Scots Warks Ae week in August twinty-twinty the warld's attention turnt tae written Scots.Seiven year afore this, a twal year auld sittin ahin a computer in America taen tent o a Wikipedia in whit they seen as a sair neglectit language, Scots. They decidit they wantit tae len a haun, tae dae some guid fir oor language an the folk that speak it.
Scots Warks: Support and Guidance for writing In consultation with new Scots writers, and drawing from the experience of the Scots Warks team, we've set out over 60 pages of advice for new writers.
Susi Briggs I think why literacy is low amang Scots speakers is doon tae the fact that we are no taught it formally in school. The only thing that is taught formally in school for reading and writing is English.
Michael Dempster A suppose A'v aye wrote the wey A talk. Lik fae when A lairnt thit aw thae wee mairks wirnae lik the nummers, the mairks fir the nummers aw hiv a name, wan, twinty, a thoosan, a mulleon.
Iona Fyfe Join Iona Fyfe and Christy Scott as they discuss their purpose as Scots Sangsters, the stories they want to tell, the challenges theyve faced singing and writing in Scots...
Emma Grae Its Elsie Stirlings first week at the big school. Bullied oot the wee wan, shes determined tae avoid gettin oan the wrang side o the neds and finally get intae the toap English group.
Sara Thomas Wikimedia UK is pleased to have had the opportunity to work in partnership with the Scots Language Centre.
Gerda Stevenson Kilmeny - a short story by Gerda Stevenson, based on the poem of the same name by James Hogg.
Martin Travers Nicht. Bus stap. Maist daurk Sooth Lanarkshire. We hear Ionas weary peirie heels on the pavie as she gaes intae the empie bus stap.
Antonia Uri This Doric travel series includes eight parts, mostly discussing European city break destinations.
Christie Williamson Aboot twa year fae syne, in 2019, da essay fan me as a form. Haein bn a poyitry purist fur nigh on twa decades, I wis bidden ta makk twartree bits o prose.
Morna Young It stairted wi a buik. It stairted fan the teacher said the wirds, those unknawinst beluvit wirds. And it stairted fan I repeatit thaim tae ma granny - Sunset Song...