Charlie Gracie Website
November 6, 2015WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF CHARLIE GRACIE
Charlie Gracie is a poet, novelist and short story writer, originally from Baillieston, Glasgow and now living on the edge of the Trossachs.
You can see what Charlie is up to and buy his books.
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 & Projects
- HillGigs with Alastair Savage and Alice Allen – Saturday 07/02HillGigs is bursting into 2026 on Saturday 7th February. The wonderful news is that we have a return for with two of Scotland’s finest traditional music players, Alastair Savage and Alice Allen. These are two highly regarded Scottish musicians, who blew us away at their first HillGigs show in 2022. See below for more details. The show will begin at 20.00 in the house at 33 The Hill, so please get in sharp for what will be a great night. As usual, just get in touch with me to book your seat by messaging Charlie Gracie on fb, calling me on 07846 296832 or emailing me at charlie@charliegracie.scot (It’s BYOB and we supply glasses.) As always, we don’t have a specified ticket price – we rely on honest donations and all the money goes to the artists. We ask you to pay what you can or what you feel the gig is worth, but we aim for an average of £15.00 per person so we ...
- Saint Mungo’s Mirrorball: readers from books in 2024What a joy to have been part of the writers who shared poetry from their collections at Saint Mungo’s Mirrorball Showcases throughout 2024. The team there have a such a strong commitment to poetry. Big thanks!
WRITING
- a rabble of glints: a collaborationI’m delighted that Red Squirrel Press will publish a collection of poetry from Mairi Murphy, Donal McLaughlin and me in the autumn of 2025. We are are three West of Scotland writers with strong Irish roots. Donal, born in Derry, emigrated to Paisley as a child. Charlie & Mairi are second and third generation respectively. The childhoods of all three coincided with the Civil Rights movement in the US & Northern Ireland. Awareness of different forms ...
- Review of Belfast to Baillieston: Glasgow Review of BooksThanks to Glasgow Review of Books for publishing this review of Belfast to Baillieston by the fantastic poet Finola Scott. The book, Finola says, ‘is an honest tapestry of generations of a family.’ click here to read the review.
- Neil Young on Belfast to BailliestonNeil Young is a Belfast poet and publisher, living for many years in Scotland. His published works include: Lagan Voices (Scryfa, 2011), The Parting Glass (Tapsalteerie, 2016), Jimmy Cagney’s Long-Lost Kid Half-Brother (Black Light Engine Room, 2017), Shrapnel (Poetry Salzburg, 2019) and After the Riot (Nine Pens, Press, 2021). Neil is the founder of The Poets’ Republic magazine and Drunk Muse Press. In his poetry, you enter into a view on a fulsome, often chaotic space: ...