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Shown in this photo are the Fletcher of Saltoun Awardees 2025 with the presenters of their awards, Saltire Society Convenor Susan Garnsworthy (front, 3rd from left), and Dr Scott Hames, Chair of the Universities Committee for Scottish Literature (centre back)
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Delighted to announce that vol 30 of 'Review of Scottish Culture' is now available online. It's another super issue, ranging through Scotland and across genres, from senior scholars and emerging voices. All free to download. Now open, for new submissions!
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc
Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
Scottish writers! Fancy spending two months in Aotearoa New Zealand next year? Apply for the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies (CISS) Writing Fellowship at the University of Otago. Applications close on 31 October…otago.ac.nz/ciss
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Happy birthday James Kelman!
Born on 9th of June 1946, Kelman is a Scottish novelist, short story writer & playwright. In his early twenties he began writing stories that were true to his own life & social-cultural experience. Author portraits for Lean Tales with @AOwensArchive
Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
It was great to present two papers this week at the @UofGCSCS and @studyscotlit PG symposia! Lots of fruitful and forward-looking conversations around the current state of Scottish literature research. Looking forward to seeing these papers published in the near future ✨
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Huge thanks to @DaniGaravelli1 for her brilliant piece in @LRB, this was Alasdair’s favourite literary magazine to read so feels very special for the archive to be featured in it, link in bio to read the piece in full👆🏽
Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
It could be an April Fool but, apparently, it’s publication day for this wee book. Thanks to all at @boydellbrewer for bringing this into the world!
Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
DEADLINE EXTENSION: 14 March
Still getting fantastic abstracts coming in, so we're staying open for submissions a bit longer!
Send in your abstracts and join us for what's shaping up to be a fascinating and diverse day of research presentations and discussion! 🏴📚🦌🦐🦛🐁🦒🦔
Pleased to announce our 2025 PG Symposium, to be held at @StirUni on 2 May - CFP below! ucsl-scotland.com/2025/02/13…
Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
Sharing the first of two comparative studies of Alasdair Gray and Edwin Morgan’s work from 1967-84, supported by @EdMorganTrust created by @_domenicodr for #lgbtplushistorymonth
Sonnets from Scotland is considered the most pivotal poetry collection of the 1980s in Scotland and
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📢Call for Papers! We are delighted to announce that the Centre's Postgraduate Conference will take place on 30 April 2025 (more details to follow). Deadline for submissions: 7 March 2025. Scan the QR code or click the link here for submission details: scotlit-iassl.org/wp-content…
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Come chat Scot Lit with @talklessler, me, and other PGRs in Stirling this May! It's promising to be an exciting afternoon of discussion and building connections. Looking forward to receiving your proposals!
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Pleased to announce our 2025 PG Symposium, to be held at @StirUni on 2 May - CFP below! ucsl-scotland.com/2025/02/13…
Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
DATE CHANGE 👆🏽FREE ONLINE WEBINAR ⬇️⬆️
18.03.25 17:00-19:00 (GMT)
‘Colonialism in the work of Alasdair Gray: Beyond ‘Poor Things’
This free webinar will look at Gray’s anticolonial thinking historically within his work and how it changed over course of his creative life
Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
The upcoming 'Jacobite Nations' workshop will feature a Public Lecture and Book Launch with Professor Leith Davis of @ScottishSfu. We're hosting this event in collaboration with University Collections and the Friends of Aberdeen Library: abdn.ac.uk/riiss/news-events…
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PLEASE SHARE👉🏽We are delighted to partner with @KelvingroveArt for GRAY DAY 2025 on 2 x FREE TALKS
- 25.02.25, 1-2pm Talk with our @sgsah funded CDA student @laurenforde_
- 28.02.25 12pm Join Glasgow Life Museums’ Conservator Hazel Neil and Producer|Curator Katie Bruce
Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
Congratulations to Dr @PadraigMacaoidh from @staenglish, who has been announced as the new Makar, the national poet for Scotland. 🏴
Read more 👇
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Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
Our English & Creative Writing MLitt students have been working on some great research placements over the past few years. You can find out about some of them here: strath.ac.uk/humanities/post…
@StrathHum @StrathHaSS @Strath_English @StrathclydeCW @UniStrathclyde
Universities Committee for Scottish Literature retweeted
Join @UoE_EFI along with Josie Giles and musician Malin Lewis on 29 November for this free event either online or in person.
📅: Friday 29 November
⏲️: 6-7:30pm
efi.ed.ac.uk/event/unco-lgbt…
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University English, along with the English Association and Institute of English Studies, has written a letter in protest at the proposed closure of English Literature at Canterbury Christ Church University, and the redundancy of our excellent colleagues: universityenglish.ac.uk/engl…
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That’s a wrap on the SGSAH 2024 Welcome Event! Thank you all so much for coming and thanks so much to our venue @RoyalSocEd 🎉
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📢 Call for papers
@staenglish are organising the 2nd edition of their annual conference, SEGC (11-12 April 2025) and are calling for research papers on the theme of Obsession 📄
Submit an abstract before Nov 30 here 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
ALT A green square with a painting of a woman in a lake on a top banner. Below is a QR code and text reading "Obsession" 2025 11th-12th April [email protected]. Submit an abstract for the Saints English Graduate Conference 2025: Obsession. Conference will be held in St Andrews on April 11th-12th, 2025. Deadline for abstracts: 30th November"