News
To Be Continued and Writer Bursaries now open for applications
17th July, 2026
Two of our professional development opportunities – To Be Continued and Writer Bursaries for work-in-progress – are open for applications until 30th August.
Claire Squires joins LAS Board
5th May, 2026
Claire Squires, Professor in Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling ^ former Director of the Scottish Graduate School of Arts & Humanities (SGSAH), has joined the LAS Board of…
Sophie Moxon joins LAS Board
25th February, 2026
Sophie Moxon, Executive Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, has joined the LAS Board of Trustees
Find a Book Festival is back!
25th February, 2026
Find A Book Festival helps celebrate the amazing variety of literary audiences, events and talks happening across Scotland, year-round
Welcoming Alice Gibson as our SGSAH intern for 2026
21st January, 2026
We are delighted to welcome Alice Gibson to the LAS team as our SGSAH doctoral intern for 2026. Alice is a PhD student at the University of St Andrews and…
Isla Rosser-Owen joins LAS Board
12th December, 2025
Isla Rosser-Owen, newly appointed CEO of Wigtown Book Festival, has joined the LAS Board of Trustees
Calling Writers in Scotland
11th November, 2025
Tell us about your experiences making a living (or not) as a writer, by completing a short, anonymous survey about income, rights and other conditions.
Announcing the awardees for TBC 25/26
22nd October, 2025
LAS is delighted to announce the 3 people selected for our career development programme, To Be Continued, in partnership with Coaching for Creatives.
LAS Network meeting 22/10/25: Collaborative Advocacy
6th October, 2025
Registration is now open for our next network meeting online, 2-4pm, Wednesday 22 October.
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 LAS Writer Bursaries
6th August, 2025
We are delighted to announce that the five writers selected to receive the inaugural LAS Writer Bursaries for work-in-progress are Janette Ayachi, Tony Black, Michael Mullens, Chris Carse Wilson and…
AI training for freelance publishing professionals – deadline to apply 22 August
6th August, 2025
Literature Alliance Scotland has partnered with Publishing Scotland to sponsor two places for freelancers on their forthcoming training session, ‘A Practical Guide to AI in Publishing with George Walkley’.
LAS AGM 2025 & our new board of trustees
29th July, 2025
The Literature Alliance Scotland AGM will be held online at 4pm on Wednesday 6 August.