Do you hurkle-durkle? What the Scottish word taking over social media means and where it came from ...

To be or not to be on schools’ teaching syllabus – that is the question. Despite being widely seen as the greatest writer in the history of the English language, the Scottish Qualifications ...

The Scottish Book Trust has announced its recipients of the 2025 New Writers Award. Each of the 12 writers will receive a £2,500 cash prize as well as receiving invaluable mentorship from ...

A HELENSBURGH-based writer has been named one of 12 recipients of a prestigious award. Jac McGill, a primary school teacher and children's coach, was selected for the Scottish Book Trust’s 2025 New ...

This is similar to other Scottish writers such as poets Edwin Morgan and Liz Lochhead, and playwright Ena Lamont Stewart, who have also sought to capture the idiosyncrasies of Scottish dialogue in ...

The festival will include events featuring writers including Scotland's Makar, Pàdraig MacAoidh, Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame 2024 inductee Anne Martin andDonald Meek Award winner Joni ...

Bestselling Scottish crime writer Denzil Meyrick has died at the age of 59. The former police officer is best known for his series of 11 books about DCI Jim Daley, set in the fictional Scottish ...