Rhona Brown
@rhonabrown.bsky.social
Professor of Scottish Textual Cultures, University of Glasgow
18th-century Scottish poetry, early Scottish periodicals, textual editing.
Working on a new edition of the poetry of Robert Fergusson (1750-74). 🏴📚📖🗞️📰
@rfergussonpoet.bsky.social
18th-century Scottish poetry, early Scottish periodicals, textual editing.
Working on a new edition of the poetry of Robert Fergusson (1750-74). 🏴📚📖🗞️📰
@rfergussonpoet.bsky.social
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Following the success of our book publishing offer we are preparing to launch our journal publishing programme.
We are now accepting expressions of interest from editors of existing journals. As a cross-disciplinary publisher, all subjects will be considered.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LSvLfx
We are now accepting expressions of interest from editors of existing journals. As a cross-disciplinary publisher, all subjects will be considered.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LSvLfx
January 29, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Following the success of our book publishing offer we are preparing to launch our journal publishing programme.
We are now accepting expressions of interest from editors of existing journals. As a cross-disciplinary publisher, all subjects will be considered.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LSvLfx
We are now accepting expressions of interest from editors of existing journals. As a cross-disciplinary publisher, all subjects will be considered.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LSvLfx
The wonderful @scotunipress.bsky.social has some vacancies on the Editorial Board, which I chair - if you care about Open Access scholarship, academic accessibility and not-for-profit academic publishing, come and join us. T&Cs, details and processes 👇
#OpenAccess
#OpenAccess
Looking for a new challenge in 2026?
Join SUP and support not-for-profit academic publishing.
We have three vacancies for editorial board members.
Submit your application by Monday 2 February 2026
https://www.sup.ac.uk/news/editorial-board-vacancies
Join SUP and support not-for-profit academic publishing.
We have three vacancies for editorial board members.
Submit your application by Monday 2 February 2026
https://www.sup.ac.uk/news/editorial-board-vacancies
January 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The wonderful @scotunipress.bsky.social has some vacancies on the Editorial Board, which I chair - if you care about Open Access scholarship, academic accessibility and not-for-profit academic publishing, come and join us. T&Cs, details and processes 👇
#OpenAccess
#OpenAccess
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George Douglas Brown (1869–1902) was born #OTD, 26 January – best known for his 1901 novel THE HOUSE WITH THE GREEN SHUTTERS:
“…the TRAINSPOTTING of its day… an angry young man’s response to the misrepresentation of contemporary Scottish life”
A 🎂 🧵
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“…the TRAINSPOTTING of its day… an angry young man’s response to the misrepresentation of contemporary Scottish life”
A 🎂 🧵
💙📚
1/7
list.co.uk/news/39535/g...
January 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM
George Douglas Brown (1869–1902) was born #OTD, 26 January – best known for his 1901 novel THE HOUSE WITH THE GREEN SHUTTERS:
“…the TRAINSPOTTING of its day… an angry young man’s response to the misrepresentation of contemporary Scottish life”
A 🎂 🧵
💙📚
1/7
list.co.uk/news/39535/g...
“…the TRAINSPOTTING of its day… an angry young man’s response to the misrepresentation of contemporary Scottish life”
A 🎂 🧵
💙📚
1/7
list.co.uk/news/39535/g...
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A letter written by Mary Queen of Scots just hours before her execution in 1587 has gone on display for the first time in nearly a decade
Last letter by Mary Queen of Scots to go on display at free exhibition this weekend
www.thenational.scot
January 23, 2026 at 9:33 PM
A letter written by Mary Queen of Scots just hours before her execution in 1587 has gone on display for the first time in nearly a decade
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It's the centenary of the wonderful Agnes Owens' birth this year. Her books are being reissued & a satellite archive has officially opened within the Alasdair Gray archive. I spoke to her son, John, & wrote about this "most unfairly neglected of Scottish authors" in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
Finally, recognition for 'unfairly neglected' Scottish author Agnes Owens
Writer Agnes Owens was once seen as “part of a golden age of Scottish literature,” and influenced younger writers, including Janice Galloway,…
www.heraldscotland.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 AM
It's the centenary of the wonderful Agnes Owens' birth this year. Her books are being reissued & a satellite archive has officially opened within the Alasdair Gray archive. I spoke to her son, John, & wrote about this "most unfairly neglected of Scottish authors" in the @heraldscotland.bsky.social.
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Excited to say I have a new book chapter out in 'Nationalism and Royal Women in Early Modern England', part of the Queenship and Power series from Palgrave Macmillan. My chapter explores the anti-Scottish nature of Elizabethan propaganda on Mary Queen of Scots.
Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
January 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Excited to say I have a new book chapter out in 'Nationalism and Royal Women in Early Modern England', part of the Queenship and Power series from Palgrave Macmillan. My chapter explores the anti-Scottish nature of Elizabethan propaganda on Mary Queen of Scots.
Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
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“I have a harmonium and it’s going to explode in two minutes”
Ivor Cutler (1923–2006) – poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist, humorist – was born #OTD, 15 Jan
In 2013, to mark what would have been his 90th birthday, BBC Radio 4 celebrated his life & career:
1/7
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Ivor Cutler (1923–2006) – poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist, humorist – was born #OTD, 15 Jan
In 2013, to mark what would have been his 90th birthday, BBC Radio 4 celebrated his life & career:
1/7
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Ivor Cutler at 90
A celebration of the 90th anniversary of poet, humourist and absurdist Ivor Cutler.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
“I have a harmonium and it’s going to explode in two minutes”
Ivor Cutler (1923–2006) – poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist, humorist – was born #OTD, 15 Jan
In 2013, to mark what would have been his 90th birthday, BBC Radio 4 celebrated his life & career:
1/7
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
Ivor Cutler (1923–2006) – poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist, humorist – was born #OTD, 15 Jan
In 2013, to mark what would have been his 90th birthday, BBC Radio 4 celebrated his life & career:
1/7
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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📣 We’re hiring!
The History of Parliament are seeking a Research Fellow for our House of Lords 1660-1832 project. @georgianlords.bsky.social
We’re looking for a historian with a PhD in 18thC British political or cultural history to join our expert team.
🔗 Details below:
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs
The History of Parliament are seeking a Research Fellow for our House of Lords 1660-1832 project. @georgianlords.bsky.social
We’re looking for a historian with a PhD in 18thC British political or cultural history to join our expert team.
🔗 Details below:
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs
Job Vacancy: Research Fellow, 1660-1832 House of Lords - The History of Parliament
The History of Parliament are excited to advertise for a research fellow to join our House of Lords 1660-1832 project.
historyofparliament.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
📣 We’re hiring!
The History of Parliament are seeking a Research Fellow for our House of Lords 1660-1832 project. @georgianlords.bsky.social
We’re looking for a historian with a PhD in 18thC British political or cultural history to join our expert team.
🔗 Details below:
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs
The History of Parliament are seeking a Research Fellow for our House of Lords 1660-1832 project. @georgianlords.bsky.social
We’re looking for a historian with a PhD in 18thC British political or cultural history to join our expert team.
🔗 Details below:
#AcademicJobs #HistoryJobs
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His Faither’s Breeks, 1840s, photo by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson.
January 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
His Faither’s Breeks, 1840s, photo by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson.
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Exciting announcement from Birlinn today - we are proud to be collaborating with them and @agnesowenslitest.bsky.social on centenary plans across 2026 and to bringing Agnes Owens work to a wider audience 💫
Polygon to Publish New Editions of the Works of Agnes Owens to Mark Centenary | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher - buy books online
birlinn.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Exciting announcement from Birlinn today - we are proud to be collaborating with them and @agnesowenslitest.bsky.social on centenary plans across 2026 and to bringing Agnes Owens work to a wider audience 💫
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To celebrate the imminent exhibition of Mary Queen of Scots' last letter at Perth Museum, I wrote an article for @uk.theconversation.com about my PhD research into Mary's writing - have a read for my top 5 things you should know! ⬇️
theconversation.com/mary-queen-o...
theconversation.com/mary-queen-o...
Mary, Queen of Scots’ last letter is going on display in 2026 – five interesting facts about her other writing
Mary was a prolific writer who enjoyed producing poetry.
theconversation.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 AM
To celebrate the imminent exhibition of Mary Queen of Scots' last letter at Perth Museum, I wrote an article for @uk.theconversation.com about my PhD research into Mary's writing - have a read for my top 5 things you should know! ⬇️
theconversation.com/mary-queen-o...
theconversation.com/mary-queen-o...
🚨 Follow this new podcast - hosted by the brilliant @paulmalgrati.bsky.social - for all things Scottish literature and culture. As Paul says, 'The Carrying Stream is a place for long conversations', giving welcome breathing space for discussion and interaction. It's sure to be a treat! 🚨🏴📚
The Carrying Stream is a new podcast for Scottish words and ideas – long-form conversations with writers, scholars, poets and artists. 🎙️🏴
Episode 0 is now live, alongside the first three full conversations.
pod.link/1865430519
Episode 0 is now live, alongside the first three full conversations.
pod.link/1865430519
January 5, 2026 at 4:32 PM
🚨 Follow this new podcast - hosted by the brilliant @paulmalgrati.bsky.social - for all things Scottish literature and culture. As Paul says, 'The Carrying Stream is a place for long conversations', giving welcome breathing space for discussion and interaction. It's sure to be a treat! 🚨🏴📚
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✨Happy Hogmanay to all our pals on 🦋✨
As we welcome 2026, we’re remembering the women who boycotted the 1911 Census — refusing to be counted without rights.
Here’s to a year of making women’s histories visible, valued, and everywhere ✊💜
#Hogmanay #WomensHistory #Herstories #Scotland
As we welcome 2026, we’re remembering the women who boycotted the 1911 Census — refusing to be counted without rights.
Here’s to a year of making women’s histories visible, valued, and everywhere ✊💜
#Hogmanay #WomensHistory #Herstories #Scotland
December 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
✨Happy Hogmanay to all our pals on 🦋✨
As we welcome 2026, we’re remembering the women who boycotted the 1911 Census — refusing to be counted without rights.
Here’s to a year of making women’s histories visible, valued, and everywhere ✊💜
#Hogmanay #WomensHistory #Herstories #Scotland
As we welcome 2026, we’re remembering the women who boycotted the 1911 Census — refusing to be counted without rights.
Here’s to a year of making women’s histories visible, valued, and everywhere ✊💜
#Hogmanay #WomensHistory #Herstories #Scotland
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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“I am a chorus in search of a tragedy, a raker of middens in the industrial North.
“I am a genius in an obscure line of business. Try me a little.
“I may have something you can use.”
The artist & writer Alasdair Gray (1934–2019) was born #OTD, 28 Dec
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“I am a genius in an obscure line of business. Try me a little.
“I may have something you can use.”
The artist & writer Alasdair Gray (1934–2019) was born #OTD, 28 Dec
💙📚
1/5
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
BBC Arts - BBC Arts - Alasdair Gray at 80: Under the Helmet
Archive documentary from 1964 on the influential Scottish artist and writer.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
“I am a chorus in search of a tragedy, a raker of middens in the industrial North.
“I am a genius in an obscure line of business. Try me a little.
“I may have something you can use.”
The artist & writer Alasdair Gray (1934–2019) was born #OTD, 28 Dec
💙📚
1/5
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
“I am a genius in an obscure line of business. Try me a little.
“I may have something you can use.”
The artist & writer Alasdair Gray (1934–2019) was born #OTD, 28 Dec
💙📚
1/5
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...
It’s been a fast five years! Scottish Literary Review is a pleasure to co-edit with the brilliant @scottlyall.bsky.social and it’s a real joy to see Scottish literary scholarship thriving throughout the world. Follow the links below to read or subscribe to SLR via @asls.org.uk 👇
#ScottishLiterature
#ScottishLiterature
Five years of editing SCOTTISH LITERARY REVIEW with the fab @rhonabrown.bsky.social and more exciting issues to come in 2026. The latest bumper issue is out now. Get yours by joining @asls.org.uk here: share.google/P8K28t8SNfWU...
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s been a fast five years! Scottish Literary Review is a pleasure to co-edit with the brilliant @scottlyall.bsky.social and it’s a real joy to see Scottish literary scholarship thriving throughout the world. Follow the links below to read or subscribe to SLR via @asls.org.uk 👇
#ScottishLiterature
#ScottishLiterature
This is THE Christmas poem for me, in its pure joy and wish for better things in the new year. 'Trio' sums up Edwin Morgan's wild optimism, which many of us need now...
Monsters of the year
go blank, are scattered back,
can't bear this march of three...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/trio/
Monsters of the year
go blank, are scattered back,
can't bear this march of three...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/trio/
December 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This is THE Christmas poem for me, in its pure joy and wish for better things in the new year. 'Trio' sums up Edwin Morgan's wild optimism, which many of us need now...
Monsters of the year
go blank, are scattered back,
can't bear this march of three...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/trio/
Monsters of the year
go blank, are scattered back,
can't bear this march of three...
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/trio/
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jollymerry
hollyberry
jollyberry
merryholly
happyjolly
jollyjelly
jellybelly
bellymerry
hollyheppy
jollyMolly
marryJerry
merryHarry
hoppyBarry…
—Edwin Morgan, “The Computer’s First Christmas Card”
first published in THE SECOND LIFE, @edinburghup.bsky.social 1968
#poem #poetry #concretepoetry
hollyberry
jollyberry
merryholly
happyjolly
jollyjelly
jellybelly
bellymerry
hollyheppy
jollyMolly
marryJerry
merryHarry
hoppyBarry…
—Edwin Morgan, “The Computer’s First Christmas Card”
first published in THE SECOND LIFE, @edinburghup.bsky.social 1968
#poem #poetry #concretepoetry
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
jollymerry
hollyberry
jollyberry
merryholly
happyjolly
jollyjelly
jellybelly
bellymerry
hollyheppy
jollyMolly
marryJerry
merryHarry
hoppyBarry…
—Edwin Morgan, “The Computer’s First Christmas Card”
first published in THE SECOND LIFE, @edinburghup.bsky.social 1968
#poem #poetry #concretepoetry
hollyberry
jollyberry
merryholly
happyjolly
jollyjelly
jellybelly
bellymerry
hollyheppy
jollyMolly
marryJerry
merryHarry
hoppyBarry…
—Edwin Morgan, “The Computer’s First Christmas Card”
first published in THE SECOND LIFE, @edinburghup.bsky.social 1968
#poem #poetry #concretepoetry
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The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People - RHS
Launched in 2023, the David Berry Fellowship provides an annual award of up to £2,500 to undertake research on the history of Scotland and the Scottish people worldwide. Applications for the 2026 Fell...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
Lots in this one! Iain Crichton Smith, two portions of James Hogg, William Thom, Susan Ferrier, Robert Burns, Tom Nairn, Rauf Coilyear, Muriel Spark, The Buik of King Alexander the Conquerour, James Beattie and a generous helping of reviews. Tuck in!
@asls.org.uk
@scottlyall.bsky.social
@asls.org.uk
@scottlyall.bsky.social
The latest edition of SCOTTISH LITERARY REVIEW, edited by @rhonabrown.bsky.social and me, is now live on Project MUSE. This is a bumper edition, so fill yer boots! @asls.org.uk
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Project MUSE - Scottish Literary Review-Volume 17, Number 2, Autumn/Winter 2025
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December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Lots in this one! Iain Crichton Smith, two portions of James Hogg, William Thom, Susan Ferrier, Robert Burns, Tom Nairn, Rauf Coilyear, Muriel Spark, The Buik of King Alexander the Conquerour, James Beattie and a generous helping of reviews. Tuck in!
@asls.org.uk
@scottlyall.bsky.social
@asls.org.uk
@scottlyall.bsky.social
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Nominations are open for the newly-founded Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize, administered by the Universities Committee for Scottish Literature and awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies. £300 prize.
ucsl-scotland.com/scottish-lit...
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Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize
The Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize is awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies. Founded in 2025, the prize is open to book-length wor…
ucsl-scotland.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Nominations are open for the newly-founded Scottish Literary Studies Book Prize, administered by the Universities Committee for Scottish Literature and awarded biennially to an outstanding work of scholarship in the field of Scottish literary studies. £300 prize.
ucsl-scotland.com/scottish-lit...
ucsl-scotland.com/scottish-lit...
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Fellows of the Royal Historical Society are historians working in a wide range of sectors (in and beyond education) in the UK and worldwide.
We've a new guide about becoming a Fellow: bit.ly/48iH0oG If you'd like to join a 4000+ community of historians, please consider an application #Skystorians
We've a new guide about becoming a Fellow: bit.ly/48iH0oG If you'd like to join a 4000+ community of historians, please consider an application #Skystorians
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Fellows of the Royal Historical Society are historians working in a wide range of sectors (in and beyond education) in the UK and worldwide.
We've a new guide about becoming a Fellow: bit.ly/48iH0oG If you'd like to join a 4000+ community of historians, please consider an application #Skystorians
We've a new guide about becoming a Fellow: bit.ly/48iH0oG If you'd like to join a 4000+ community of historians, please consider an application #Skystorians
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Laurence Sterne born #Onthisday 1713 "The freest spirit of the eighteenth century" (Goethe) "The most liberated spirit of all time" (Nietzsche) #LaurenceSterne #C18th #OTD
www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/sterne/
www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/sterne/
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Laurence Sterne born #Onthisday 1713 "The freest spirit of the eighteenth century" (Goethe) "The most liberated spirit of all time" (Nietzsche) #LaurenceSterne #C18th #OTD
www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/sterne/
www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/sterne/
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A cough remedy to try this winter? Locally sourced, of course!
“Black pepper mixed with a lion’s ear, the grunt of a pig, an oyster’s stomach & a cuckoo’s fart” – a satirical cough medicine recipe in @roslynpotter.bsky.social’s examination of food, health, & poetry in #medieval & #earlymodern Scotland
#BookologyThursday
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/bett...
#BookologyThursday
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/bett...
‘Better byde the cuiks, nor the mediciners’: food and poetry in medieval and early modern Scotland (c. 1400–1650) - The Bottle Imp
Fresh seafood, heather honey, oats, dulse seaweed, and kale: Scotland’s larder is increasingly enjoyed on a world stage featured on Michelin star menus and even touted as ‘cult’ cuisine. Our earliest ...
www.thebottleimp.org.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A cough remedy to try this winter? Locally sourced, of course!
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Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
Restoring our services – November 2025 update
In the coming weeks and months we will be restoring a number of key functions.
www.bl.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...