
SALTIRE SOCIETY
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The Saltire Society is an independent non-political body promoting Scottish heritage, nurturing, supporting and celebrating Scotland's diverse creativity.
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📢 Calling all emerging poets in Scotland! Applications are now open for CLYDEBUILT 17, a 12-month mentoring scheme facilitated by StMungo's Mirrorball 🪩 that provides intensive support to poets at an early stage of their writing careers. Find out more ⬇️ edwinmorgantrust.com/2024/06/04/cly…


Fascinating to read how 'Embroidering Her Truth' by Clare Hunter Clare Hunter inspired Dior's new Cruise Collection. Brilliant to see the spotlight on textile arts, women's creativity and politics in fashion.

Smashing talk underway here at Immaculate Conception by Linden Bicket on the Scott Moncrieffs. IASSL SALTIRE SOCIETY SCHA Sarah Dunnigan 🌿 V interesting on children's fiction



Statement on Creative Scotland decision to close the Open Fund for Individuals literaturealliancescotland.co.uk/closure-of-ope… Creative Scotland Scottish Government Scottish Poetry Library Edinburgh International Book Festival Scottish Book Trust CILIPScotland Moniack Mhor Publishing Scotland SALTIRE SOCIETY The Society of Authors ScotSocPlaywrights

Thanks to The Open University for the chance to hear Andrew O' Hagan interviewed by Andrew Marr Edinburgh International Book Festival last night. A hugely entertaining and uplifting evening. No punches pulled on arts support in Scotland (or lack thereof), and fascinating on the future of writing.



We are delighted to be partnering with SALTIRE SOCIETY to launch this excellent prose book, which is a memoir-esque journey through the teenage travails of 'Jed.' More here, from the back cover:






Great article on #SaltireBookAwards Longlists – thanks Brian Ferguson Late poet John Burnside and Ukraine war reporter Jen Stout in running for Scotland's 'book of the year' prize (scotsman.com) For more on the lists, head over to SaltireBookAwards
