Nine new titles in Scots have been awarded funding by the Scots Language Publication Grant. Funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Scottish Book Trust, the Scots Language Publication Grant was created by the Scots Language Resource Network to support Scots publishers and to encourage Scots writers.

Applications were assessed by a panel with expertise in Scots and publishing, including a writer and representatives from Creative Scotland, Education Scotland and Publishing Scotland.

The successful titles are:

• Burds in Scots by Hamish MacDonald (Scotland Street Press)
• The Complete Works of William Soutar by William Soutar (Tippermuir Books)
• Daisy On the Outer Line by Ross Sayers (Cranachan)
• Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles (Stewed Rhubarb)
• The Itchy Coo Book of Hans Christian Anderson by Itchy Coo (Black and White Publishing)
• The Last Berry by Susi Briggs (Curly Tale)
• Modern Makars by Irene Howatt, Ann Macinnon and Finola Scott (Tapsalteerie)
• Roads to Nae Wye by Christie Williamson (Luath)
• Wheen by Stuart Paterson (Chapman)

The Scots Language Publication Grant provides assistance for publishing new work (including translated texts), reprinting existing historical or culturally significant work, and also effective marketing and promotion of existing and new work.

 

Scots Language Resource Network

The Scots Language Publication Grant is administrated by The Scots Language Resource Network, which meets twice a year to discuss the coordination and publication of new and existing resources (online and in print) that support speakers, readers, writers, teachers, learners and students of Scots. It currently includes representatives from the following organisations:

ASLS

Creative Scotland

Education Scotland

Glasgow Women’s Library

Historic Environment Scotland

Literature Alliance Scotland

National Library of Scotland

Publishing Scotland

Scots Language Centre

Scottish Book Trust

Scottish Language Dictionaries

Scottish Poetry Library

SQA

Ulster Scots Agency

Wigtown Book Festival

Via Scottish Book Trust

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