Links to other sites
These are some links to other sites of Scottish and literary
interest. The classifications are:
- Academic Resources
- Literary Organisations & Events
- Publishers in Scotland
- Resources for Writers: advice, agents and publications
- Writers in Scotland: websites dedicated to Scottish writers, past and present
ACADEMIC RESOURCES [back to top]
- Bibliography
of Scottish Literature – a continuously developed bibliography of Scottish
literature, established and maintained by the Department of Scottish Literature at
the University of Glasgow - BOSLIT – an
online database of bibliographic records for foreign translations of Scottish
literature (in English, Scots or Gaelic) at the National Library of Scotland. - The Cambridge History of English
and American Literature – an invaluable on-line encyclopaedia, although it
should be remembered that it was compiled from 1907 to 1921. See especially:- The Scottish
Language – Early and Middle Scots - The Earliest
Scottish Literature – Barbour, Blind Harry, Huchoun, Wyntoun, Holland - The Scottish
Chaucerians – particularly Douglas, Dunbar, Henryson and Kennedy - The Middle Scots
Anthologies – Anonymous Verse and Early Prose - English and
Scottish Education – Universities and Public Schools to the Time of Colet - The Later Scottish
Makaris – Sir David Lyndsay, Sir Richard Maitland, Alexander Scott and
Alexander Montgomerie - Reformation and
Renascence in Scotland – Patrick Hamilton, Robert Lindesay, John Leslie,
Hector Boece, George Buchanan and others - Antiquaries –
including Sir Thomas Urquhart - Scottish Popular Poetry
before Burns – including Lady Grizel Baillie, Lady Wardlaw, William
Hamilton, Robert Sempill, Allan Ramsay, Robert Fergusson and others - Johnson and Boswell
- Robert Burns and others
– including Joanna Baillie, James Hogg, William Tennant and others - Sir Walter Scott
- Thomas Carlyle
- The Scottish
- Celtic Studies Association of North
America – covering the languages, literature, history, folklore, music, art and
archaeology of ancient, medieval and modern Celtic cultures - CMSW – the Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing
- The Digital Companion to Scottish Literature – a concise introduction to Scottish literature (1500–1900), produced by the staff and students of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Gavin Douglas: The XIII Buiks o Eneados – a free e-text (eBook and PDF) of Gavin Douglas’s Eneados, edited by John Law and Caroline Macafee
- ECSSS – Eighteenth-Century
Scottish Studies Society - e-Keltoi – an on-line
journal of interdisciplinary Celtic studies - Études Écossaises – an annual journal published by the University of Grenoble covering various areas of study relating to Scotland
- ESSE – the European Society for the
Study of English - Fulbright Scottish Studies Scholar Award – an annual award offered to an outstanding UK professional or academic to undertake lecturing, carry out research relating to Scottish Studies, and develop institutional links with any accredited US institution
- Glasgow Review
– literary essays - HCoS – the Helsinki Corpus of Older Scots
- The International Journal
of Scottish Literature – IJSL is an online peer-reviewed journal which
aims to develop and circulate international perspectives on Scottish writing - International Review of Scottish Studies – published annually by the Centre for Scottish Studies at the University of Guelph, IRSS accepts articles on a range of topics pertaining to Scottish Studies, including, but not limited to, history, literature, religion, and the diaspora.
- ISIA – the Irish-Scottish
Academic Initiative aims to promote research and scholarship in the fields of Irish
and Scottish culture - The Islands Book Trust – a
unique collection of books, manuscripts and other material on the history of
communities in the islands and other parts of Scotland, available to the public for
consultation and research at Port of Ness, Isle of Lewis - The Journal of Stevenson Studies – an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to Robert Louis Stevenson
- Knowledge of Language – Scots – a quick guide from Learning and Teaching Scotland on using Scots in the classroom
- The National Library of Scotland
- New Linear Perspectives – a literary arts and culture journal, published in Scotland but written by contributors from across the globe
- Nowe Szkoty – the Scottish Studies Research Group based in the Department of English Language Cultures and Literatures at the University of Gdansk
- The
Region and Nation Literature Association – the RNLA aims to further the study of
the literatures of the United Kingdom, and of other literatures in English,
particularly in relation to the literatures of the United Kingdom, and to each other - Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies – based at the University of Aberdeen, the RIISS hosts the AHRC Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast and Trity Dublin
- Robert Burns: Inventing Tradition and Securing Memory, 1796-1909 – a project cataloguing the whole range of images and items commemorating Robert Burns
- SCOTS – Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech, a large electronic corpus of both written and spoken texts for the languages of Scotland
- Scots Education Resources – providing Scots language training courses and manuals for teachers
- The Scottish Centre for the Book
- Scottish CILT – Scottish Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research
- Scottish Chapbook Project – compiling a master database of the
18th- and 19th-century pamphlets known as chapbooks - The Scottish Studies Foundation
– encouraging research, both inside and outside universities, in Scottish culture
Scottish Theatre Archive – part of the Special Collections Department
of the University of Glasgow Library- Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period – a definitive database containing 60 volumes of Romantic poetry composed by Scottish women, extensive contemporary critical reviews and numerous scholarly essays
- SCROLL
– Scottish Cultural Review of Language and Literature, a journal publishing new work
in Scottish Studies, with a focus on analysis and reinterpretation of the literature
and languages of Scotland, and the cultural contexts that have shaped them - Scottish Poetry Podcasts – a series of podcasts on Scottish poetry for senior school pupils and undergraduates
- Scottish Review of Books – quarterly overview of literature in Scotland
- Scottish Studies and Scots Language blog – the blog for SQA’s Scottish Studies team, with the latest information on Scottish Studies and Scots language in the classroom
- Scuilwab – information on the Scots language for teachers and young people from nursery to university
- Société Française d’Etudes Ecossaises – the French Society for Scottish Studies
- The STAR Project – Scottish Transatlantic
Relations, an interdisciplinary collaborative venture involving colleagues across
the Scottish universities, research libraries and museums, in association with
partners in North America and the Caribbean - STARN – Scots
Teaching And Research Network – an excellent source of commentary, criticism and
electronic texts - The Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry – based at Queen’s University Belfast, the Centre hosts audio recordings of numerous poets reading their work, including Douglas Dunn, Alan Gillis, Kathleen Jamie, Liz Lochhead, Peter Mackay, Iain S Macpherson, and Christopher Whyte
- The Society for Scottish Studies in Europe – promoting Scottish studies in research and teaching acts Europe
- Studies in Scottish
Literature – a hardback annual, containing scholarly essays on all aspects of
Scottish literature - Studying Scotland – Education Scotland’s resource centre for Scottish Studies in schools
- SUISS – Scottish Universities’ International Summer School
- Tocher – a bi-annual publication containing transcriptions of stories and legends in English, Scots and Gaelic
LITERARY ORGANISATIONS & EVENTS [back to top]
- Abbotsford House – website of the home of Sir Walter Scott
- Aye Write! – homepage for
Glasgow’s Book Festival - The Ballads of the Book – collaborations between some of Scotland’s leading writers and musicians, available free online
- Bookfestival Scotland – details of 36 book, storytelling and poetry festivals that take place each year across Scotland
- Book Nation – a partnership of all Scotland’s book festivals
- Borders Book Festival
– website of the annual literary festival held each June in Melrose - Caledonian Foundation USA – supporting all aspects of Scottish culture – heritage, music, visual and performing arts, and education
- Creative Scotland – developing and
improving knowledge, understanding and practice of the arts, and increasing their
accessibility throughout Scotland - Critics Awards for Theatre in Scotland – awarded by the theatre critics of Scotland to celebrate the best Scottish theatre achievements
- Edinburgh International Book Festival – an
annual celebration of all things literary, held every August - Edinburgh, UNESCO World City of
Literature – in October 2004, Edinburgh was named as the first UNESCO City of
Literature in recognition of the city’s, and Scotland’s, contribution
to literature and literary creativity - Federation of Scottish
Theatre – the organisation representing all the major subsidised theatre
producers in Scotland - Gaelic Books Council
- Hi-Arts – an online arts
journal for the Highlands and Islands - Innerpeffray Library – Scotland’s oldest lending library, founded in 1680
- Literary Dundee
- The National Mod – the annual
showcase for Gaelic language, music, literature and culture - The National Theatre of Scotland
- Playwrights’ Studio Scotland – celebrates, promotes and develops Scotland’s rich and growing culture of playwriting
- The
Poetry Association of Scotland – a charity promoting public readings of poetry,
with an emphasis on contemporary Scottish writing in Scots, English and Gaelic - Publishing Scotland – the network body for the book publishing industry in Scotland
- Robert Louis Stevenson Silverado Museum – a non-profit museum, based in St Helena, California, dedicated to Robert Louis Stevenson
- The Saltire Society – aiming to
preserve all that is best in Scottish tradition, and encouraging new developments
which will strengthen and enrich the country’s cultural life - Scots Language Centre – resources for Scots language
- Scottish Book Trust – an
independent charity promoting books, reading and writing throughout Scotland - Scottish Community Drama Association –
SCDA is a voluntary organisation, working to promote all aspects of community
theatre in Scotland - Scottish Island Writers’ Network – promoting new writing from Scotland’s islands
- Scottish Language Dictionaries – compiling and maintaining authoritative dictionaries of Scots language
- SLAINTE – Scottish Library Association
- Scottish PEN – the Scottish branch of this
world-wide association of writers - The Scottish Poetry Library
- The Scottish Society of Playwrights
- Scottish Storytelling Centre
– storytelling events and workshops at the Netherbow centre in Edinburgh - Scottish Youth
Theatre – the Scottish Youth Theatre exists to enable, stimulate and
directly provide a quality theatre arts experience to young people in Scotland - StAnza –
Scotland’s poetry festival, held each March in St Andrews - St Mungo’s Mirrorball – the network for Glasgow poets and poetry lovers, and the ideal introduction to the wonders of Glasgow poetry
- Ullapool Book
Festival – a literary festival in the north-west of Scotland in May - Wigtown – Booktown – Scotland’s
national book town - WORD festival – an annual
international festival of literature, held each May in Aberdeen
PUBLISHERS IN SCOTLAND [back to top]
- Acair Books – Stornoway-based publisher producing Gaelic children’s books, Gaelic and bilingual books for adults, and English only books on related Gaelic and Highland topics
- Argyll Publishing
– an independent publisher based on the shores of Loch Fyne. Co-producer of the
quarterly Scottish Review of Books - Barrington Stoke – an award-
winning publisher specialising exclusively in books for reluctant, disenchanted and
under-confident readers - Birlinn Ltd – Scottish classics, humour, local
interest, Gaelic, West Coast and academic books. Also includes John Donald,
Polygon and Tuckwell Press imprints. - Black and White Publishing
– fiction, sport, cookery, general non-fiction and memoirs - Blasted Heath – a digital publisher based in Glasgow, offering “fascinating characters, gripping stories, deadly writing”
- Calder Wood Press – an independent (unsubsidised) publisher specialising in poetry
- Canongate Books – one of Scotland’s most innovative and exciting publishers; imprints include Canongate Classics, Payback Press and Rebel Inc.
- Canongate Classics – all 108 titles in the Canongate Classics series, available as eBooks and print-on-demand
- Capercaillie Books –
Capercaillie Books was established in 2001 with the primary objective of publishing
literary and illustrative works in an imaginative and stimulating way for
today’s readers - Carcanet Press – although based in
Manchester, Carcanet publish a wide range of Scottish classic and contemporary
poetry - Cargo Publishing – a Glasgow-based company dedicated to publishing new fiction at affordable prices
- Cualann Press – Cualann Press’s
main interest at present is in making important Scottish historical documents and
accounts freely available through general publication - Council House Publishing – a small independent publishing house based on Skye, producing a small number of high-quality titles each year.
- Edinburgh University Press – academic titles on language, literature and a wide range of other topics
- Fidra Books – a small, independent publisher specialising in rescuing neglected children’s books
- Floris Books – Floris Books publish
a wide variety of titles, including reprints of the Kelpies series of
Scottish children’s fiction - Freight – a Glasgow-based design and publishing company, producing a number of acclaimed anthologies of new Scottish writing
GKB Enterprises – a not-for-profit company publishing Scottish poetry, fiction
and historical memoirs, and promoting important but little-known aspects of
Scottish life and culture, past and present- Glowworm Books –
children’s publishers and schools book distributors - HappenStance Press
– a poetry chapbook imprint, based in Fife - Itchy-Coo – publishing books for children in Scots
- Kennedy and Boyd – Kennedy and Boyd republish numerous classics of Scottish literature which are unavailable elsewhere
- Kettillonia – a new
publishing venture, aiming to put original, adventurous, neglected and rare writing
into print, published as pamphlets - Kohl Publishing – an innovative Scottish book publisher based in Glasgow
- Koo Press – Koo Press is
an independent small press based in Aberdeen and is primarily a publisher of poetry
chapbooks - Luath Press Ltd – committed to publishing well-written books worth reading
- Mainstream Publishing – general non-fiction titles
- Merlin Press – produces excellent Scots
materials for classroom use - Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd – a wide range of titles
including the 11/9 imprint - New Voices Press – the publishing arm of the Federation of Writers (Scotland)
- Palimpsest eClassics Collection – ebook bundles containing some of the finest Scottish literary classics
- Perjink Press – part publisher, part design-and-print agency, producing pamphlets of poetry and short fiction
- Polwarth Publishing – Polwarth Publishing is a lean, focused venture with serious writers and authors
- The Saltire Society – aiming to
preserve all that is best in Scottish tradition, and encouraging new developments
which will strengthen and enrich the country’s cultural life - Sandstone Press – publishing contemporary fiction and non-fiction
- Saraband – an independent Glasgow-based publisher of fiction and non-fiction
- Scottish Children’s Press – books written for, about and even by Scottish children, in Scots, English and Gaelic
- Scottish Cultural Press
– Scottish literature, poetry, history, traditions, Scots language - Scottish Plays – Brown, Son &
Ferguson Ltd have been publishing Scottish drama for nearly 100 years. Their website
allows users to order scripts, from one-act plays to full-length productions - Scottish Text Society
– publishing important texts from Scotland’s rich literary history, with special
emphasis on the medieval and Renaissance period - Shetland
Publishing Company – producing books on Shetland and publishing works by
Shetland writers - Spotlight Publications –
scripts for plays and pantomimes - Steve Savage Publishers Ltd –
founded in 2001 with the acquisition of the Gordon Wright Ltd list, Steve Savage
Publishers intend to develop a strong commitment to Scottish writing - Strident Publishing – publishers of fiction for children and adults, based in Glasgow
- Tapsalteerie – an independent publisher of Scottish poetry pamphlets based in Aberdeenshire
- ThunderPoint Publishing – publishing new literature, from established and first-time authors alike
- Two Ravens Press – an independent publisher of contemporary British and international literature based in the north-west Highlands of Scotland
- Vagabond Voices – an innovative literary publisher based in Glasgow
RESOURCES FOR WRITERS [back to top]
- Agent Hunter – a comprehensive, subscription-based database of UK literary agents
- The Arvon Foundation – residential writing
courses throughout the UK (Moniack Mhor in Scotland) - Ask About Writing
– a comprehensive resource site for writers of all abilities - The Barcelona Review – an
international review of contemporary fiction, with a strong Scottish presence - beaplaywright.com – learn the art of playwriting at Live Theatre, Newcastle
- Borders Writers Forum – dedicated to contemporary writing from the Scottish Borders
- Chapman – publishes new work by
well-known and up-and-coming Scottish and international writers. Four issues per year - The Dark Horse
– a Scottish-American poetry magazine - Edinburgh Review
– combines essays and review articles on Scottish politics, thought and society
with new fiction and poetry - Edwin Morgan
Centre for Creative Writing – courses and degrees in creative writing run
jointly by the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde - Federation of Writers (Scotland) – supporting writers by making the whole process much easier to negotiate, from starting to write to publication
- Fraser Ross Associates – literary agency
- From Glasgow to Saturn – the University of Glasgow’s online literary magazine, based in the University of Glasgow Creative Writing Programme
- The Glasgow Review – launched in 2008 to “challenge the establishment in literature, art and politics and to offer a radical platform for new writers, thinkers and artists to express their ideas for a more informed and fair world.”
- GSFWC – the Glasgow Science Fiction Writers’ Circle
- Gutter Magazine – publishing fiction and poetry from writers born or living in Scotland
- Help! I need a publisher! – invaluable information and advice for aspiring writers from Nicola Morgan, Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland
- Intangible.org – web-based
not-for-profit publisher. Features the work of several Scots, including Leila
Aboulela, Duncan McLean and Andrew McNeill - Jenny Brown Associates – literary agency
- Literary Dundee – publishing New Writing Dundee
- The McKernan Agency – literary agency and consultancy
- New Linear Perspectives – a literary arts and culture journal, published in Scotland but written by contributors from across the globe
- Northwords Now – giving a voice to new writing from the Highlands
- Octavius – a literary magazine for students in Scotland
- ONE Magazine – a literary and arts magazine, available both in print and
online. - Poetry Scotland –
the other half of the Poetry Scotland broadsheet magazine, publishing new
poetry from Scottish and international poets - Pushing Out The Boat – North East Scotland’s own prestigious magazine of new writing and visual art
- Robin Jenkins Literary Award – a national writing award for new writing based on Scotland’s cultural and environmental heritage
- Scottish Association of Writers – promoting and encouraging the art and craft of writing in all its forms
- Scottish Poetry Pamphlets
– a website supporting and encouraging the publication of poetry pamphlets. Lists
of publishers and available pamphlets are also provided - Scottish Writers’ Centre – a social arena where writers can meet and share ideas and experiences and a facility providing basic services for writers
- Shore Poets – Scotland’s leading platform for live poetry
- Shoreline of Infinity – a new SF magazine from Scotland
- The Short Story –
the campaign to celebrate the short story. Everything you want to know: reading
them, writing them, listening to them; competitions, workshops, projects; plus an
extensive bibliography and more - Society of Children’s
Book Writers and Illustrators Scotland – the Scottish branch of the SCBWI, an
international organisation offering a variety of services to people who write,
illustrate, or share a vital interest in children’s literature - The Society of Authors in
Scotland – the Scottish branch of the SoA, a non-profit making organisation set
up in 1884 to protect the rights and further the interests of authors. - University of Stirling Creative Writing programme – offering workshop-based undergraduate classes and newly launched MLitt and PhD programmes
- Valve – a Glasgow-based journal of poetry and short fiction
- Variant – an artist-run
magazine of cross-currents in culture. - The Word Cloud – an online writers’ community where you can post work, get critiques, exchange ideas, ask questions, and much more
- The Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook – the best single source of information on publishers and agents in the UK
- Writers’ Workshop – the UK’s largest editorial agency, offering a wide range of services
- WriterWords – support, advice,
interviews and articles for writers in the UK - The Writing Room – a range of editorial and literary services to writers, from experienced editor-turned-literary agent Maggie McKernan
WRITERS IN SCOTLAND [back to top]
- Leila Aboulela – the website of the author of Coloured Lights, The Translator, Minaret, Lyrics Alley and others
- Iain Banks – the official
website of Iain Banks (aka Iain M Banks) - J. M. Barrie – A.N.O.N: the homepage of
the J.M. Barrie Society, celebrating the works of the author of Peter Pan,
and providing a community for Barrie scholars and enthusiasts - Julie Bertagna
– homepage of the author of The Spark Gap,
Soundtrack and others - Alan Bissett – homepage of the
author of The Incredible Adam Spark, Boyracers, Death of a Ladies’ Man and others - Bookspotting – download a free app, for iOS and Android, and discover a world of Scottish books, locations, settings, and characters
- Theresa Breslin – homepage of the
author of The Death or Glory Boys, Kezzie and others - Christopher Brookmyre – the homepage
of the author of “tartan noir” such as Quite Ugly One Morning, Country of
the Blind and A Big Boy Did It And Ran Away - George Mackay Brown – an
extensive website with reviews, a complete bibliography, extracts and critical
material - The John Buchan Society –
biography, bibliography, and extracts from the John Buchan Journal - The Official Robert Burns website – a
huge database containing texts, links and more - National Burns Collection
– a website allowing visitors to explore Scotland’s national collection of
treasures associated with Robert Burns - John Byrne
– website of the artist and playwright, author of The Slab Boys trilogy, Tutti-Frutti, and others - Gerry Cambridge –
homepage of the poet, essayist and editor of Dark Horse magazine - S. R. Crockett – The Galloway Raiders: a website devoted to the life and work of Samuel Rutherford Crockett
- Andrew Crumey – homepage of the author of Music, in a Foreign Language, Pfitz, Mr Mee, Sputnik Caledonia and others
- The Cunninghame Graham Society – a society dedicated to the political and literary achievements of Robert Bontine (R.B.) Cunninghame Graham
- Ivor Cutler
– a website devoted to this resolutely unclassifiable poet, playwright, composer,
comedian, actor, musician, and children’s writer - William Dalrymple – the website of the writer and historian, and winner of the 2002 Mungo Park Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for his outstanding contribution to travel literature
- Des Dillon – the website of the author of Me and Ma Gal, Duck, The Big Q and others, now also a stand-up comedian
- Arthur Conan Doyle
– lots of information on Conan Doyle, as part of a much larger Sherlock Holmes site - Stewart Conn – homepage of the poet and playwright, and first Edinburgh Makar (2002–2005)
- Andrew Drummond – homepage of the author of An Abridged History, A Handbook of Volapük, Elephantina, Novgorod the Great and others
- Carol Ann Duffy
– an on-line revision guide for use by students and teachers
Douglas Dunn – an on-line study guide to the poetry of Douglas Dunn- Dorothy Dunnett – a
website devoted to the works of Dorothy Dunnett, author of the Lymond
Chronicles, The House of Niccolo and others - Margaret Elphinstone – homepage
of the author of The Sea Road, Hy Brasil and others - Jenni Fagan – website of the poet and author of The Panopticon, The Dead Queen of Bohemia, and others
- Matthew Fitt – poet and novelist, and expert in the field of Scots language education
- Catherine Forde – homepage of the author of The Drowning Pond, Fat Boy Swim, Firestarter, SKARRS and others
- Ronald Frame – homepage of the author of The Lantern Bearers and others
- Janice Galloway –
interviews, articles, essays and texts on Janice Galloway and her works - Lewis Grassic Gibbon (James
Leslie Mitchell) – homepage of the Grassic Gibbon Centre - Magi Gibson – homepage of poet and children’s writer Magi Gibson
- W.S.
Graham – a brief introduction to the work of William Sydney Graham, best known
for his poem ‘The Nightfishing’ - Alasdair Gray –
the official website of Alasdair Gray - Neil M Gunn
– information and links on Neil Gunn - Jane Harris – homepage of the author of The Observations, Gillespie and I and others
- Diana Hendry – homepage of the poet and author of books for children
- Frances Mary Hendry –
homepage of the author of Quest for a Kelpie, Quest for a Maid,
Chandra and others - The Robert Henryson Society – information on Robert Henryson, the late medieval poet and author of The Testament of Cresseid
- W.N. Herbert – the
homepage of the poet W.N. (William) Herbert - John Herdman – the
homepage of the author of Imelda and Other Stories, Ghostwriting,
The Sinister Cabaret and others - Laura Hird – the homepage of the author
of Nail & Other Stories, Born Free and more - James Hogg Society – information and links on James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd
- The Hume Society – an international
organization supporting scholarship on all aspects of David Hume’s thoughts and
writings - A. B. Jackson – homepage of the
Glasgow-based poet Andrew Buchanan Jackson, author of the collection Fire
Stations - Robert Alan Jamieson – homepage of the poet and author of Da Happie Laand and others
- Quinin Jardine – homepage of the author of the Bob Skinner crime series and others
Robin Jenkins – an in-depth textual analysis of four extracts from Robin
Jenkins’ The Cone-Gatherers for Higher Still, looking at themes, characters,
style and structure- Paul Johnston – homepage of the
author of Body Politic and the Quint Dalrymple novels - A L Kennedy – the author’s own website
- Tom Leonard – includes audio of the
author reading his poem “The Six O’Clock News” - David Lindsay – dedicated to the author of the classic fantasy novel A Voyage to Arcturus
- Douglas Lindsay – a site devoted to
the decidedly unusual series of Barney Thomson crime stories - Joan Lingard – a site dedicated to
the author of The Twelfth Day of July, Across the Barricades, Tug
of War, Lizzie’s Leaving and many others - Douglas Lipton –
homepage of this contemporary Dumfries-based poet - Christine De Luca – homepage of this Shetland (and Shetlandic) poet
- Peter McCarey – The
Syllabary, the website of poet and author Peter McCarey - Karen McCombie – homepage of the
author of the Ally’s World novels - Val McDermid – homepage of the author of
A Place of Execution and others - George MacDonald – a website
dedicated to the 19th-century poet, clergyman and author of children’s stories such
as At the Back of the North Wind and The Princess and the Goblin - Alan MacGillivray – the
homepage of Alan MacGillivray, the poet and literary scholar - Matt McGinn – a celebration
of the life and work of this singer, songwriter, poet and novelist, perhaps best
known for Coorie Doon - William Topaz McGonagall
– homepage of the William Topaz McGonagall Appreciation Society, celebrating a
unique talent - William McIlvanney – featuring writing by the award-winning author and journalist: “a haphazard record of experience, feeling and thought”
- Bernard MacLaverty – the author’s
official website - Sorley MacLean / Somhairle MacGill-Eain – Sorley MacLean Online, a website created by the Sorley MacLean Trust providing a comprehensive range of material on MacLean’s life and work
- Ken MacLeod – The Early Days of a Better Nation, the blog of the author of The Fall Revolution series, the Engines of Light series, and others
- Kevin MacNeil –
homepage of this award-winning writer in English and Gaelic, the author of Love
and Zen in the Outer Hebrides, Be Wise Be Otherwise, The Stornoway
Way, A Method Actor’s Guide to Jekyll and Hyde and others - Susie Maguire – homepage of the author of Furthermore, The Short Hello and others
- Peter
Manson – Freebase Accordion, homepage of Glasgow poet Peter Manson - Scott
Martin – homepage of the author of Ploughman, winner of the Millennium
Poem for Scotland competition - metaphrog – homepage of the Franco-Scottish duo, most noted for the Louis series of graphic novels
- Martin Millar – homepage
of the author of The Good Fairies of New York, Love and Peace with Melody
Paradise, Suzy, Led Zeppelin and Me and others (including the
Thraxas novels, published under the name of Martin Scott) - Denise Mina – homepage of the author of The Field of Blood, The Dead Hour, The End of the Wasp Season and others, as well as several issues of Hellblazer
- Edwin Morgan – a website dedicated
to Edwin Morgan, containing a mass of information on one of Scotland’s greatest
poets - Nicola Morgan – homepage of the author of Fleshmarket, Deathwatch and others
- Edwin Muir – information and links on Edwin Muir
- Neil Munro – information and links on Neil Munro, best-known as the author of the Para Handy tales
- Bud Neill – a website dedicated
to the comic-strip Wild West hero, Lobey Dosser - Liz Niven – homepage of this author and
poet, writing in Scots and English - Margaret Oliphant – website devoted to the life and works of Margaret Oliphant, author of Kirsteen, Miss Marjoribanks, A Beleaguered City and others
- Janet Paisley – homepage
of this poet, playwright and author, writing in Scots and English, creator of
Alien Crop, Not For Glory, White Rose Rebel and others - Don Paterson – website of the poet and author of the collections Rain, Landing Light and others
- Sheenagh Pugh – homepage for this Shetland-based author and poet
- Ian Rankin – the official site for the
Inspector Rebus novels and their author - James Robertson – a website devoted to The Testament of Gideon Mack
- J K Rowling – the official website of the author of the Harry Potter novels
- Suhayl Saadi – homepage of the author of The Burning Mirror, Psychoraag, Joseph’s Box and others
- Andrew Murray Scott – homepage of the author of The Big J, The Mushroom Club, Tumulus (winner of the 1999 Dundee Book Prize) and others
- Manda Scott – homepage of the author of the “Boudica” series, the “Kellen Stewart” crime fiction, Rome: The Coming of the King and others
- Martin Scott – see
Martin Millar, above - Sir Walter Scott – the Walter Scott Digital Archive, built around the extensive Corson Collection of material held in Edinburgh University Library
- Sir Walter Scott – Great Scott!: download this free booklet, full of wise and witty quotes from Scott’s writing, and ideas for places to visit and books to read
Iain Crichton Smith – focusing on the skills needed to evaluate a novel for Higher
Still, using Iain Crichton Smith’s Consider the Lilies as an example text- Alexander McCall
Smith – homepage of the author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and
other titles featuring Precious Ramotswe, “the Miss Marple of Botswana” - William Soutar – the William Soutar
website, containing a short biography, and text and audio files of some of his poems - Muriel Spark – the
National Library of Scotland’s Muriel Spark archive, containing a massive range
of material: manuscripts, diaries, notebooks, press cuttings and more - Alan Spence – homepage of the poet and author of Its Colours They Are Fine, The Magic Flute, Stone Garden, Way To Go, The Pure Land and others
- Kenneth C. Steven – homepage of the poet, translator and chidren’s author
- Gerda Stevenson – homepage of the author, poet, dramatist, actor, etc., author of Federer vs. Murray, If This Were Real, and others
- Robert Louis Stevenson
– information and links on Robert Louis Stevenson - Linda Strachan – homepage of the author of the Hamish McHaggis books for young children, and young adult novels such as Spider and Dead Boy Talking
- Zoe Strachan – homepage of the author of Negative Space, Spin Cycle and others
- Charles Stross –
homepage of the author of Singularity Sky, Iron Sunrise,
Accelerando, Halting State, The Atrocity Archive and others - Dee Sunshine – Scottish writer and artist; the website also contains its own Writers’ Resources section
- Chiew-Siah Tei – website of the author of Little Hut of Leaping Fishes and others
- Nigel Tranter – a website devoted
to the late Nigel Tranter, author of over 130 novels and historical works - Alexander Trocchi – texts by
and about the author of Young Adam and Cain’s Book - Claire-Marie Watson – homepage
of the author of the 2002 Dundee Book Prize-winner, I am Grissel Jaffray - Irvine Welsh – the
homepage of the author of Trainspotting, Marabou Stork Nightmares,
Ecstasy, Porno and others - Louise Welsh – the homepage of the author of The Cutting Room, The Bullet Trick, Naming the Bones and others
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Last updated 11 December 2015.
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