Literature Alliance Scotland (LAS) is a membership organisation committed to advancing the interests of Scotland’s literature and languages at home and abroad.
As Scotland’s largest literary network, we bring together writers, publishers, educators, librarians, literature organisations and national cultural bodies, to create a strong, trusted collective voice for literature and languages, which are celebrated locally, nationally and internationally.
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Find out more about our key activities:
- Next Level career development Programme: Meet our new Round 2 Awardee Katalina Watt
- Advocacy
- Literature Talks – Read our latest commission – The Armchair Island Traveller by Gavin Francis
- Writers’ Advisory Group
- Professional Development
- LAS Members’ Meetings – being held digitally
- Sector Away Day 2020 – funding repurposed to support Next Steps candidates
New Scottish Publishers’ Fair set for Wigtown
With the book trade reeling from the once-in-a-century challenge of the pandemic and lockdown, Scotland’s National Book Town, Wigtown, is the venue for Stellar Words,…
City of Literature Trust selects architect-led design team for Literature House
Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust has selected Stirling Prize-winning architectural firm Witherford Watson Mann to lead the next phase of development at the Literature…
Call for Three-Year Culture Budget
Culture Counts, the collective voice of Scotland’s cultural sector, has written to Fiona Hyslop MSP, the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, to…