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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.

To Be Continued is open for applications until 3 October 2025

3rd September, 2025

Literature professionals based in Scotland – apply to our career development programme, To Be Continued, before Friday 3 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.

Stock photo of a pair of glasses, open notebook and laptop in the background. The Literature Alliance Scotland logo is in the top right corner and the Creative Scotland logo is in the lower right corner. White text on a deep blue background readers: Writer bursaries for work-in-progress. Five bursaries of £3,000 available for established writers in Scotland. Visit the website for full criteria and how to apply. Deadline 5pm on 25/7/25 The web address for Literature Alliance Scotland is in the lower left corner: literaturealliancescotland.co.uk

Writer Bursaries open for applications until 25/7/25

17th June, 2025

Writer Bursaries for work-in-progress open for applications – deadline 5pm Friday 25 July 2025

Closure of Open Fund for Individuals

19th August, 2024

Statement by Literature Alliance Scotland in response to Creative Scotland’s decision to close the Open Fund for Individuals in 2024