Once Upon A Gay in Edinburgh (Portobello Book Festival)
Portobello Book Festival will take place at the Portobello Library 4th-6th October. We are delighted that Bob and Sigrid will be featured at this event: A chance to find out […]

Portobello Book Festival will take place at the Portobello Library 4th-6th October. We are delighted that Bob and Sigrid will be featured at this event: A chance to find out […]
Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive and LGBT Health and Wellbeing come together once again to celebrate the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2024 alongside Black History Month for another showcase […]
Organised by Speak Out Studio in partnership with Lavender Menace Time: 7pm – 9:30pm (doors at 6:30pm)Location: Leith Depot, 138-142 Leith Walk, Edinburgh, EH6 5DT Join us for an evening […]
Doors: 6.30pmEvent: 7-8pm Join Lavender Menace for an evening with writer and editor Skye Arundhati Thomas in conversation with artist and writer Shola von Reinhold. Von Reinhold’s celebrated novel, Lote, weaves narratives […]
Join Lavender Menace in our friendly queer book archive for a hands-on writing workshop with Heather Parry exploring the craft of the queer gothic story. Materials and refreshments provided. Heather […]
Lavender Menace and illustrator Candice Purwin welcome you to Comics for Connection, an afternoon workshop in our archive where you will learn how to make your own art and zines […]
Join the National Library of Scotland for a screening of the 1983 documentary ‘Coming Out’ followed by an exploration of the Lavender Menace archive. Join the Lavender Menace bookshop co-founder […]
Join us for an informal party to celebrate the opening of our new co-curated exhibition! There’ll be drinks and nibbles, and the chance to hear more about the stories featured in […]
Desire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh is an exhibition which explores our city’s histories through a queer lens. Drawing on books from our collection and Edinburgh’s rich LGBT+ history, this exhibition […]
Doors 5:30pm, event 6pm-7pm Join us for an evening of readings exploring the work and legacy of genderweird Celtic Revival writer Fiona Macleod / William Sharp with Harry Josephine Giles […]
At St Margaret’s House – on Floor 3 in Gallery 2 6pm doors open, event 6.30-8pm Join us for a reading from Eve by Jo Clifford followed by a Q&A with the […]
Doors at 6pm, Workshop 6.30-7.30pm Join Typewronger’s writer-in-residence Éadaoín Lynch (they/them) for a practice-based poetry workshop in (and inspired by) the Lavender Menace archive! You’ll have the chance to interact […]