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Beyond Burns

Alistair Heather presents a programme on Radio 4 about contemporary Scots poetry.

StAnza: tickets available now

StAnza, the poetry festival based in St Andrews, will be mid-March and is now selling tickets.

Get involved with WayWORD - 4th Feb, Aberdeen

WayWORD, the arts festival in Aberdeen, is looking for creative people keen to get involved.

Scots Open Book groups

Open Book is running regular Creative Writing and Shared Reading workshops. This month, they're on today and on the 18th.

Lallans 105 is out

Lallans 105 has been dispatched to all our members: let us know if you don't receive it.

Sam Gilliland

Sam Gilliland has died.

Sangschaw 2025

The Sangschaw opens for entries, Wullie Hershaw launches his poetic reflections on the 1984 Miner's Strike, and Grace Stewart-Skinner needs your help to complete a unique album project.

Upcoming Scots-language events in November

StAnza is calling for poetry films, and is hosting in Lochgelly on the 23rd of November, while the Push The Boat Out festival is being held in Edinburgh the same weekend.

Oor Vyce Gaitherin

Oor Vyce, the Scots language campaign group, is having a gathering in Edinburgh on the 22nd of November 2024.

Open Book Scots Shared Reading on Zoom

Open Book is holding a Scots shared reading session on Zoom on Saturday the 19th of October.

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Including notice of our AGM, things to look out for in the Fringe, and the WayWords festival.

Collogue programme 8th June

We have fixed the programme for our annual Collogue on the 8th of June. The theme is ‘Scots in Education’.

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The Collogue on the 8th of June, and other news.

Sangschaw winners 2024

Announcing the winners of the 2024 Sangschaw!

New CD: A Vision o ma Ain Countree

A new CD collects the work of many of Scotland’s most important female writers working in the Scots language today.

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The 2024 Sangschaw is open for submissions! Not only that, learn about a new Scots-language audio guide at Linlithgow Palace and an upcoming album release from our very own Wullie Hershaw.

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Included in this issue of Eiks an Ens are details of our next Conference in Perth and of our anthologies, which are having very positive reviews and are well worth the money.