Many of WG Sebald’s observations about Austrian literature could equally be applied to Scotland, writes Stuart Kelly ...

This chapter explores the role played by writers of colour on the Scottish literary scene during the first two decades of the twentyfirst century, as well as their potential for changing conceptions ...

AROUND St Andrew’s Day last month the SQA announced its revision of the Scottish literature options for the exams, informing us that it now offers a far wider range of diverse options in line ...

This extraordinary novel is now recognised as a masterpiece, a part of the canon of Scottish literature. But it wasn’t always like that. For 150 years it was virtually unread. It made almost no ...

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 ...

JACKIE Kay’s first children’s book is part-Scottish lullaby, part-fairy story, all wrapped up in beautiful illustrations and with a tender ...

Carl MacDougall, Edwin Morgan, Liz Lochhead and Iain Banks explore Scottish writing ... to the power of place and landscape in Scottish literature. 1. Read good poetry, the best, modern or ...

Caroline McCracken-Flesher teaches the British nineteenth-century, the novel wherever it is to be found, Scottish literature and culture, the postcolonial, literary theory, British comedy, the ...

Dominic Hinde, author of A Utopia Like Any Other, said the events were "critical to the vitality and impact of Scottish writers". He said they were key to cultural life and should be seen as a ...

The Queen hosted the cream of Scottish literary life when she welcomed writers, publishers and booksellers to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Crime authors Sir Ian Rankin and Val ...