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  • Illustration of Candice Purwin who is white with dark hair tied up in a bun. The background image is of a table covered in paper, two people cutting and sticking, and flowers in the foreground.

    Comics for Connection with Candice Purwin

    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 […]

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    Desire Paths: Opening night

    Gallery 2, Edinburgh Palette St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh

    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 […]

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    Desire Paths: Reading Queer Edinburgh

    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 […]

  • Illustration of Fiona Macleod, a woman with dark hard looking over her shoulder.

    Lyra Celtica: Harry Josephine Giles on Wilfion

    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 […]

  • Jo Clifford smiles at the camera

    Eve by Jo Clifford

    Gallery 2, Edinburgh Palette St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh

    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 […]

  • Decorative image with event information and photo of Eadaoin Lynch, a non-binary person with short dark hair, wearing a floral shirt, gray blazer, and is looking into the camera.

    Archive-inspired poetry: writing workshop with Éadaoín Lynch

    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 […]

  • Event information with a picture of pink, blue and white books symbolising the trans pride flag.

    Social Sunday: Trans & non-binary open mic

    Sunday 25 May, 2pm-4pm A relaxed Social Sunday open mic with tea, coffee, and snacks. Social Sundays are usually an informal, drop in session every 2nd and 4th Sunday. We […]

  • Mapping Your Library with OurStory Scotland

    Doors open 1.30pm. Workshop 2-4pm. Join Lavender Menace for a creative oral history workshop with Dom Millar-Graham, chair of OurStory Scotland. In Mapping Your Library, participants are invited to narrate […]

  • Social Sunday: Spike, Saturn & Friends of Storm

    On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive is open 2pm–4pm for our informal Social Sundays. On Sunday 27th July, we are running […]

  • Queer Community Programming Group with Filmhouse

    Are you interested in queer films?Would you like to be involved in deciding which queer films are shown atFilmhouse?Come along to our new community programming group, a collaborationbetween Filmhouse, Lavender […]