big Lit 2019: beauty, humour & silence What a few days Big Lit 2019 was! 1st to 5th of May. Everything I went to was interesting: some things enlightened me, others blew me away. Henry Bell’s autobiography of John McLean is set to lift this hero of Scotland further into folks’ hearts and minds. Karin Fernald‘s depiction of the ...
Charlie Gracie at Baillieston Library Charlie Gracie at Baillieston Library (photo montage by Isabel Addie) Baillieston Library welcomed Charlie Gracie with the excellent poet Finola Scott on 7th March for a launch event for Charlie’s novel, To Live With What You Are. A crowd of thirty people – writers, library users, members of the local book group, friends ...

Writing

Book review: The Scottish Book of the Dead by Gavin Broom This book takes you into the guts of a fractured family in the aftermath of a death.
Charlie shortlisted for Bridport and Cambridge short story prizes & appreciation to Donal McLaughlin I’ve gone back to writing short stories this year and put a couple forward for prizes. I was fortunate enough to be shortlisted for both ...
To Live With What You Are: first novel and a whole lot more for 2018 The first novel from Charlie Gracie, To Live With What You Are, will be published later this year by Postbox Press: their first Scottish novel. It’s ...

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Charlie Gracie Writer is at CCA Glasgow.

2 days ago

The Scottish Writers’ Centre draws some brilliant, entertaining writers to brilliant, engaging audiences. Des Dillon was in great form tonight. Here he is, waiting to get going; here he is got going good style. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

Look what I found in the post when I got home last night! Postbox short story magazine: issue 1. It looks brilliant, has great stories from wonderful writers and I’m very pleased to have a story in there among them. Good on Sheila Wakefield and Colin Will and all at Postbox Press. ... See MoreSee Less

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