To mark Dyslexia Awareness Week in Scotland, Ross Duncan wrote this article about his experiences as a writer and blogger who has dyslexia. In a career spanning ten years, I worked in the National ...
Reading is a hugely enjoyable pastime, and the research suggests that it’s also highly beneficial for our mental and social wellbeing, as well as boosting our ...
20 years ago this October, Edinburgh proudly became the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature. To celebrate, we teamed up with Edinburgh City of Literature(this link will open in a new window) to ...
How many people speak Gaelic? Census records number fluent Gaelic speakers(this link will open in a new window) in Scotland around 57,600, or approximately 1% of the ...
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An Enchanted Colouring Adventure by Johanna Basford in our October Book of the Month competition, courtesy of our friends at ...
This October, Edinburgh celebrates its twenty years since its designation as the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature. The prestigious title was created here in 2004, and Edinburgh is now one of 53 ...
Full terms and conditions apply. 'A charming tale of a wee beastie finding courage through friendship. Kellock’s fluid illustrations of her imaginary and delightful beasties help each other to ...
We have five copies of The Edge of the Silver Sea by Alex Mullarky to be won! All you need to do is answer the question at the bottom of the page. Entries close at 11.59pm on Thursday 31 October. All ...
How does our relationship with books change across our lifetime? As part of the Reading and Wellbeing project, funded by Leverhulme Trust, researchers from the Literacy Lab(this link will open in a ...
Each month we'll provide a prompt to get you started, but where the story goes from there is entirely up to you. The 50 Word Fiction competition includes four categories: adult writers, all-age Gaelic ...