Scott Lyall

Join Scotland's leading historians, writers and performers on 21 November, at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, for the Centenary Conference of Hugh MacDiarmid's A DRUNK MAN LOOKS AT THE THISTLE. Opened by Sir Tom Devine, presented by Sally Magnusson. Tickets here: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/a-dr...

Great shoutout from the @lesleyriddoch.bsky.social podcast for the A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle Centenary Conference, taking place on Saturday, 21 November. Listen from 56:39. share.transistor.fm/s/961b44ee#t...

Looking forward to this, should be a good day, will be quoting some MacDiarmid never in print before www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/a-dr...

Petition 'calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge Scottish Government to expand the provision of Gaelic Learners Education in all local authorities so it ensures that all young people have the opportunity to learn Gaelic regardless of where they live' 1/3 petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

Robert the Bruce & the birth of Scottish literature 16 Dec, online. £10 Why does writing in Scots seemingly emerge from nowhere in the 1370s with Barbour’s “The Brus”? Prof Rhiannon Purdie explores the beginnings of Scottish vernacular literature #medievalsky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/barbours-b...

The truth about Robert Burns and his connection to slavery. >>>> Or lack thereof. www.thetimes.com/article/2340...

Did the modern National Movement begin with the wildest, most ambitious, most controversial poem in Scottish literature? Or was the "Scottish Renaissance" a fantasy of the man Willa Muir described as a "loose screw"? www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/a-dr...

Delighted to be discussing MacDiarmid's legacy in detail here together with the rise of the national movement & its origins. Will also be quoting from a letter of MacDiarmid's to myself, never before published. @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk

Hugh MacDiarmid and a Hundred Years of the Scottish Renaissance bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/10/14/h...

🌟900 Stories in Print🌟 Call for Submissions! https://f.mtr.cool/cvsgxsm9up We're compiling a book and we need your stories of Fountainbridge and the neighbouring areas! Stories can be told through words, audio, visual art, or film.

Walter Scott & Hugh MacDiarmid could scarcely have had more opposing visions of Scotland’s past, present & future – or could they? James Robertson & Alex Linklater discuss these two cultural giants & their respective projects for inventing or reinventing the nation www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMXt...

In licht o the centenary o A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle, screiver an academic @paulmalgrati.bsky.social reflecks on hoo MacDiarmid’s heritage compares wi the likes o Burns, speecially the conditions o the hooses they hae left ahin… tinyurl.com/3b7k4kk9

IASSL event coming soon! On Friday 23 October at 8.30 pm (UK time) on Teams, we're hosting our second online webinar on "Narratives of Illness and Dis/ability in Scottish Literature". Find more about this here: scotlit-iassl.org/author/scotl...

Women of the Saltire Society, an event at the National Library of Scotland, Tuesday, 20 October, 2pm - 3:30pm, with speakers Magnus Linklater and Dr Sarah Leith. events.humanitix.com/women-of-the...

English @edinburghnapier.bsky.social ranked 13th in the UK by The Times. Feel rather proud of my wonderful colleagues. UK university rankings 2027: League table | The Times and The Sunday Times share.google/TJGU5P9KTSZw...

We are offering two courses in English, one on the Literary Canon and Decolonisation and the other on Scottish Literature (reading set texts from the National 5 and Higher). Get in touch with me if you are interested in taking our Scottish Literature course.

We are offering two courses in English, one on the Literary Canon and Decolonisation and the other on Scottish Literature (reading set texts from the National 5 and Higher). Get in touch with me if you are interested in taking our Scottish Literature course.

English @edinburghnapier.bsky.social ranked 13th in the UK by The Times. Feel rather proud of my wonderful colleagues. UK university rankings 2027: League table | The Times and The Sunday Times share.google/TJGU5P9KTSZw...

– WS Graham, Poetry Scotland, No. 3 July 1946; reprinted in NFM, pp. 379-83 #NorthSeaPoets #CommonplaceBook #PoetrySky

Dr Andrew Nash: EDITION Autumn Lecture & workshop 23 Oct @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Free, ticketed Workshop: Publishing the Scottish Literary Renaissance Lecture: The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing & the Nation in the 1930s #BookHistory www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dr-andrew-...

I'm really looking forward to this talk from the President of @asls.org.uk, Dr David Goldie, at Craiglockhart Campus @edinburghnapier.bsky.social , organised by the excellent @afrayn.bsky.social. Registration link below 👇

Thanks for sharing, Scott. Your essay sounds interesting, as does Sarah's, particularly as we approach our annual Helen Cruickshank Memorial Lecture. Saltire Society, @asls.org.uk and @iassl.bsky.social members will all be very welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helen-crui...

Our rather beautiful Edwin Morgan book is finally making its way out into the world! It has been a great experience to work with @gregchthomas.bsky.social and @reaktionbooks.bsky.social on this. Here is a box of the books I have ready for our first launch in Glasgow. We'd love to see you there.

'Rain on Princes Street,' is one of a small number of Fururist pictures Stanley Cursiter painted in 1913 which capture the sensation of modern life: people, colours, objects, and sounds - these works brought him major critical attention at home.

The Scots Language Awards now open for voting & Tippermuir features Scots in Business & Book o the Year: Ayont the Thistle. We would appreciate U voting 4 Tippermuir - plus check out the other shortlists & those in our shortlists. projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotslanguag...

We asked our Executive Committee members what IASSL means for them. Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing their answers. Follow the link below to learn more about them: scotlit-iassl.org/about/the-ex...

Out today: to mark this year's centenary of Hugh MacDiarmid's 'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle', AYONT THE THISTLE, edited by Jim Mackintosh, Alan Riach and James Robertson. 'Jean', my short story in Scots, is amongst the contributions. @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social @modernistudies.bsky.social

The call for submissions and nominations for the 2026 Jack Medal is open until 30 November 2026. The award recognises the best article / book chapter on a subject related to Reception or Diaspora in Scottish Literatures (including Scots, Gaelic, English, and Latin). scotlit-iassl.org/awards/the-j...

Out today: to mark this year's centenary of Hugh MacDiarmid's 'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle', AYONT THE THISTLE, edited by Jim Mackintosh, Alan Riach and James Robertson. 'Jean', my short story in Scots, is amongst the contributions. @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social @modernistudies.bsky.social

Great to see this new volume on the work of Hugh MacDiarmid is now published. My chapter, '“The Omnific Word”: Hugh MacDiarmid’s Religious Poetry', claims his poetry is distinguished by a “religious atheism” characteristic of modernism.

The new SCROLL volume features essays by IASSL members Alan Riach, Antoine Rumelhart, @crfirvine.bsky.social, @paulmalgrati.bsky.social, @dashflint.bsky.social, @scottlyall.bsky.social, @monikaszuba.bsky.social, Peter Mackay, @poncarova.bsky.social, Ingibjörg Ágústsdóttir, and Daisy Li.

New publication in the SCROLL series! The collective monograph 'Hugh MacDiarmid 1923-2023: Visions and Revisions', edited by Camille Manfredi, Fiona Paterson, and Philippe Laplace, is now available as an e-book from @dgb-langlitcult.bsky.social @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. brill.com/display/titl...

🎸 | Post-punk guitarist and singer-songwriter Malcolm Ross has been honoured by #EdNapier for his remarkable career in music. Full story ➡️ orlo.uk/Gd9iR #MustBeNapier | #ENUGrads

In this episode, @jackewilson.bsky.social talks to biographer Glenda Norquay (Robert Louis Stevenson: A Critical Life) about the amazing life of Robert Louis Stevenson, the Scottish author of classic works like Kidnapped and Treasure Island. #books #literature @reaktionbooks.bsky.social