Neu!Reekie!

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Neu! Reekie! was an Edinburgh-based literary company and arts production house founded in 2010 by poets Michael Pedersen{{cite web|url=https://birlinn.co.uk/contributor/michael-pedersen/|title= Polygon Books — Author Directory|accessdate=11 July 2020}} and Kevin Williamson.{{cite web|url=http://edinburgh.carpediem.cd/events/6261877-neu-reekie-at-leith-theatre/|title=Neu! Reekie! @ Leith Theatre, Edinburgh [17 August]|accessdate=15 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofliterature.com/a-to-z/neu-reekie-2/|title=Neu! Reekie! - Edinburgh City of Literature|accessdate=15 July 2018}} They produced over 200 live shows and published poetry anthologies including #UntitledOne (2015),{{cite web|url=https://www.birlinn.co.uk/Neu-Reekie-untitled-one.html|title=#UntitledOne: Neu! Reekie! :: Poetry :: Birlinn Ltd.|accessdate=15 July 2018}} #UntitledTwo (2016) and #UntitledThree (2020).{{cite book|last=Williamson|first=Kevin|title=Neu Reekie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tq7gjgEACAAJ|accessdate=15 July 2018|year=2016|publisher=Birlinn, Limited|isbn=9781846973536}}{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/culture/books/book-review-neu-reekie-untitled-two-1-4144766|title=Book review: Neu Reekie #Untitled Two - The Scotsman|work=The Scotsman|accessdate=15 July 2018}}

Previous guests to Neu! Reekie! have included Irvine Welsh, Jackie Kay, Young Fathers, Margaret Atwood, Charlotte Church, Hollie McNish, Scott Hutchison, Tom Leonard, Liz Lochhead, Alasdair Gray, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Akala, Sabrina Mahfouz, Bill Drummond, Andrew Weatherall and Hannah Lavery.{{cite web|url=https://www.neureekie.scot/about|title= Neu! Reekie! — Homepage|accessdate=11 July 2020}}

In 2015, Neu! Reekie! were awarded Creative Edinburgh's City Award for outstanding contributions to Edinburgh's cultural scene.{{cite web|url=https://www.creative-edinburgh.com/articles/woopa-its-the-creative-edinburgh-awards-winners|title= Creative Edinburgh — Award Listings|accessdate=11 July 2020}}

In 2017, Neu! Reekie! hosted a large scale arts festival for Hull City of Culture 2017 entitled Where Are We Now? — a tribute to David Bowie's song of the same name.{{cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/the-summer-festival-that-asks-the-question-where-are-we-now/|title= ID Magazine — Festival Press|access-date=11 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/14976334.the-rebels-of-neu-reekie-take-the-show-to-hull-2017/|title= The Herald — Festival Press|accessdate=11 July 2020}}

In 2018, Neu! Reekie! curated a year-long programme of writing residencies at The Curfew Tower in Cushendall Northern Ireland — this was by invitation and at the request of Bill Drummond. Together, in 2019, Neu! Reekie! and Bill Drummond released a book of the writings on Bill Drummond's Penkiln Burn Press entitled After Curfew.{{cite web|url=http://www.penkilnburn.com/the-poetry-armada/|title= Penkiln Burn: Bill Drummond — book announcement|accessdate=11 July 2020}}

In 2020, the company released their third poetry anthology #UntitledThree with Polygon Books. This received positive reviews with The Scotsman noting: "As its urgent, pithy name attests, Neu! Reekie! is Edinburgh-based but with eagle eyes on the world, welcoming artists from home and away to be part of its gatherings and its output, retaining a gonzo spontaneity while comfortably curating events for prestigious global festivals".{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/books/book-review-neu-reekie-untitledthree-edited-kevin-williamson-and-michael-pedersen-2991590|title= Scotsman Review|accessdate=11 July 2020}}

Neu! Reekie! have hosted international shows in Japan, Indonesia,{{cite web|url=https://www.britishcouncil.id/en/uk-indonesia-2016-18/stories/neu-reekie-medan|title= British Council Indonesia|accessdate=11 July 2020}} Spain,{{cite web|url=http://kosmopolis.cccb.org/en/noticies/un-viatge-per-la-creativitat-escocesa-amb-neu-reekie/|title= Kosmopolis Festival — Barcelona|accessdate=11 July 2020}} New Zealand and the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/international-festivals/guide/neu-reekie-in-new-york-city|title= The Skinny Magazine — New York Showcase|accessdate=11 July 2020}}

In 2022, the collective - Pedersen and Williamson alongside photographer and artist Kat Gollock and musician Davie Miller - announced they were going on indefinite hiatus, with its final production event taking place in August of that year.{{Cite Instagram |user=neureekie |postid=CfmK2HmI82n|title=We have some news. Big news. Neu! Reekie! will be putting on just one more show in 2022—in fact, we’re hitting the pause button. |date=4 July 2022}}