# Event Details - **Event Name**: Disability, Creativity, Advocacy: conversation + reading with Ellen Renton - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for an evening with Ellen Renton that will focus on exploring experiences of disability through creative practices and advocacy workAbout this EventPlease note: this event will be held in person. This event will also be live-streamed.What do we know about our bodies? What can creative practice teach us about disability? How do we take care of ourselves when we share our experiences of disability and ableism? Join Glasgow Zine Library and Ellen Renton for an evening of conversation and readings that will focus on exploring experiences of disability through creative practices and advocacy work. At this event, Ellen will share poetry and essay that focus on her experience of visual impairment, and discuss her practice with hearing-impaired poet Eloise Birtwhistle. Audiences will also be invited to participate in knowledge-sharing and discussions throughout the evening. This event will be accompanied by an Open Archive of zines about disability from the GZL collection, which in-person attendees will be given time to explore.This event is open to all. Audiences will be invited to take part in the conversation, but you are also welcome to join us just to listen! We ask that you show care to the potential experiences of others in the room when engaging with discussions.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.Learn more about EllenThis event will be held in person at the Glasgow Zine Library, and will be Livestreamed via Zoom. If you would like to attend online.CW: ableismAccess information for this event: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&AThis event will take place at Glasgow Zine Library's space on Albert Road. You can find directions here.You may be asked to wear a mask at this event.If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via events@glasgowzinelibrary.comAll events will adhere to our safer spaces policy, which you can learn about here.GZL pledges to support The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. As part of this pledge we may participate in strikes called in response to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. If this event falls on a strike day and is cancelled, we will work with event leaders to reschedule the event asap. Participants will also have the option of receiving an immediate refund for any ticket purchases and travel booked to attend.How to access the event:After booking a ticket, you will be sent several reminder emails from Eventbrite leading up to the event. We will also send emails that share any resources that attendees will need access to, including any required materials.Please email events@glasgowzinelibrary.com with any queries or issues.Support GZL:Join the GZL Patreon and support the library on a monthly basis. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glasgow/disability-creativity-advocacy-conversation-reading-with-ellen-renton/100001994662683782 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Entertainment, Music, Theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 13.7, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Glasgow - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Glasgow Zine Library - **lat**: 55.834257 - **long**: -4.2644851 - **full address**: Glasgow Zine Library, 32-34 Albert Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Disability, Creativity, Advocacy: conversation + reading with Ellen Renton - **Image URL**: 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