International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures
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Call for Papers: 'Regional Perspectives, Planetary Reach. Themes, Genres, Forms of Narration in Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction', 28-29 May 2026, Università di Napoli L'Orientale. Deadline for proposals: 10 January 2026. sites.google.com/view/irsconf...
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Call for Papers: 'Regional Perspectives, Planetary Reach. Themes, Genres, Forms of Narration in Contemporary Irish and Scottish Fiction', 28-29 May 2026, Università di Napoli L'Orientale. Deadline for proposals: 10 January 2026. sites.google.com/view/irsconf...
The Great North Road: a manuscript that R. L. Stevenson left unfinished has been completed by the novelist Stuart Campbell and will be published by Rymour Books on 13 November. Events in Blackwell’s bookshop, Edinburgh (7pm, 12 November) and Hillhead Public Library, Glasgow (2pm, 22 November).
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Great North Road: a manuscript that R. L. Stevenson left unfinished has been completed by the novelist Stuart Campbell and will be published by Rymour Books on 13 November. Events in Blackwell’s bookshop, Edinburgh (7pm, 12 November) and Hillhead Public Library, Glasgow (2pm, 22 November).
The new issue of Studies in Scottish Literature, 'Dreaming the Daily Darg', is now available. Edited by IASSL executive committee member Corey Gibson, the issue includes essays by other IASSL members, Marie Hedon, Arianna Introna and Joe Jackson. scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/ scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The new issue of Studies in Scottish Literature, 'Dreaming the Daily Darg', is now available. Edited by IASSL executive committee member Corey Gibson, the issue includes essays by other IASSL members, Marie Hedon, Arianna Introna and Joe Jackson. scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/ scholarcommons.sc.edu/ssl/
The John Galt Society welcomes applications for a grant (of up to ₤1000) to defray expenses incurred in connection with research into the works, life or influence of John Galt. Deadline: 31 January 2026. More information: thejohngaltsociety.com/research-gra...
October 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The John Galt Society welcomes applications for a grant (of up to ₤1000) to defray expenses incurred in connection with research into the works, life or influence of John Galt. Deadline: 31 January 2026. More information: thejohngaltsociety.com/research-gra...
Call for Papers: 18th International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, and Culture, 1-4 July 2026, University of Bristol. Submission deadline: 14 November 2025. icmrsllc2026.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/call-for-pap...
October 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Call for Papers: 18th International Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Scottish Language, Literature, and Culture, 1-4 July 2026, University of Bristol. Submission deadline: 14 November 2025. icmrsllc2026.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/call-for-pap...
The call for submissions & nominations for the 2025 Jack Medal is open until 30 November. We welcome articles & chapters on subjects related to Reception or Diaspora in Scottish Literatures (including Scots, English, Gaelic, and Latin). scotlit-iassl.org/awards/the-j...
September 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The call for submissions & nominations for the 2025 Jack Medal is open until 30 November. We welcome articles & chapters on subjects related to Reception or Diaspora in Scottish Literatures (including Scots, English, Gaelic, and Latin). scotlit-iassl.org/awards/the-j...
📬 The latest issue of the IASSL newsletter, with information about recent and upcoming events, new publications, calls for papers, and much more, has just been dispatched to all members! 📬 You can also read it on the IASSL website: scotlit-iassl.org/membership/n...
September 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
📬 The latest issue of the IASSL newsletter, with information about recent and upcoming events, new publications, calls for papers, and much more, has just been dispatched to all members! 📬 You can also read it on the IASSL website: scotlit-iassl.org/membership/n...
IASSL is delighted to announce that the Fifth World Congress of Scottish Literatures is going to be held at Nanjing Normal University on 17-20 June 2027. Find out more about our events & congresses: scotlit-iassl.org/events/
July 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
IASSL is delighted to announce that the Fifth World Congress of Scottish Literatures is going to be held at Nanjing Normal University on 17-20 June 2027. Find out more about our events & congresses: scotlit-iassl.org/events/
Call for Papers: Scotland in Europe VI: 2-24 October 2025, University of Warsaw. The conference seeks to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of the topic and to facilitate cooperation between different European academic centres. Deadline: 31 May 2025. ia.uw.edu.pl/scotland-in-... 🇵🇱 🏴 🌍
April 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Call for Papers: Scotland in Europe VI: 2-24 October 2025, University of Warsaw. The conference seeks to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of the topic and to facilitate cooperation between different European academic centres. Deadline: 31 May 2025. ia.uw.edu.pl/scotland-in-... 🇵🇱 🏴 🌍
Did you know Derrick McClure has published the first-ever poetic translation of Andreas and The Fates of the Apostles into any language! Old English + Scots verse side by side. 📖 #Translation #ScotsLanguage
March 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Did you know Derrick McClure has published the first-ever poetic translation of Andreas and The Fates of the Apostles into any language! Old English + Scots verse side by side. 📖 #Translation #ScotsLanguage
📩 The first IASSL newsletter of 2025 has been dispatched! If you are a member, check your inbox, or read it on our website: mailchi.mp/579e4758f9bf... 📩
March 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
📩 The first IASSL newsletter of 2025 has been dispatched! If you are a member, check your inbox, or read it on our website: mailchi.mp/579e4758f9bf... 📩
Love Burns? ❤️🔥 Check out Leith Davis’ latest essay on Robert Burns & Romantic-era book illustration in The Oxford Handbook of Robert Burns (Oxford UP, 2024). A fresh look at Burns's early memorialisation.
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March 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Love Burns? ❤️🔥 Check out Leith Davis’ latest essay on Robert Burns & Romantic-era book illustration in The Oxford Handbook of Robert Burns (Oxford UP, 2024). A fresh look at Burns's early memorialisation.
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Jean Baxter, dedicatee of Sunset Song, finally gets her due! 🌅 Another Song at Sunset by her grandaughter, Alison Baxter, reveals her influence on Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Available now on Amazon.
March 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Jean Baxter, dedicatee of Sunset Song, finally gets her due! 🌅 Another Song at Sunset by her grandaughter, Alison Baxter, reveals her influence on Lewis Grassic Gibbon. Available now on Amazon.
🏵️ Announcing the 2024 Jack Medal! 🏵️ Gioia Angeletti received the Honourable Mention for the article ‘Scottish Literature of Migration and Transculturality: Subversive Reticence and Gender Negotiations in Lady Anne Barnard’s Cape Writings.' 🎊 Congratulations! Full statement: tinyurl.com/2ac53d5j
February 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🏵️ Announcing the 2024 Jack Medal! 🏵️ Gioia Angeletti received the Honourable Mention for the article ‘Scottish Literature of Migration and Transculturality: Subversive Reticence and Gender Negotiations in Lady Anne Barnard’s Cape Writings.' 🎊 Congratulations! Full statement: tinyurl.com/2ac53d5j
🏵️ Announcing the 2024 Jack Medal! 🏵️ Eleoma Bodammer @eleoma.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social was awarded the medal for the chapter ‘John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895): Translating Faust I in Scotland (1834).' Congratulations! 🎉 Read her full statement about the award: tinyurl.com/2ac53d5j
February 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🏵️ Announcing the 2024 Jack Medal! 🏵️ Eleoma Bodammer @eleoma.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social was awarded the medal for the chapter ‘John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895): Translating Faust I in Scotland (1834).' Congratulations! 🎉 Read her full statement about the award: tinyurl.com/2ac53d5j
Bu chòir do luchd-rannsachaidh tiotal, geàrr-sheanchas (100-200 faclan) agus eachdraidh-beatha ghoirid (~50 faclan) (sa Bheurla no sa Ghàidhlig) a chur gu cscspgsymposium@gmail.com ro 7 Màrt 2025. Faodar pàipearan a thaisbeanadh air-loidhne no gu pearsanta. tinyurl.com/46vnpczp
February 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Bu chòir do luchd-rannsachaidh tiotal, geàrr-sheanchas (100-200 faclan) agus eachdraidh-beatha ghoirid (~50 faclan) (sa Bheurla no sa Ghàidhlig) a chur gu cscspgsymposium@gmail.com ro 7 Màrt 2025. Faodar pàipearan a thaisbeanadh air-loidhne no gu pearsanta. tinyurl.com/46vnpczp
CfP: 'Scotland Within and Outwith: Internal and External Perceptions of a Nation,' annual Postgraduate Conference, Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, held on 30 April 2025. Submit an abstract and brief biography in English / Gaelic by 7 March 25. tinyurl.com/46vnpczp
February 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
CfP: 'Scotland Within and Outwith: Internal and External Perceptions of a Nation,' annual Postgraduate Conference, Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, held on 30 April 2025. Submit an abstract and brief biography in English / Gaelic by 7 March 25. tinyurl.com/46vnpczp
IASSL currently offers a free 3-year membership to PhD students working on Scottish literatures or languages! Simply fill in the PhD membership form available from scotlit-iassl.org/membership/ and email it to scotlit-iassl@glasgow.ac.uk. 🏴 🌐
January 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
IASSL currently offers a free 3-year membership to PhD students working on Scottish literatures or languages! Simply fill in the PhD membership form available from scotlit-iassl.org/membership/ and email it to scotlit-iassl@glasgow.ac.uk. 🏴 🌐
Aiste 7 (2024), deasaichte le Sìm Innes & Sheila M. Kidd, ri fhaighinn air loidhne a-nis aig 👉 clog.glasgow.ac.uk/ojs/index.ph...
December 29, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Aiste 7 (2024), deasaichte le Sìm Innes & Sheila M. Kidd, ri fhaighinn air loidhne a-nis aig 👉 clog.glasgow.ac.uk/ojs/index.ph...
Season's Greetings from the International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures | Beannachdan na Ràithe bho Chomann Eadar-Nàiseanta airson Sgrùdadh Litreachas na h-Alba ❄️
William York Macgregor (1855-1923): 'Winter Landscape' (1908), National Galleries of Scotland
William York Macgregor (1855-1923): 'Winter Landscape' (1908), National Galleries of Scotland
December 25, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Season's Greetings from the International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures | Beannachdan na Ràithe bho Chomann Eadar-Nàiseanta airson Sgrùdadh Litreachas na h-Alba ❄️
William York Macgregor (1855-1923): 'Winter Landscape' (1908), National Galleries of Scotland
William York Macgregor (1855-1923): 'Winter Landscape' (1908), National Galleries of Scotland