The Awairds tae the Scots Leid haes noo been held in Cumnock Toun Chaumers, Ayrshire. First stertit in 2019, the ettle ahin the awairds is tae awn fowk makkin an wirkin in aboot the Scots-speaking community, an the fact o its uiss in oor life day an daily. Awthegither, the war 13 sindry fowk or organisations that wis gien awairds for thair wark in a bonnie wheen o pairts. It is nae surprise, gien the darg noo done bi gait o the scuils, that mony o the awairds is gien til agencies an bodies in aboot education.

Scots Bairns Buik o the Year gaed tae Primary F5 cless at Riverbank Primary, in Aiberdeen, for thair buikie Summer e Magic Scurry. Scots teacher o the Year is Danielle McNulty that teaches at New Cumnock scuil in East Ayrshire, an it wis New Cumnock that got Scots Scuil o the Year forby, for thair kenspeckle wark in pittin Scots ben the curriculum. Whan it cam tae makkin pictures an ither media warks, it wis the Doric Film Fest that took Scots Cultural Project while theatre company Braw Clan wis gien Scots Community Project for plays sic as So Long, Wee Moon. The Open Versity haes taen an awaird an-aw – Scots Education Project – for its programme for learnin teachers anent Scots. The Dundee Rep theatre won the awaird for Stage Production.

Amang the sindry fowk awned on the nicht, kenspeckle feegur Rab Wilson wis gien the Janet Paisley Services tae Scots awaird while Liz Niven took Scots Champion. Len Pennie won the Scots Buik o the Year, an Jim Mackintosh, fae Perth, won Scots Screivar o the Year. Martin O’Connor haed Scots Performer o the Year while the Young Scots Screivar o the year awaird gaed tae Rudi Hawkins.

The’r a soond file o this story in Scots abuin.