Please note: this event will be held in person. This event will also be live-streamed.
Our conversation and Ellen's readings will focus on the ways that Ellen has explored her experiences of visual impairment, both in her wide-ranging creative practice and in her advocacy work.
Ellen Renton is a writer from Edinburgh. She has written two pamphlets of poetry: An Eye For An Eye For An Eye (Stewed Rhubarb Press 2021) and You and Yours (Verve Press 2026). Her work in theatre has included the one-woman show Within Sight (2020), Disciples (2023), and PALS (in development in 2026). She has released an EP and the album My Noise is Nothing with electronic musician Lord of the Isles. She holds an MA in Creative Writing: Poetry from the University of East Anglia.
This event will be held in person at the Glasgow Zine Library, and will be Livestreamed via Zoom. If you would like to attend online please book a "Livestream only" ticket here.
CW: ableism
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Ticket information
There will be 16 attendees in person and 20 attendees online maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, attendees will participate in: Talk / Lecture, Reading, Q&A
This event will take place at the GZL space on Albert Road in Govanhill. You can find directions here.
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