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New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Every year it publishes the very best from both emerging and established writers, and lists many of the leading literary lights of Scotland among its past (and present) contributors.

'Understanding Grammar in Scotland Today' explains basic concepts and presents a method of analysis that is systematic and suitable for complete beginners with no previous experience or formal grammatical study.

The work of Scottish authors writing for children has often been subsumed into the category of British or even 'English' literature, with little critical attention paid to its distinctively Scottish character. In the first major exploration of Scottish children's literature, this INTERNATIONAL COMPANION examines everything from children's classics by Robert Louis Stevenson and J. M. Barrie to the latest work by contemporary writers in Scotland, and from picturebooks to Young Adult (YA) fiction and recent poetry. It also explores issues surrounding the reception and publication of works in Gaelic and Scots, and showcases the thriving and diverse traditions of Scottish writing for children.

New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Every year we publish the very best from emerging and established writers, and list many of the leading literary lights of Scotland among our contributors.

First published in 1973, Haste Ye Back is a lively and intimate portrayal of Aberlour Orphanage, where Dorothy K. Haynes (1918-1987) spent four formative years. Best known as a writer of gothic and supernatural fiction, here Haynes's vivid imagination brings to life the residents, caretakers and stories of the institution that shaped her.

The poetry of Helen Craik (1751-1825), Gothic novelist and friend of Robert Burns, was long thought lost. The rediscovery of her manuscript Poems of a Lady (1790), transcribed and annotated here for the first time, invites a fresh evaluation of her life and work.

Scotland's sense of national identity and cultural distinctiveness has long been articulated through its literature. These fourteen essays explore literary manifestations of Scottishness and examine the political, religious and cultural complexities, as well as the cross-national transfer of ideas, that have shaped Scottish writing and performance through the centuries. By analysing the works of canonical writers such as Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside sometimes marginalised figures, including Gaelic-language poets and women novelists, this volume offers a comprehensive and diverse understanding of writing Scottishness. The collection draws not only on Scottish texts but also Scottish song culture, cinematic adaptations and literary walking trails to shed new light on the nation's negotiation of its identity through its cultural creations.

Allan Ramsay (1684-1758) is a key figure in Scottish cultural history, and his influence spans a variety of subject areas, including Drama, English, History, and Music. This Scotnote allows pupils, teachers, and interested readers to see cross-subject links to build a more comprehensive view of Ramsay's life and work.

New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Every year we publish the very best from emerging and established writers, and list many of the leading literary lights of Scotland among our contributors.

The experiences of being Christian and living amid a culture shaped by various iterations of Christianity are long-standing concerns of Scottish literature. This volume moves through Scotland's literary history, from the early medieval era to the twenty-first century, to explore how Christianity has provided Scottish writers with a framework on which to build their manifold literary selves. Walter Scott, Margaret Oliphant and Edwin Morgan are among the writers revisited in this collection to examine the enduring influence of Christian liturgy, language and belief on Scottish fiction, drama and poetry. These fifteen essays offer contrasting, sometimes disharmonious readings of what it means to be Christian and Scottish, and work to illuminate Scottish literature's complex relationship and interplay with Christianity.

Bessie Dunlop, the Witch o Dalry is a three-act play for schools suitable for BGE and S3-S4 students. The language of the play introduces students to different levels and varieties of Scots and English, and the book also contains teaching notes, suggestions for classroom activities, and questions for discussion or writing.

These essays offer fresh insight into the life and work of Muriel Spark (1918-2006). Looking at the cultural, literary, religious and personal frameworks that shaped her writing, The Crooked Dividend provides a comprehensive overview of Spark's multifaceted work through the examination of her publications, archive material, and colourful career.

The period from 1650 to 1800 was a time of immense change in Scotland, witnessing the Union of 1707, the Jacobite Risings, and the flowering of the Scottish Enlightenment, alongside religious, economic, and social upheavals. This International Companion shows how Scotland's literary cultures, in English, Gaelic, Latin, and Scots, were transformed.

Gillian Sargent's Scotnote Study Guide provides a comprehensive overview to the characters and themes of Rona Munro's play Bold Girls, as well as its artistic and cultural influences, and is an excellent guide for senior school pupils and teachers alike.

In 1603, James Stewart became also king of England and Ireland, and a great deal of excellent poetry was composed by Scottish writers during his reign. Poets faced the political and cultural challenges inherent in the novel concept of Great Britain in a variety of ways, and the thistle and the rose bloomed together in the Jacobean garden of verses.

Modern Gaelic drama has the power to break down barriers and to touch people across linguistic and cultural divides. This collection is a celebration of Gaelic theatre, featuring eight Gaelic plays (with English translations) from the start of the twentieth century to the present day.

New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Every year it publishes the very best from both emerging and established writers, and lists many of the leading literary lights of Scotland among its past (and present) contributors.

John Corbett's SCOTNOTE provides a succinct background to Edwin Morgan's Scots translation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac, and is a perfect introduction for senior school pupils and students of all ages.

Latin was Scotland's third language in the early modern period, alongside Scots and Gaelic, and the reign of King James VI and I is considered to be a golden age of Scottish neo-Latin literature. Corona Borealis examines Latin poems by Scottish authors written between 1566 and 1603, and highlights the role of Latin in Scottish cultural life.

Petra Johana Poncarova's SCOTNOTE examines Derick Thomson's life and work, and his historical, political, cultural and personal influences. It is an ideal introduction for senior school pupils and students of all ages.

Edwin Morgan (1920-2010) is one of the giants of modern literature. In Touch With Language presents previously uncollected prose, with topics ranging from Gilgamesh to Ginsberg, cybernetics to sexualities, international literatures to the changing face of his home city of Glasgow. Everyone will find surprises and delights in this new collection.

Faced with the prospect of marriage to an elderly, squinting Duke, the Lady Juliana elopes with her penniless Scottish beau. But what happens when this English society beauty's romantic notions of the Highlands meet cold, damp reality?Susan Ferrier's 1818 novel Marriage is a witty and satirical examination of female lives in the Regency era.

New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Every year it publishes the very best from both emerging and established writers, and lists many of the leading literary lights of Scotland among its past (and present) contributors.

Voices of Scotland is an anthology of Scottish poetry with related activities which has been designed for teachers working with students at Second and Third Levels of Curriculum for Excellence. The poems cover a broad range of themes and reflect the linguistic variety of Scottish poetry and, in particular, the diverse voices of Scotland today.

Eileen Dunlop's SCOTNOTE explores and explains the historical, social and political background of Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor, and is an ideal study guide for senior school pupils and students.

Between 1400 and 1650 Scotland underwent a series of drastic changes, in court, culture, and religion. This International Companion traces the impact of these historical transformations on Scotland's literatures, in English, Gaelic, Latin and Scots, and provides a comprehensive overview to the major cultural developments of this turbulent age.

As well as examining much-loved authors of the long nineteenth century such as Stevenson, Barrie, and MacDonald, these twenty essays explore the neglected role of women writers in shaping the inheritance of Scottish children's literature, the significant contribution of Gaelic writers, and the influence of folklore and tradition.