Literature Alliance Scotland @LitScotland
The collective voice of Scotland's largest literary network. #literature, #languages, #publishing 📚#LibrariesAreEssential #RepresentationMatters #PayTheCreator linktr.ee/literartureall… Scotland, United Kingdom Joined September 2016-
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Just two days to go📣 Join Tony Birch's online international workshop THIS WEDNESDAY on 24th April! Tickets are available here: brownpapertickets.com/event/6282486
✍️Krakow literary residency programme is open to writers and translators connected to #CitiesofLit! 🇵🇱 Deadline: 31 May Full Details: bit.ly/3w2Oxst
There's a few spaces still available for this great workshop on the 24th! 🎟️🎟️
There's a few spaces still available for this great workshop on the 24th! 🎟️🎟️
🎥 Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema has been saved & is planned to reopen by the end of 2025 after campaigners secured £1.5m in Government funding for a “transformational” revamp. 🎥 Full details & reaction: scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-… @FilmhouseEdin
I'll be in conversation with the inimitable @JackieKayPoet on Thursday April 25th at Nicholson Square hosted by @PortyBooks. #WorldPoetryDay Find tickets here: theportobellobookshop.com/events/jackie-…
I'll be in conversation with the inimitable @JackieKayPoet on Thursday April 25th at Nicholson Square hosted by @PortyBooks. #WorldPoetryDay Find tickets here: theportobellobookshop.com/events/jackie-…
Since 2010, Scotland has lost over 1 in 8 of its public libraries. Read why libraries are important and why we must do all we can to protect them. scottishbooktrust.com/articles/why-a…
We're hiring! 📢 We are seeking to recruit a Policy Development and Training Manager to join our team based in Edinburgh. This is a permanent position. Hours can be flexible, and remuneration will be based upon skills and experience. Find out more: publishingscotland.org/ps-job/publish…
Last chance to attend an in-person launch of The Day Before, recently lauded in The Sunday Times as part of the "Golden Era of Irish Verse". Details of the event and tickets below: @BloodaxeBooks @CreativeScots @thetimes @GoldenHareBooks @ScribePedersen
Last chance to attend an in-person launch of The Day Before, recently lauded in The Sunday Times as part of the "Golden Era of Irish Verse". Details of the event and tickets below: @BloodaxeBooks @CreativeScots @thetimes @GoldenHareBooks @ScribePedersen
Help save Cambuslang Library from closure! Sign the petition, today. change.org/p/save-our-loc…
Help save Cambuslang Library from closure! Sign the petition, today. change.org/p/save-our-loc…
Soukaina will appear at StAnza as a virtual guest. Join us on 10 March for 'Resilient Voices: Celebrating Middle Eastern Women in the Arts', a panel exploring the barriers & triumphs faced by Middle Eastern women as we advocate for greater inclusivity & accessibility in the arts.
We are sorry to announce that Soukaina Habiballah will no longer join us in person at StAnza 2024, having been refused entry to the UK by the Home Office. Please read Artistic Director Ryan Van Winkle's full statement:
🥳Happy International #MotherLanguageDay! 🗣️The #CitiesofLit network are marking the day celebrating language diversity with a new collaborative and multilingual exhibition, read more about it here: bit.ly/42K6yrF
We cannot wait to kick off our 2024 Well Versed series with @StAnzaPoetry! @adjoseph will join us for a lunchtime reading and chat in this special online event on Wednesday 21 February, 12-1pm. Book your spot: bit.ly/3SYPrij #WellVersed
Due to demand, we've released more tickets to Breath and Verse: a poetic meditation. Relax with a gentle poetry session from @a_pirmohamed & @BillyLetford with guided meditation by Tergar facilitator Robin Harris. Grab your🎟️before they're gone: bit.ly/3T2qa6R
Meet Leila Aboulela, this month's mentor! 👋 A novelist and playwright, Leila's acclaimed work has been translated into 15 different languages. Her many accolades include the Cain Prize for African Writing and the Fiction Winner of the Scottish Book Awards. More info in 🧵
🗣️Our friends at @TartuCityofLit in Estonia have a call out for writers, and translators of Estonian literature. Would a two-month residency and a chance to get engaged in the local cultural scene benefit your work? Deadline: 20 Feb Find out more here: tartu.kirjandus.ee/en/residency-s…
We will also donate all proceeds from tomorrow’s online book sales from our Palestinian Authors list: theportobellobookshop.com/news/palestini…
"some news", as the kids say CARRION CROW will be landing via @DoubledayUK in Feb 2025, with an unhinged short story collection to follow in 2026 thebookseller.com/rights/doubled…
💥NEW EVENT Robert Fergusson: the simmer o' his life Wednesday, 1 May 2024 7pm Tickets: £7/£5 concs. Join author James Robertson, Professor @RhonaLBrown1 and musician @TommyReckless to celebrate the life, legacy and legend of Scots poet Robert Fergusson eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-fergu…
⭐️ BLOODY SCOTLAND 2024 PRIZES OPEN! The McIlvanney Prize & the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize are officially open for submissions! 🙌🏽 The winner of The McIlvanney Prize will receive £1k and winner of Bloody Scotland Debut Prize will receive £500. Visit 👉🏾 buff.ly/3vUjLSr
Association for Scott.. @scotlit
9K Followers 3K Following Educational charity promoting the reading, writing, teaching & study of Scotland's literature & languages, past & present. https://t.co/zYhepbuFMG
Scottish Book Trust @scottishbktrust
64K Followers 33K Following A national charity changing lives with reading and writing. Home of @Bookbug_SBT, @BookWeekScot and #ReadingSchools. Donate today to change lives with books.
Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00
11K Followers 3K Following To the Dogs, The Second Cut, The Cutting Room, & more Hon Prez @ScottishPen Librettist #SOAnthropocene @theempirecafe Prof @UofGWriting Instagram louisewelsh550
Heather Parry @HeatherParryUK
10K Followers 2K Following breakfast enthusiast // ELECTRIC DREAMS March '24 // CARRION CROW Feb '25 // ORPHEUS BUILDS A GIRL // THIS IS MY BODY, GIVEN FOR YOU // editor @extrateethmag //
SALTIRE SOCIETY @Saltire_Society
9K Followers 1K Following The Saltire Society is an independent non-political body promoting Scottish heritage, nurturing, supporting and celebrating Scotland's diverse creativity.
📚 Peggy Hughes �.. @HughesPeg
12K Followers 10K Following Chief Exec @writerscentre / Hon FRSL / trustee: @ageuknorwich & @openbookreading / 💜s ~ books, radio, whimsy, outdoors + himself. she/her
Sara Sheridan @sarasheridan
21K Followers 2K Following Writer. Mapped Scotland according to women's history. Also writes novels. Over-enthusiastic. She/her. YES. Insta:@sarasheridanwriter Blue: @sarasheridan
Scottish Poetry Libra.. @ByLeavesWeLive
44K Followers 8K Following Bringing people & poems together. It is free to join as a borrower & we also operate free postal borrowing.
The Portobello Booksh.. @PortyBooks
16K Followers 2K Following An indie bookshop at the beach in Portobello, Edinburgh. Open 7 days a week, 10am - 6pm. Please use our contact form (not DMs) to get in touch! Thank you 😊
Dr Valentina Bold FSA.. @Val_Bold
4K Followers 3K Following Scotland: Lit Song Culture. Heritage @Crichton_Royal Hon Fellow @EdinburghUni Convr @scotslanguage Ed @RevScotCulture & https://t.co/HatxYSreN1
404 Ink @404Ink
16K Followers 374 Following We like to publish books. Hi. 👋 @heathermmcd & @laurafjones Publisher of the Year '22-'23 ✌️ British Book Awards Scottish Small Press of the Year '24 📚
Dr Alice Tarbuck @atarbuck
5K Followers 1K Following Poet & academic. ‘A Spell in the Wild' @tworoadsbooks,'Modern Craft' @watkinswisdom, Literature Officer @creativescots 🏳️🌈 she/they. views mine own.
Graeme Macrae Burnet @GMacraeBurnet
6K Followers 2K Following Twice Booker-listed novelist. Case Study | His Bloody Project | The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau | The Accident on the A35
Rachelle Atalla @rachelle_ata
2K Followers 1K Following Scottish-Egyptian writer | THIRSTY ANIMALS, THE PHARMACIST @hodderbooks | Dr Gavin Wallace Fellow 2024 rep 📚@Taffyagent 🎬 Nick Marston CB (she/her)
Rhona Brown @RhonaLBrown1
2K Followers 2K Following Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of Glasgow. Eighteenth-century Scottish poetry, textual editing, early periodicals. Also @RFergussonPoet. 📚
The Alasdair Gray Arc.. @AGrayArchive
5K Followers 1K Following Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian @GraySorcha
Publishing Scotland @PublishScotland
12K Followers 2K Following Trade assoc & development for book publishing - celebrating 50 years in 2024. Plus @scottishbooks @ScotBooksInt & @Booksource1. Foillseachadh Alba in Gaelic.
Dani Garavelli @DaniGaravelli1
24K Followers 13K Following Freelance journalist. Bylines @heraldscotland, @guardian, @lrb, @bigissue et al. Waiting for the Van/The Witches’ Pardon/Prosecuting Polmont @BBCR4.
Book Week Scotland @BookWeekScot
23K Followers 6K Following The home of #BookWeekScotland. Join us for Scotland's week-long book party from 18–24 November 2024. Feed from @scottishbktrust.
Ruth Whitney @RuthLWhitney
1K Followers 2K Following Passionate about access to and inclusion in education | SFHEA I ❤ learning, travel, crochet, baking and F1 | 🏴🇪🇺 Views my own
John Maitland @PublishingGuy1
121 Followers 302 Following John Maitland. Writer. Literary Agent/Editor/Publisher working between Edinburgh, Berlin, London. Literary Fiction/Non-Fiction/Poetry/Memoir/
Ian Goudie @GlasgowKillie
368 Followers 651 Following He runs, he bikes, he’s frae the Bonnet Toon, if you’ve no’ read his poems yet, nae dout, you’ll read wan soon.
Brian Spalding ♿ @BSpalders
177 Followers 1K Following idiot. Paraplegic. Upbeat. Follows sports, reads books, listens to music, likes a dram, magazine nerd, sometime blogger, access champion.
Sarah @sgear23
863 Followers 1K Following Freshly completed PhD about Russian literary translation and politics at the University of Exeter. Assistant interview editor at Asymptote.
Alex Bewley @alexanderblurt
77 Followers 418 Following Researching literature and the UK Miners Strike at Glasgow University. He/him.
Joan Bakewell @JDBakewell
58K Followers 2K Following Broadcaster, journalist, novelist. President of Birkbeck, Labour Peer. Twice BAFTA winner. co-chair APPG Humanists. KnightAytonManagement
David Barron @davrbarron
6 Followers 46 Following
Sarah Wasik @SarahWasik
1K Followers 6K Following Born in the Year of 1999 As nature does wonders; through with divine architecture. Writing, as one is free to express through one's deepest emotions.
C Wallace @CWallac39257043
64 Followers 180 Following All views my own, hopefully I'll get something right
Anna Pietrzkiewicz-Re.. @AnnaPietrzkiew1
717 Followers 810 Following writer (SL New Writers Awards 2021, HWA/Sharpe Books Award 2020; LL BPA Pitch Prize 2023; Pitch Perfect Finalist 2018), singer, mum, PhD in anthropology
AJM Summers @blondyscothappy
94 Followers 437 Following
Clare McCarron @McClareAnn
423 Followers 2K Following #MAWYP student 2023 @BathSpaUni Part time MA Writing for Young People
Lois Wilson-McFarland @loiswmcf
12 Followers 91 Following Teaching Fellow in Religion and Literature @uoedivinity, Edinburgh. Speculative fiction, religion, feminist/womanist/queer theory, affect, ecology, and more!
Hannah Kilbank @HKilbank
803 Followers 4K Following Happiness is: family, books, cats,cake and working in a wonderful public library with great people 😃
Creators' Rights Alli.. @creatorsrights
505 Followers 337 Following The Creators’ Rights Alliance (CRA) is a collective that exists to promote, protect & further the interests of creators through policy, advocacy and campaigns.
Fruitmarket @fruitmarket
76K Followers 2K Following A free, public space for culture in the heart of Edinburgh, the Fruitmarket provides inspiration and opportunity for artists and audiences.
Susannah Thompson @Oh_SusannahT
846 Followers 2K Following Writer, critic, art historian. Views my own (obviously).
standrewsbkfest @standrewsbkfest
16 Followers 67 Following Brought to you by Scots in London. Celebrating Scotland in the heart of London. Best-selling authors, debut novelists, events for schools. November 2024
Rahul Jayaram @rahjayaram
159 Followers 2K Following Reader, green fountain ink pen obsessive; likes leaves, petals, flowers, old books, libraries, seas, mountains, cats, dogs, bikes, poems. Words in papers, mags
Evan J. Pearson @pearsonjevan
121 Followers 409 Following Author, screenwriter, filmmaker | @BFI script reader
Dr Heather Laithwaite @BobinBeebee
273 Followers 2K Following Head of Psychological Speciality Services (Forensic, LD, Arts Therapies) NHS FV. I also am a runner who partakes in the odd bit of art. All views are my own
Hannibal The Haggi Wa.. @HaggiHannibal
189 Followers 1K Following Character revealed in debut novel (via Amazon/Kindle Books) called THE HAGGI CONNECTION by Stephen Easingwood https://t.co/g3vulMVtJb
Jawge @jawgemiller
58 Followers 335 Following
Jaimie Buchanan #FBPA.. @JJ_Enchanted
3K Followers 5K Following Whimsical dreamer, terrible at tennis. Anti-Brexit, anti-Tory, socialist. No DMs pls. #BLM #Masks4All #3.5% #AuDHD #ActuallyAutistic 🐟🏴🖋📖📚🌹⚔️
Tiffany Murray @tiffanymurray
3K Followers 5K Following Writer. Pre-order My Family and Other Rock Stars @FleetReads, Diamond Star Halo, Happy Accidents, Sugar Hall. Hulda's Cafe BBCR4. Music. Dogs. Rep: @Taffyagent
Andreas González @aghawthornden
1 Followers 58 Following
Stephanie Shakay Tier.. @littletiern
425 Followers 1K Following 🇦🇲/🇺🇸 PhD candidate, Social Anthropology @edinburghuniversity early modern Scottish witch trials + politics of memory/memorialisation
Ed Fortune @ed_fortune
2K Followers 2K Following Literary Editor; Starburst Magazine Popculture Pundit and Tech Monkey Books, games,TV, films,theatre & tech. He/Him.
JÖN GRAY @JNGRAY5
493 Followers 495 Following The Mary Shelley Collection. Dundee, Scotland. 🏴 #maryshelleysdundee
Kiltie To The Rescue .. @ysbee100
123 Followers 308 Following Free Stories. Read out loud and join Kiltie, Rickety and Fuzzie on adventures searching for the Forgotton Bellie Treasure.
Ivor Daniel @IvorDaniel
2K Followers 2K Following Poems in iamb, Fevers of the Mind, Roi Fainéant, Ice Floe, The Dawntreader, After..., Alien Buddha, Black Nore Review, Lit.202, Sidhe Press, Black Bough.
Noreen Hickey @NoreenHick18786
8 Followers 99 Following Noreen A. Hickey. Writer. Author. Retired Teacher. Creator of little ‘Barra the Squirrel’.
Woodstock Taylor @woodstocktaylor
828 Followers 2K Following I sing and write songs. I also do voice coaching. Product of more than one country.
Lisa Hopcroft @LisaHopcroft
452 Followers 963 Following Tech lead @NHSNSS_DaS 👩🏻💻 | Sewster 🪡 | Rower 🚣🏻♀️ | Runner 🏃♀️ | Plant-eater 🌱 | Scots Gaelic learner 🦉
claire J @clairepjohnston
274 Followers 1K Following swimmer, cook, feminist, socialist. I love dogs, twee indie pop and books. All views my own.
Rida @RidaALHADAD1
253 Followers 5K Following
Nikhil Singh @H_O_LLY_MOD_E
915 Followers 5K Following SALEM BROWNSTONE @WalkerBooksUK / @Candlewick TATY WENT WEST @kwanitrust @JacarandaBooks @rosariumpub CLUB DED/DAKINI ATOLL @LunaPressGlobal Rep: @SarahSuch
📚🕷Suzy A #CrowM.. @writer_suzy
3K Followers 2K Following Writer. Debut novel Crow Moon out now from @OrendaBooks. Pitch Perfect winner 2019. Rep @euanthorneycrof @AMHeathLTD Læsehest. Bogsluger 📚
Meggie Greivell @MeggieGreivell
376 Followers 813 Following 34 | Theatre Director | Producer | Feminist
Everything Written @everythingwrit
16 Followers 205 Following Everything Written.....the archaic, the strange, the unusual, the forgotten, the hidden and the rare
Bo-Elise Brummelkamp @Bostranslations
2 Followers 56 Following Edinburgh-based translator NL - EN / EN - NL | ALTA Mentee 2023 | Lover of weird and wonderful books
Juan Carlos Marin Mar.. @MarinMarmo69479
19 Followers 122 Following
Ben Torrie @BenTorrie1
374 Followers 1K Following Director of Programming & Creative Projects - Aberdeen Performing Arts (@APAWhatson), Board member @PuppetAnimaScot @LythArtsCentre, co-chair @CultureAbdn
Breanne @Breannecoelho77
0 Followers 409 Following
Association for Scott.. @scotlit
9K Followers 3K Following Educational charity promoting the reading, writing, teaching & study of Scotland's literature & languages, past & present. https://t.co/zYhepbuFMG
Scottish Book Trust @scottishbktrust
64K Followers 33K Following A national charity changing lives with reading and writing. Home of @Bookbug_SBT, @BookWeekScot and #ReadingSchools. Donate today to change lives with books.
Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00
11K Followers 3K Following To the Dogs, The Second Cut, The Cutting Room, & more Hon Prez @ScottishPen Librettist #SOAnthropocene @theempirecafe Prof @UofGWriting Instagram louisewelsh550
Heather Parry @HeatherParryUK
10K Followers 2K Following breakfast enthusiast // ELECTRIC DREAMS March '24 // CARRION CROW Feb '25 // ORPHEUS BUILDS A GIRL // THIS IS MY BODY, GIVEN FOR YOU // editor @extrateethmag //
SALTIRE SOCIETY @Saltire_Society
9K Followers 1K Following The Saltire Society is an independent non-political body promoting Scottish heritage, nurturing, supporting and celebrating Scotland's diverse creativity.
📚 Peggy Hughes �.. @HughesPeg
12K Followers 10K Following Chief Exec @writerscentre / Hon FRSL / trustee: @ageuknorwich & @openbookreading / 💜s ~ books, radio, whimsy, outdoors + himself. she/her
Sara Sheridan @sarasheridan
21K Followers 2K Following Writer. Mapped Scotland according to women's history. Also writes novels. Over-enthusiastic. She/her. YES. Insta:@sarasheridanwriter Blue: @sarasheridan
Scottish Poetry Libra.. @ByLeavesWeLive
44K Followers 8K Following Bringing people & poems together. It is free to join as a borrower & we also operate free postal borrowing.
The Portobello Booksh.. @PortyBooks
16K Followers 2K Following An indie bookshop at the beach in Portobello, Edinburgh. Open 7 days a week, 10am - 6pm. Please use our contact form (not DMs) to get in touch! Thank you 😊
Kirsty Logan @kirstylogan
13K Followers 1K Following Professional daydreamer. Latest books: The Unfamiliar: A Queer Motherhood Memoir (Virago), Now She is Witch (Vintage)
Dr Valentina Bold FSA.. @Val_Bold
4K Followers 3K Following Scotland: Lit Song Culture. Heritage @Crichton_Royal Hon Fellow @EdinburghUni Convr @scotslanguage Ed @RevScotCulture & https://t.co/HatxYSreN1
404 Ink @404Ink
16K Followers 374 Following We like to publish books. Hi. 👋 @heathermmcd & @laurafjones Publisher of the Year '22-'23 ✌️ British Book Awards Scottish Small Press of the Year '24 📚
Dr Alice Tarbuck @atarbuck
5K Followers 1K Following Poet & academic. ‘A Spell in the Wild' @tworoadsbooks,'Modern Craft' @watkinswisdom, Literature Officer @creativescots 🏳️🌈 she/they. views mine own.
Graeme Macrae Burnet @GMacraeBurnet
6K Followers 2K Following Twice Booker-listed novelist. Case Study | His Bloody Project | The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau | The Accident on the A35
Rachelle Atalla @rachelle_ata
2K Followers 1K Following Scottish-Egyptian writer | THIRSTY ANIMALS, THE PHARMACIST @hodderbooks | Dr Gavin Wallace Fellow 2024 rep 📚@Taffyagent 🎬 Nick Marston CB (she/her)
The Alasdair Gray Arc.. @AGrayArchive
5K Followers 1K Following Scottish Charity SC052417 caring for Gray’s studio & visual/literary material. Education & New Commissions. Inclusive Community. Custodian @GraySorcha
Publishing Scotland @PublishScotland
12K Followers 2K Following Trade assoc & development for book publishing - celebrating 50 years in 2024. Plus @scottishbooks @ScotBooksInt & @Booksource1. Foillseachadh Alba in Gaelic.
Dani Garavelli @DaniGaravelli1
24K Followers 13K Following Freelance journalist. Bylines @heraldscotland, @guardian, @lrb, @bigissue et al. Waiting for the Van/The Witches’ Pardon/Prosecuting Polmont @BBCR4.
Book Week Scotland @BookWeekScot
23K Followers 6K Following The home of #BookWeekScotland. Join us for Scotland's week-long book party from 18–24 November 2024. Feed from @scottishbktrust.
Victoria Bennett 🌼.. @VikBeeWyld
3K Followers 3K Following Disabled writer, carer, mother & wild apothecary gardener🌸Memoir ALL MY WILD MOTHERS @TwoRoadsBooks📚Columnist @PJOpinion📝Founder @WildWomenPress🧙🏼♀️
Wild Women Press @WildWomenPress
1K Followers 1K Following Radical, rural, untamed | Spinners of #WildWomanWeb | Celebrating our wild since 1999 | Howl 4 Positive Change | 🐺🧙🏻♀️🏳️🌈
the EHFM Culture Show @ehfmcultureshow
115 Followers 64 Following a monthly radio show championing the people and places making art in Edinburgh | hosted by @johnnys_panic and @katiehawthorne
Unite Scotland @UniteScotland
9K Followers 2K Following Fighting for secure jobs, decent pay and a strong voice for workers. A fairer Scotland and better world.
Coaching For Creative.. @coachingcurator
215 Followers 351 Following Curating a culture of coaching for creative communities
UNISON Scotland @unisonscot
11K Followers 2K Following Representing more than 160,000 members delivering public and related services. Promoted by: UNISON House 14 West Campbell Street Glasgow G2 6RX
Trades Union Congress @The_TUC
127K Followers 2K Following Breaking news, campaigns and advice from unions and the labour movement.
Jinling Wu (away) @WuJinling1
269 Followers 657 Following Writer, director 23' Kavya Prize winner Trustee@magnorththeatre
Q Manivannan @q_ueering
2K Followers 2K Following Writing grief, care, protests • PhDing @StAndrewsIR • @KavyaPrize Winner • Associate Fellow, UK HEA • @esrc Fellow • they/them • [email protected] 🌸🪻🪷🌺
STUC @ScottishTUC
15K Followers 2K Following Our purpose is to co-ordinate, develop and articulate the views and policies of the trade union movement in Scotland. #ScotlandDemandsBetter
Scottish Artists Unio.. @SCOArtistsUnion
3K Followers 1K Following The representative voice for working visual & applied artists in Scotland. Membership: £72 per annum/£36 graduate members.
Our Creative Voice @Creative_Voice_
681 Followers 321 Following Hello! ☀️ Our Creative Voice is here to shine a light on the impact and value of the arts and creativity in Scotland. Join in with #OurCreativeVoice 🙌🏻
Frog Literary Agency @frogliterary
2K Followers 317 Following A queer literary agency and publishing consultancy 🐸 Founded by @andrewedits_ https://t.co/RLCvvepp3y
Arts Professional @ArtsPro
65K Followers 2K Following The UK's leading independent arts journal and independent voice of the culture sector. For the latest jobs & events follow @ArtsPro_Opps.
Kate Seiler @kateemmaseiler
807 Followers 2K Following External Affairs Manager, Edinburgh International Book Festival @edbookfest All views my own.
Edinburgh Deaf Festiv.. @EdinDeafFest
842 Followers 224 Following Save the date, 9-18 August 2024. We can’t wait to see you all again! Brought to you by @deafaction
Find Your Words @findyourwords1
63 Followers 69 Following Editorial and educational support for writers, from @malachytallack. Manuscript feedback, editing, one-to-one mentoring, writing workshops and more.
Corr Blimey @Corr_Blimey_
1K Followers 1K Following Destination for reviews, news and events across Scotland/UK. Edited by @Dominic_Corr91. Insta: corrblimeyreview Press enquiries welcome at [email protected]
Black British Book Fe.. @BBBookFestival
6K Followers 1K Following UK & Europe’s Biggest Black Book Festival | 27 & 28 Oct ‘23 at @southbankcentre |Celebrating Black British Authors | Headline sponsors @panmacmillan @audible_uk
his fingers have left @DeannaRodger
5K Followers 1K Following Making poetry whilst raising children. Follow for neutral opinions & retweets. Rep: [email protected] https://t.co/dOrO1UeErj…
Creative Informatics @CreateInf
4K Followers 1K Following #CreativeInformatics is a major R&D programme for Edinburgh's creative industries, #CreativeClusters funded by @ahrcpress - part of #IndustrialStrategy
Campaign for the Arts @_CFTA
22K Followers 2K Following We believe the arts make life better, and everyone should have opportunities to experience and take part in them. 🎶💃🎭🎨✍️📸🎥🧵
CultureRadarUK @CultureRadarUK
253 Followers 270 Following Consultancy specialising in cultural research, strategy and development for arts and heritage organisations.
Elspeth Wilson @Elspethwriter
1K Followers 1K Following Writer. These Mortal Bodies 2025 with @simonschusterUK. Debut pamphlet @bentkeypublish. 🌿📝 Email: [email protected]. Instagram 📷: elspethwrites
Catherine Salmond @SalmondSalmond
5K Followers 2K Following Editor @heraldscotland. The longest-running national newspaper in the world.
The Spit it Out Proje.. @The_SiO_Project
182 Followers 237 Following Let’s talk about consent, mental health and healing through creativity 🌱 Free live performances, workshops, podcasts & magazine.
Will McPhail @WillMcPhail
14K Followers 490 Following @NewYorker cartoonist. Get my books if you like.
Joan Michael @JoanIMichael
139 Followers 185 Following Chaired Ullapool Book Festival. Programmes events at The CeilidhPlace. Views my own
melly t @mel_tombere
440 Followers 2K Following editorial assistant at canongate 📚 | emerging publisher of the year 2023 | she/her | views are my own, apologies in advance
Tariq Ashkanani @TariqAshkanani
1K Followers 953 Following Writer. Winner of Bloody Scotland Debut 2022. Shortlisted for CWA New Blood Dagger & Capital Crime Fingerprint Award. Co-host of @ukPageOne podcast.
Polly Atkin @pollyrowena
7K Followers 4K Following Writer, Lake-swimmer, Bookseller FRSL hEDS/Haemochromatosis/+ she/her rep @PortyLiterary Much with Body; Recovering Dorothy (2021) Some Of Us Just Fall (2023)
westscotlandbsl @westscotlandbsl
351 Followers 1K Following We specialise in training people in how to use British Sign Language. We work for large and small businesses, councils and schools. [email protected]
Sarah Coomer @coomeringue
5K Followers 902 Following Artist / illustrator. Folio Society Book Illustration Award 2022 Shortlist. Agent: @hemingwaylorna at @BLM_agency. Heraldic artist @LyonCourt
Em Strang @emcstrang
376 Followers 564 Following Poet, novelist, mentor, prison tutor. Saltire Poetry Book of the Year; shortlisted Ledbury-Munthe Best Second Collection; shortlisted Fitzcarraldo Novel Prize.
The Adrien Prize @AdrienPrize
2K Followers 247 Following A brand new prize for commercial children's fiction that explores the disability experience. Deadline for current entries is Nov 1st, 2023 .
Claire Wade @clairerwade
3K Followers 2K Following Author of THE CHOICE. Good Housekeeping Novel Competition. Founder Authors with Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses. ♿️She/her https://t.co/LReaAisGUb
Emily Ronald @ems_ronald
480 Followers 607 Following Marketing Officer at BrightRed Publishing 📚 MSc Publishing graduate | BA French and History
Quindrie Press @QuindriePress
2K Followers 24 Following 🐉 Award-winning and Eisner-nominated indie comics publisher 👁🗨 Run by @evegwood ✉️ [email protected] 🔺 Preorder THE SECOND SAFEST MOUNTAIN now!
Propel Magazine @propelmagazine
3K Followers 300 Following Journal feat. poets yet to publish a full collection𓏵EIC @anthony1983 / Issue 10 Edited by Inua Ellams out now / Subs OPEN to 3 April
Doric Books @BooksDoric
269 Followers 319 Following Publisher specialising in Doric (North-East Scots) material. We also do storytelling events and workshops, see the website for details.
Village Storytelling @VillageStories
3K Followers 2K Following We support people to find their voice, and shape and share their own stories. Scottish charity. Specialists in Applied storytelling, training & performance
Rebecca Swift Foundat.. @FoundationSwift
2K Followers 1K Following The Rebecca Swift Foundation is a UK-based charity established in support of women in poetry | Home of the #WomenPoetsPrize & #WomenPoetsNetwork
English and Literacy .. @EnglishScotland
3K Followers 2K Following •Resources •CPD •Support #EnglishScotland Hosts: @lcatherineteach @MsSammyMcHugh @mrsfraserphs @MrsMoroneyEng •MS Team: https://t.co/AjN2Y82wKS
tim tim cheng 🐸 (s.. @timtimtmi
1K Followers 2K Following 🦥 pamphlet: tapping at glass (2023) @VervePoetryPres 🦭 collection: the tattoo collecter (2024) @NineArchesPress 🐌 IG: mymothercalls
Interpret Magazine @InterpretMag
865 Followers 708 Following Scotland's new magazine of international writing.
3TimesRebel Press @3TimesRebel
1K Followers 1K Following Fiction/Non-Fiction/Poetry in translation. Minority languages. Women writers only • Making the invisible visible • British Book Awards finalist Small Press 2024
Emma Dawson @EmmaRuthDawson
1K Followers 3K Following Playwright/prose writer. She/Her. Wellspring 2023 writer with @VitalXposure. Works @MushensEnt.
RockinFreelance @RockinFreelance
18K Followers 20K Following We share ideas and resources for Freelancers who are Rockin' it! Checkout our YouTube channel https://t.co/HB9PBhkzzy
Tills Bookshop @tillsbooks
729 Followers 127 Following A secondhand bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh. Established 1985. Books bought and sold.Don't miss our latest Well Versed Author Event with @openbookreading at 12pm today, where we'll be chatting to @ScribePedersen following his fantastic performance at #StAnza24. You won't want to miss this! 🎟 eventbrite.co.uk/e/well-versed-…
Today’s free online reading (+Q&A) is at noon for @openbookreading & @StAnzaPoetry. There’s now just 3 wee spots left. Come let me orate yer soup & sandwich deal 💚💙🩵💜💛 🎫 eventbrite.co.uk/e/well-versed-…
Do you have expertise of the various aspects of Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), through lived experience and/or through professional knowledge? ⚡️ We are inviting up to 12 members to join our EDI Advisory Group. Find out more: pulse.ly/kgdgnv7sgh
Organisations and individuals with high-level skills and experience in developing and writing strategies are invited to tender to develop a Fair Work Strategy and Delivery Plan for Creative Scotland 💡 Learn more: pulse.ly/ypkhcljqgb
Oilthigh Obar Dheathain Creathal Bàrdachd na Gàidhlig. University of Aberdeen. Where Gaelic Poets are Reborn. #SaveUoALanguages @LeughLeabhar @scotlit @PublishScotland @LitScotland
@ciorst @NoreenMasud Absolute Horror. I applied there coz of the innovation of the very wonderful Donald MacAulay. He would be horrified at the disrespectful treatment of Gaelic.
Madainn mhath bhon Ghàidhealtachd. 🏴 Is a writing retreat or a right wee treat when the venue’s this cosy? 🎄❄️ (It’s definitely both!) @moniackmhor
Starting on @BBCRadio4 tonight – a new adaptation of Dorothy Emily Stevenson’s MISS BUNCLE’S BOOK. Life in Silverstream will never be the same once Barbara Buncle’s thinly fictionalised novel lays bare the life, loves & eccentricities of her neighbours… bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…
Scottish poet Sheila Templeton, who wrote in Scots and English, was much admired and loved by the community of poets and audiences across Scotland. Our thoughts are with her family & friends.
SHEILA TEMPLETON Federation Makar The Board of the Federation of Writers (Scotland) was sad today to receive the news of the death of our friend, former Makar and fellow writer, Sheila Templeton. facebook.com/photo?fbid=315…
Want to know what your pupils think about reading, writing, speaking and listening? Our Annual Literacy Survey of children and young people aged 5 -18 explores literacy behaviours, attitudes and enjoyment. To receive a personalised report, register here: literacytrust.org.uk/contact-us/ann…
Our children's authors hit east D&G today on the first leg of the Big DoG Schools Tour. @MzEvieMo helped pupils craft a fabulous villain and hears stories from future authors ⬇️
SHEILA TEMPLETON Federation Makar The Board of the Federation of Writers (Scotland) was sad today to receive the news of the death of our friend, former Makar and fellow writer, Sheila Templeton. facebook.com/photo?fbid=315…
It’s funny sometimes where this old writing life can take a gal. Here’s “Poem of the Week” in @TheScotsman, ahead of my performance on Wednesday at Holyrood’s cross-party St Andrew’s Day celebration. #poetry #standrewsday #stirlingmakar
We are pleased to report our heating systems are back on. All reading room services and exhibitions at our George IV Bridge building will be open as usual today. Thank you for bearing with us.
Good morning! Today is the day of #FutureBook23 and we are so excited to bring you along with us! 🤩 Follow us for more updates from the conference throughout the day so you don’t miss a thing! Which discussion are you looking forward to the most?
Today is #CyberMonday so we have some amazing online deals at Orkney Library & Archive. All eBooks are FREE All eAudiobooks are FREE All eMagazines are FREE All PC access is FREE All Online Resources are FREE All WiFi is FREE Every day is Cyber Monday. #Libraries are amazing❤️
Citizen Winter Warmer week is here! We're kicking off with school visits from Danielle Jawando, Michael Pedersen & Tom Morgan-Jones. Then onwards to Stories and Scran (x2) and family workshops at the weekend. 🎉🎉🎉 @northedinarts @TynecastleHigh @thomasofaquins @CCHSEdinburgh
Join us for Stories and Scran on 1 & 2 December: a community celebration featuring tasty food from @ScranAcademy, stories from local writers involved in our Citizen project, and guests including Chitra Ramaswamy, Kate Foster & Doug Johnstone ❄️ Book now: vist.ly/hq94
Scotland's Makar @KathleenJamie spoke to the SPL about the @paperboatswrite collective and the #ClimateAction they held at the Scottish Parliament today.
"Books are the keys that unlock so many wondrous doors. I feel that it is the right of every child to have access to books, whether at home, at school or via our public #libraries" fabulous speech @malorieblackman on the opening of her Power of Stories show @britishlibrary
We have an announcement. 🎉 The Orkney Archive has just been awarded Accredited Status for the SECOND TIME, by the National Archives. Accreditation defines good practice and agreed standards for Archive services, and basically means our Archive staff are BRILLIANT. 🥳👏
Looking forward to snapping up some online deals this Black Friday? Make sure you use @easyuk. Over 7,500 brands will donate, so you can raise a FREE donation for StAnza every time you grab a bargain! Your support makes a big difference. To sign up visit: easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/stanza-…
Black Friday is here! 🛍️ Shop with us and we promise to use all proceeds to change lives with books 📚 Quote code BLKFRI at checkout to receive 10% off. Discount is live until 26 November. Minimum spend £10. Browse our great range of bookish gifts! 👇 shop.scottishbooktrust.com/?utm_source=tw…
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