LAS Lifetime Contribution Award

For the purposes of this award, we consider a ‘literature professional’ to be someone working in or across the literary ecosystem in Scotland in a leadership, management, advocacy or administrative capacity. This might include someone who works as a festival director, a programmer, a producer, a consultant, or in other aspects of the book trade, literary services, publishing, libraries, literary journalism, policy or management. Many people working in literature have portfolio careers and also contribute as writers, artists, storytellers and through other forms of creative practice. This award is not intended to celebrate the impact of specific books or profile as a writer. If a nomination is solely based on an individual’s contribution to the sector as a creative practitioner then it would not be considered eligible.

Rather than celebrating a single, impactful moment we are looking for nominations which celebrate an individual’s contribution to the sector across their career. We are looking to celebrate nominees who have made a sustained, substantial contribution, usually in a role equivalent to senior management. This might include having founded impactful programmes, organisations or other activity; taking existing activity in exciting new directions or connecting with under-served audiences; providing exceptional leadership in challenging circumstances; establishing and seeing through a bold new vision that sets an example for the rest of the sector to follow.

Nominations will be retained for continued consideration for the following 5 years.

You may make one nomination each year. There is the option to nominate as a duo or group if you feel this more accurately reflects the impact of the contribution you wish to celebrate.

The LAS Lifetime Contribution Award is not designed to celebrate the achievements of individual books, writers or other creative practitioners. You may nominate an individual who is also a writer or known for their creative practice as part of a portfolio career, but if a nomination is solely based on an individual’s contribution to the sector as a creative practitioner then it would not be considered eligible.

We only accept nominations of individuals who are still with us

We only accept nominations of individuals who are currently resident in Scotland

If you meet the eligibility criteria then yes – we welcome self-nominations.

We welcome nominations from anyone currently working in or connected to the literature sector in Scotland

1. The award will be organised and administered by Literature Alliance Scotland (the “Organisers”).
2. The award is not open to current Trustees of Literature Alliance Scotland.
3. The award is free to enter and open to individuals or teams who have made a sustained, significant impact on the literature sector in Scotland through their work as literature professionals.
4. Nomination entries must be made by completing the form on the Literature Alliance Scotland website.
5. Nomination entries must be received by the date and time given on the website.
6. The winner/s will be chosen by the LAS Board of Trustees. Their decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome
7. Nominations must not contain anything which is calculated to bring the Organisers into disrepute, nor attempt to damage the reputation of others.
8. By nominating an individual or team, nominators warrant that they have legal capacity to nominate and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
9. Where a nominee is shortlisted or selected, Literature Alliance Scotland may process and collect additional personal data from that nominee for the purposes of administering the award
10. Nominators must be aged 18 or over. By submitting a nomination, nominators confirm that they meet this requirement.
11. The winner will be notified after the panel members have made their final decision.
12. The Organisers will only ever use personal details for the purposes of administering this award. Please see Literature Alliance Scotland’s Privacy Notice.
13. The winner may be asked to participate in reasonable publicity relating to the award, including photography, filming and promotion by Literature Alliance Scotland.
14. The Organisers reserve the right to reject or remove any nomination that is incomplete, misleading, inappropriate, offensive, or otherwise inconsistent with the spirit of the award.

By submitting a nomination, nominators acknowledge that they are providing personal information about themselves and the nominee to Literature Alliance Scotland for the purpose of administering the LAS Lifetime Contribution Award. Personal data will be processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and Literature Alliance Scotland’s Privacy Policy.

Information provided in nominations will be used solely for the purposes of administering, judging and promoting the award. Where a nominee is shortlisted or selected, Literature Alliance Scotland may contact them directly and collect additional personal information as required for the administration of the award.

Nominators should only provide information about a nominee that is relevant to the award and should not include unnecessary sensitive personal information. Literature Alliance Scotland reserves the right to remove or redact personal information where appropriate.

Further information about how Literature Alliance Scotland processes personal data can be found in our Privacy Policy.