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  • 3,000 Lesbians Go to York

    Filmhouse 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh

    Join Lavender Menace at the Filmhouse for a screening of this brilliant new film. Followed by a Q&A with author Jane Traies and director Rachel Dax, and a booksigning.3000 Lesbians […]

  • CANCELLED: Scotch Verdict with Lillian Faderman

    UPDATE: Unfortunately, we have had to cancel this event due to unforeseen circumstances. Join Lavender Menace for a conversation with Lillian Faderman about the writing of her acclaimed book Scotch Verdict. […]

  • Fashioning Our Selves with Katrina Rolley

    Join Lavender Menace and writer Katrina Rolley for an intimate creative non-fiction workshop exploring how we fashion our selves and our identities through clothing.  Book a free place if you’d […]

  • Keepers of the Flame with Janette Ayachi

    Join poet Janette Ayachi for a creative writing workshop exploring fire as both a literal & metaphorical force – destruction & renewal, love & loss, desire & transformation – while […]

  • Collaging Queer Edinburgh with Kamal Malhotra

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Join artist Kamal Malhotra to explore Edinburgh’s queer history through vintage maps, images, magazines, scissors, and glue! This informal collage workshop looks at the material Lavender Menace used for our […]

  • Making Art in Dark Times with Mae Diansangu

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Create found poetry and collage art in ‘Recover, recycle, reimagine: making art in dark times’ – a workshop led by poet Mae Diansangu. Participants will explore what it means to […]

  • Who’s Lore is it Anyway? Queering Scottish Folktales with Elisabeth Flett

    Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Come along to the archive for a queer folklore-themed writing workshop with Scottish author Elisabeth Flett! Elisabeth’s 2025 novel No Such Thing As Kelpies is an LGBTQ+ modern re-imagining of […]

  • A photograph of a crowd of lesbians from the Lesbian Herstory Archive marching carrying banners with Mabel Hampton, Radclyffe Hall, and other lesbian icons.

    Lesbian Words

    A monthly informal gathering to discuss literature by lesbians and queer women.

  • An engraving of an old library tainted purple with Future Drop Outs written on the left hand side

    Future Drop Outs: co-working group

    Future Drop Outs is a co-working group for queer students, researchers, and writers. Join us for a calm, supportive studying session, 1-4pm on the third Monday of the month. What […]

  • Decorative: An image of rainbow coloured books with the text Social Sunday

    Social Sunday

    On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive is open 2pm–4pm for our informal Social Sundays. Join us for tea, cake and lots […]

  • Pub Quiz Fundraiser for Lavender Menace

    Join us for a pub quiz, raffle and social with Dyke Bar! Fundraising for non-profits and LGBTQ+ organisations is especially tough right now, and we’d love your support to help […]