The Scottish Poetry Library is soon to bring some of Scotland’s finest writing to the streets of Edinburgh with BIG WORDS, a new project created in collaboration with the New Waverley development. Launching on the morning of National Poetry Day, 8 October, BIG WORDS will see the Sailor’s Ark building on Canongate adorned with a … Continued

TRACS launches a new season of workshops and courses this September, with sessions on topics such as Scotland’s creative culture for children, storytelling, singing and the future of the arts, all taking place at the Scottish Storytelling Centre over the coming months. The cycle begins on Saturday 5 September with Gifting Every Child: Scotland’s Creative … Continued

Creative Scotland’s recently released Literature and Publishing Sector Review presents a comprehensive look at the current state of literary activities, and offers a mighty 38 recommendations of ways in which the sector can be improved, broadly fitting under the three main themes of connection, co-ordination and collaboration. To begin this process, The Lighthouse in Glasgow … Continued

TRACS is a new umbrella body for the cohesion and promotion of the traditional arts – storytelling, music and dance. With a new vision unfolding this is an exciting time to join our team and make a significant impact on shaping and developing the communications landscape for Scotland’s traditional arts hub. We are looking for … Continued

Old traditions reinvented for the 21st century – find out about this community art before taking part in the fantastic mummering opportunities this May Day weekend The tradition of mummering dates back to the Middle Ages with mentions of mummers appearing in medieval manuscript. In Scotland, these plays were called Galoshins after the main character … Continued

In 2014 Luath Press Limited, Edinburgh, published a collection of poems entitled Scotia Nova – For The Early Days of a Better Nation which were contributed by various writers and edited by Alistair Findlay and Tessa Ransford. When the book was being collated, Gavin MacDougall of Luath Press wrote: “Whatever the outcome of Scotland’s Independence … Continued

One of Scotland’s newly funded cultural organisations is beginning work from its base at the Scottish Storytelling Centre this month. The purpose of TRACS (Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland) is to advance the dynamic contribution of Scotland’s traditional arts to contemporary society. A series of development and networking days in February and March unveils the … Continued