Association for Scottish Literature

asls.org.uk

18 October 2026 14:16

#WritingCommunity! Submissions invited to NEW WRITING SCOTLAND 45! We want poetry & prose in English, #Gaelic, & #Scots from writers who are Scottish by residence, birth, or inclination. All successful contributors are paid – deadline 13 Dec Submit free via Submittable👇 nws.submittable.com/submit

Catherine Redford

catherineredford.bsky.social

18 October 2026 10:21

The latest book on my @forwardprizes.bsky.social reading list has been ‘Even the Trees’ by @roshnigallagher (shortlisted for the Jerwood Prize for Best First Collection). I absolutely devoured this extraordinary and wide-ranging collection, which interrogates the

Don Paterson

dharmabam.bsky.social

18 October 2026 10:20

Very sorry to report that Douglas Dunn has passed away. He was the finest Scottish poet of the post-war period. Dougie was also someone we knew and loved as a dear friend, mentor and teacher, and he will be deeply missed.

Matthew Stewart

roguestrands.bsky.social

18 October 2026 10:19

Sharing this poem again tonight in light of the terrible news that Douglas Dunn has died. A huge loss for U.K. poetry...

Association for Scottish Literature

asls.org.uk

01 October 2026 14:14

would thi prisoner in thi bar please stand fur thi aforesaid crime uv writn anuthir poem awarded the certificate of safety by thi scottish education department … —Tom Leonard from GHOSTIE MEN, in INTIMATE VOICES: Selected Work 1965–1983 (Etruscan Books, 2003) #poem #poetry #NationalPoetryDay