So excited and honoured that my coming-of-age novel scrieved in the Scots leid, The Big Hoose, will be published by Tippermuir Books thanks to the Scots Language Publication Grant administered by @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! 🥳
Gey pleased ma piece - "the kingfisher" - is includit in the latest issue ae the Paperboats Zine, spikkin tae the theme ae "Edens".
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Thanks tae editors Laura Fyfe and Chris Powici, and the hale crew at @paperboatswriters.bsky.social! 🙏
keep calling him prince andrew imo, i don't think the institution which shielded and funded him should get to cut ties so easily
Long-tailed tit hanging on in Riverside, Stirling. #birds
Film posters for "The Father", "The Return", "Send Help" and "H is for Hawk".
H is for Ho-hum. #letterboxdfriday
Had a fab time at @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social's New Writers Award Showcase, a lovely celebration of Scottish literary talent!! The performances were all fantastic, (pic shout out to writer pal @pegasusunder.bsky.social 🍊) Also so nice to see familiar faces, lucky to have such a great community!
Cheers! 🦅
Profile of a seal on a rock with its tail slightly raised and the Forth Road Bridge in the background.
Close up of a seal on a rock.
Sealing the deal at Dalgety Bay. 🦭
A common buzzard in profile on top of a bush with no leaves.
Buzzard on the lookout. #birds #addbirder
So quick indeed! This is the best I've taken after many fruitless attempts. Your photo is lovely!
Mentioned in the same breath as Roottrees and Obra Dinn? That's all I needed to hear! 🫡
The good, the bad, and the magnificent. #letterboxdfriday
Starmer says he does not think Sauron would use an Orc army or unleash the Nazgûl to seize the one ring.
A beautiful long-haired grey cat sleeping on an elevated cat bed. Her tail is curled whimsically.
The furry paw of a beautiful long-haired grey cat touching a white wall.
Chudley throwing out shapes today. 😻 #cats
Who's that lurking in the rushes in the background? 🤔
Computer: enhance! 📸
Why it's a shy little snipe! #birds
Are ye somebody wi stories tae share? Or a teacher wirkin wi young scrievers we should ken aboot? We're luikin for oor next Scots Writer o the Year.
Deadline: 8 July 2026.
www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...
We're hiring! 💼
Dae ye want tae gie us a haun tae promote Scots language readin, scrievin and speakin in Scots? We are lookin for a gallus, eident Scots speaker for the role o Scots Language Ootreach Co-ordinator.
Apply by 19 January! 👇
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Some birds during the daft days (robin, dunnock, great tit, tree creeper). 🪶
The destruction of the Gaza city mosque is a devastating loss to humanity as a whole. A part of our global medieval heritage destroyed in furtherance to a genocide. I despair.
Puffins galore on the Isle of May today.
A lovely, scorching hot day at RSPB Loch Lomond. 🌞
It’s aboot the labour by William Letford hammers nails hammers nails hammers nails heh Casey did a tell ye a goat a couple a poems published widizthatmean widayyemean dizthatmeanyegetmoneyfurrit eh naw aw right hammers nails hammers nails hammers nails
heh Casey did a tell ye a goat
a couple a poems published
widizthatmean
widayyemean
dizthatmeanyegetmoneyfurrit…
—William Letford, “It’s aboot the labour”
published in BEVEL, @carcanet.bsky.social 2012
#WorldPoetryDay
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I went to Orkney and visited the grave of George Mackay Brown. I hope you enjoy reading it, as I enjoyed writing it. Please consider sharing, and perhaps even subscribing so that my work will be emailed to you whenever I post. It's free. smallfinds.substack.com/p/small-find...
Thanks to my fellow awardees, my writing mentor, and all the staff at the @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for a wonderful year.
Wishing the 2025 awardees all the very best, you have a fantastic programme ahead of you! 🥳
A man wearing a white shirt and blue cardigan and holding a clipboard is speaking into a microphone. In the background, four people are sitting on chairs and an image of a sunset is projected on a screen.
I had an amazing time performing at the New Writers Awards Showcase last night at @traversetheatre.bsky.social! A special experience.
Watch the recorded livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/-igZuWJ...
Muckle thanks tae @shanestrachan.bsky.social fur bein sic a generous host and heezin us aw up! 🙏
Join us on YouTube for our New Writers Awards Showcase 2025! Our show kicks off at 19.30, live from the @traversetheatre.bsky.social in Edinburgh. 🖋️🎦
www.youtube.com/live/-igZuWJ...
An adult stares out the window in a black and white author portrait. They appear to be in a traditional Scottish house.
An adult sits in the dunes at a beach. They are looking at camera and hold their thumb to their lower lip.
An adult stares off camera. He is outdoors and wearing glasses. It is an author portrait in black and white.
A group of adults smile at camera in a group photo.
Introducing the 12 emerging writers selected for our New Writers Award 2025.
Thank you to @creativescots.bsky.social, @leughleabhar.bsky.social and the family of Callan Gordon for their invaluable support.
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Congratulations, Andrew! 👏
I've had a fantastic year on the New Writers Award programme with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social and I can't wait for the Showcase this Thursday! 🥳
You can still buy tickets for the show or watch via a livestream on the night. 👇
Hope to see you there!
