Useful Links - Members of the Literature Forum for Scotland
Association for Scottish
Literary Studies (ASLS)
Promotes the
study, teaching and writing of Scottish literature
www.asls.org.uk
Gaelic Books Council
Promotes Gaelic books, stocks
every Gaelic book in print
www.gaelicbooks.net
Arvon Foundation
Offers week-long residential
writing courses
www.arvonfoundation.org
Scots Language Centre
Promotes the Scots language
www.scotslanguage.com
Scottish Book Trust
Scotland's
national agency for reading and writing
www.scottishbooktrust.com
Scottish Language
Dictionaries
Compiles and maintains dictionaries
of the Scots language
www.scotsdictionaries.org.uk
Scottish Poetry Library
Library with an emphasis on contemporary
poetry written in Scotland
www.spl.org.uk
Scottish Publishers
Association
A trade association for Scottish
publishers
www.scottishbooks.org
Scottish
Storytelling Centre
Centre for live storytelling
and developing storytelling skills
www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk
Convention of Scottish
Local Authorities (COSLA)
Representative
voice of Scottish local government, acts as employers' association on
behalf of all Scottish councils
www.cosla.gov.uk
Chartered Institute
of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
Leading professional body
for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers
www.cilip.org.uk
National Library of
Scotland
Contains information on every
subject, specialising in Scotland's history and culture
www.nls.uk
Scottish PEN
Promotes
friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers across all frontiers
www.scottishpen.org
Scottish Society of
Playwrights (SSP)
Develops
and promotes the interests and craft of professional playwrights and
playwriting within Scottish theatre and abroad
www.scottishsocietyofplaywrights.co.uk
Playwrights' Studio,
Scotland
Markets
new playwriting within Scotland and raises the standard of plays for
public presentation
www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk
Society of Authors
in Scotland
Non-profit making organisation
founded “to protect the rights and further the interests of authors"
www.societyofauthors.net
Edinburgh UNESCO City
of Literature
Promotes
book culture in Edinburgh, encourages involvement in Scotland's literature
and develops literary partnerships around the world
www.cityofliterature.com
National Association
for Literature Development (NALD)
Professional body for those involved
in developing writers, readers and literature audiences
www.nald.org
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