Association for Scottish Literary Studies

Publications, articles, essays, historic accounts of writing in Scotland. A full comprehensive list of academic resources, organisations, publishers,and resources are all featured here. Ebooks, articles and Scholarly essays on a range of subjects related to Scottish literature and language. Writing and guides to Scottish poets and authors are also included.

AB Positive:

AB Positive’s aim is to use art/writing to improve health, education and a sense of community. A detailed list of a variety of different events in Aberdeen can be found here.

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen Council's official site which includes links to visitor attractions, libraries and educational opportunities.

Aberdeenshire Council:

Aberdeenshire's official web page details leisure, culture and tourism opportunities, including an art forum.

Deveron Arts

Deveron Arts is a contemporary arts organisation based in the rural market town of Huntly, Scotland. Includes the Walking Institute, many projects and detailed artist profiles.

Grassic Gibbon Centre

The Grassic Gibbon Centre, situated in the Mearns countryside, celebrates Scottish author Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Occasional readers groups and annual art exhibitions are held on the premises.

Milton Art Gallery

This gallery, based in Crathes, Bancory has built strong relationships with many notable, well established Scottish Contemporary artists. Their aim is to continue to support and promote local artists , both emerging and established, with bi-annual mixed shows.

Peacock Visual Arts

A leading contemporary visual arts organisation in Aberdeen and the NE of Scotland, bringing artists and the public together through exhibitions‚ events‚ talks‚ residencies‚ film screenings‚ gigs and workshops to make and present art in exciting and innovative ways. Get creative with sprinkles of workshops, classes, networking and links.

Seventeen

Seventeen is Aberdeen's new centre for the arts. Located in Belmont Street Seventeen will host exhibitions, events, gigs and provide space. Use facebook to keep up to date with coming events.

Woodend Barn

Gigs, performances, creative learning and projects run in Woodend Barn, Aberdeenshire’s largest multi-arts venue, Banchory.

Grampian Hospitals Art Trust

GHAT has the aim of enhancing healthcare spaces throughout Grampian by the provision of art and artworks. Offers collections, galleries and educational opportunities such as free art lessons for visitors and patients.

Meffan Museum and Art Gallery

Situated in the Vale of Strathmore, in the heart of the county of Angus, this Museum/Gallery collects objects, photographs and archive material relating to the history of Forfar together with the work of past and contemporary artists. The collection consists of several thousand objects, paintings and drawings gifted or bequeathed to the museum.

North East Open Studios

The North East Open Studios (NEOS) is an award winning collective of artists, makers and designers based in the North East of Scotland. It is run on voluntary grounds as a community organisation. They provide an informal contact network for artists and makers alike, to help the public access the wealth of creative talent throughout the North East of Scotland

Bloody Scotland

Scotland’s international crime writing festival - competitions included.

Angus Writers’ Circle

Aims to promote the craft of writing for the pleasure and profit of their members. They hold twice-monthly meetings, offering a varied programme of activities, comprising of visiting speakers, guest judges, club nights and social activities.

Deeside Writers

This local Banchory writing group aims to provide a fun and supportive environment in which to grow as writers. Alongside monthly meetings they offer guest speakers and occasional outings to attend readings and workshops.

Lemon Tree Writers

Supporting writers throughout North East Scotland, Lemon Tree Writers meet regularly in Aberdeen to organise readings, workshops and retreats and primarily to discuss new writing.

North East Writers

A literature development agency aiming to support, promote and coordinate new writing in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. The site includes Writers groups, publishers, writers, a calendar, a festival archive and and a literature show.

Scottish Association of Writing

A list of Scottish Writing clubs and networks

Books from Scotland

An online guide to Scotland's books, her authors, and her publishers. Browse, buy, leave reviews of books, check out news and book launch events.

Creative Scotland

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries across all parts of Scotland. Highlighted is a database of all Creative Scotland's publications as well as a growing list of external resources for the arts, screen and creative industries.

Cultural Enterprise Office

Supporting creative business throughout Scotland. Events and courses on how to get your creative business off the ground.

Directory of Writers Groups

Here you can purchase an E-book comprising of 62 pages listing 660 writing groups in the UK including courses and workshops. The site also has a long list of links, centered around writing.

Education Scotland

A comprehensive guide to Scots writing, including tips and guides. Here, there is simply-put information on language history and the different dialects.

GKB Enterprises

Publishes Scottish poetry and fiction, specialising in the work of Sheena Blackhall, one of Scotland’s foremost contemporary women writers. ( not sure if relevant!)

National Galleries

Along with boasting the world’s most comprehensive collection of Scottish art, the National Galleries run an extensive array of projects and educational opportunities for creatives alike.

New Writing Scotland

Published works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth. Submissions welcome.

North East Folklore Archive

An internet resource established by Aberdeenshire Council for the study of the cultural heritage and traditions of North East Scotland. Includes an archive of diverse historical songs,stories or dance alongside resources useful for writers.

Prize Magic

Involves mainly a list of currently writing competitions within the UK. (unsure)

Publishing Scotland

A detailed list of book fairs and conferences in Scotland and around.

Scots Education Resources

A leading academic provider of Scots Language training courses and teaching materials.

Scots Language Center

SLC contains holds interesting collections of Scots songs, poetry, and keeps a close watch of recent political, educational or social developments surrounding Scots Language. They have guides on how to teach yourself Scots and a plethora of written, audio and video resources.

Scottish Book Trust

A charity inspiring people to read and write. The site is buzzing with blogs, media centers, opportunities and competitions. There are hunks of useful resources for writers, including advice and links on becoming published.

Scottish Language Dictionaries

A quintessential research organisation for the Scots Language. They are primarily responsible for the major dictionaries of the Scots Language and offer a wide range of educational outreach projects.

Scottish Poetry Library

’Bringing people and poems together’, this site gives insightful, straight-forward guides to everything Scottish Poetry.

SMART Consultants

Smart aims to inspire the growth of a creative community by providing platforms and opportunities for emerging and established creative practitioners. This is achieved through a range of art projects, gallery programmes, pop up events and community events. Focus is on contemporary visual art, design and crafts.

Toulmin Prize

This annual writing competition, now in its seventh year, commemorates the work of John Reid (1913-1998).The Toulmin Prize is open to all amateur writers over the age of 16. The short story - up to 4000 words in length - should be concerned with some aspect of life in North-east Scotland and may be written in Scots, including Doric, or English, or a mixture of the two.

Write Words

A thriving writing community on the web. Bragging a healthy mix of writers, they cater for a broad range of writers - novelists, poets, short story writers, flash poetry and fiction - and many more. Receive feedback, join one of the many online writers groups, explore forums or browse others work.

Causeway-Cabhsair Magazine

A magazine seeking new and established writers to promote Scottish and Irish literature.

Gutter Magazine

Gutter is an award-winning, high quality, printed journal for fiction and poetry from writers born or living in Scotland. They accept submissions under 3,000 words but 'preference will be given to provocative work that challenges, re-imagines or undermines the individual or collective status quo'.

Scots Magazine

Sleek magazine with an abundance of fascinating articles on Modern and Post-Scottish culture. A writing competition for the non-published runs annually.

Scottish Review of Books

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The Interpreters House

The Interpreter's House is a magazine of outstanding poetry. Over 500 writers have appeared in their pages including John Siddique, Ian McMillan, Dan O' Brien, Alison Brackenbury, Jonathan Edwards, John McCauliffe, Rory Waterman, Mario Petrucci, Penelope Shuttle, Bernard O' Donaghue and many poets whose work is published for the first time.

Aberdeen City Council Creative Learning Team

Projects, events and opportunities organised by Aberdeen City Council.

Avron Writing retreats

Avon runs an annual programme of residential creative writing courses and retreats for schools, groups and individuals.

Be Part of the Picture

Be Part of the Picture is Aberdeenshire's creative placemaking programme, which uses an exciting range of cultural engagement projects to celebrate the strengths of Aberdeenshire.

Woodend Barn

Gigs, performances, creative learning and projects run in Woodend Barn, Aberdeenshire’s largest multi-arts venue, Banchory.

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