International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures
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New interview in our series: IASSL convenor Marie Hedon chats with Bill Malcolm, Joint Administrator of the Mitchell Literary Estate and author of the 'History of a Revoluter: The Life of James Leslie Mitchell/Lewis Grassic Gibbon' (2025), shortlisted for the Saltire Best Research Book of the Year.
10 Minutes with... Dr William Malcolm (Mitchell Literary Estate)
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November 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New interview in our series: IASSL convenor Marie Hedon chats with Bill Malcolm, Joint Administrator of the Mitchell Literary Estate and author of the 'History of a Revoluter: The Life of James Leslie Mitchell/Lewis Grassic Gibbon' (2025), shortlisted for the Saltire Best Research Book of the Year.
Tonight (Tue 25 November) at 7 pm UK time: 'Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100', an online seminar exploring Macdonald's legacy as a filmmaker, writer, journalist, editor, and a leading figure in Gaelic initiatives. Bidh fàilte bhlàth romhaibh uile / All welcome!
Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100
Tuesday 25 November 2025, 7 pm UK time, ZOOM. This year marks the centenary of the birth of Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill | Finlay J. Macdonald (1925–1987). The webinar explores his rich legacy as a…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Tonight (Tue 25 November) at 7 pm UK time: 'Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100', an online seminar exploring Macdonald's legacy as a filmmaker, writer, journalist, editor, and a leading figure in Gaelic initiatives. Bidh fàilte bhlàth romhaibh uile / All welcome!
Congratulations to Dr Suping Li, winner of the 2025 Ross Roy Prize, for her dissertation ‘”If I have wander’d in those paths”: The reception of Robert Burns in China’, defended at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. It examines the full spectrum of Burns’ Chinese reception in translation, criticism and music.
Ross Roy Prize – 2025 Winner Announced
The Ross Roy Prize is awarded annually to the best PhD thesis submitted on a subject relating to Scottish literature. Judged by a panel of expert scholars, the Prize commemorates the outstanding co…
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November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Congratulations to Dr Suping Li, winner of the 2025 Ross Roy Prize, for her dissertation ‘”If I have wander’d in those paths”: The reception of Robert Burns in China’, defended at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. It examines the full spectrum of Burns’ Chinese reception in translation, criticism and music.
12 days left to submit/nominate articles and chapters to the 2025 Jack Medal! The call closes on 30 November. The prize is awarded for new research on subjects related to Reception or Diaspora in Scottish Literatures (including Scots, English, Gaelic, and Latin). scotlit-iassl.org/awards/the-j...
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
12 days left to submit/nominate articles and chapters to the 2025 Jack Medal! The call closes on 30 November. The prize is awarded for new research on subjects related to Reception or Diaspora in Scottish Literatures (including Scots, English, Gaelic, and Latin). scotlit-iassl.org/awards/the-j...
Call for Papers: 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures: Scotland Along the New Silk Road (17-20 June 2027, Nanjing Normal University, China). Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2026.
Call for Papers: 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures: Scotland Along the New Silk Road (17-20 June 2027)
The Fifth World Congress of Scottish Literatures will be held at Nanjing Normal University in Nanjing, China, on 17-20 June 2027. Being China’s first city designated as a “UNESCO City of Literature…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Call for Papers: 5th World Congress of Scottish Literatures: Scotland Along the New Silk Road (17-20 June 2027, Nanjing Normal University, China). Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2026.
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).
Next IASSL webinar: 'Finlay J Macdonald at 100', 25 November 2025, 7 pm UK time. The webinar explores Macdonald's legacy as a filmmaker, producer, writer, and journalist. Talks by Mhairi Brennan, Rob Dunbar, @macailpein.bsky.social, and @poncarova.bsky.social. Bidh fàilte bhlàth romhaibh uile!
Finlay J Macdonald at 100 | Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill aig 100
Tuesday 25 November 2025, 7 pm UK time, ZOOM. This year marks the centenary of the birth of Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill | Finlay J. Macdonald (1925–1987). The webinar explores his rich legacy as a…
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October 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Next IASSL webinar: 'Finlay J Macdonald at 100', 25 November 2025, 7 pm UK time. The webinar explores Macdonald's legacy as a filmmaker, producer, writer, and journalist. Talks by Mhairi Brennan, Rob Dunbar, @macailpein.bsky.social, and @poncarova.bsky.social. Bidh fàilte bhlàth romhaibh uile!
Call for Papers: ‘Our three-voiced country’: Twentieth-century cross-currents in Gaelic and other Scottish writing. The 2026 annual conference of the Association for Scottish Literature will be held at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on 26–28 June.
2026 ASL Annual Conference - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
‘Our three-voiced country’: Twentieth-century cross-currents in Gaelic and other Scottish writing
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October 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Call for Papers: ‘Our three-voiced country’: Twentieth-century cross-currents in Gaelic and other Scottish writing. The 2026 annual conference of the Association for Scottish Literature will be held at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on 26–28 June.
A new addition to the video interview series '10 Minutes With' that introduce our members: this time, IASSL convenor Marie Hedon chats to Peter Mackay, Senior Lecturer at @standrewsenglish.bsky.social and Scottish Makar.
10 Minutes With... Peter Mackay (University of St Andrews)
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October 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A new addition to the video interview series '10 Minutes With' that introduce our members: this time, IASSL convenor Marie Hedon chats to Peter Mackay, Senior Lecturer at @standrewsenglish.bsky.social and Scottish Makar.
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...
Call for Papers published: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Gairm Phàipearan Co-Labhairt | Call For Conference Papers: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 14−16 July 2026
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October 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Call for Papers published: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Congratulations to IASSL members @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social on their new edited publication: '‘O’er a’ my labours sey your skill’: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson' (Taproot Press), published as part of the @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social project.
We're thrilled to announce 'O'er a' my labours sey your skill: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson.
Across Scots, English and Gaelic, a wealth of contemporary poets respond to Fergusson's work, proving that, 250 years since his death, his song immortal lives!
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Across Scots, English and Gaelic, a wealth of contemporary poets respond to Fergusson's work, proving that, 250 years since his death, his song immortal lives!
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September 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Congratulations to IASSL members @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social on their new edited publication: '‘O’er a’ my labours sey your skill’: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson' (Taproot Press), published as part of the @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social project.
A talk by IASSL member Fernando Toda @usaloficial.bsky.social on the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish: 2 October, 5:30 UK time, in person at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online. Book your free ticket!
La libertad es una cosa noble: Bruce and Wallace translated into Spanish
A talk by Fernando Toda of the University of Salamanca, exploring the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A talk by IASSL member Fernando Toda @usaloficial.bsky.social on the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish: 2 October, 5:30 UK time, in person at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online. Book your free ticket!
Bidh Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig a' tilleadh! 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 aig @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Cumaibh sùil air @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social.
Cumaibh 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 airson Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig aig Oilthigh Ghlaschu.
Gairm phàipearan & fiosrachadh clàraidh uile ri thighinn.
Hold 14th–16th July 2026 for the Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference at the University of Glasgow.
Call for Papers & Registration information all to follow.
Gairm phàipearan & fiosrachadh clàraidh uile ri thighinn.
Hold 14th–16th July 2026 for the Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference at the University of Glasgow.
Call for Papers & Registration information all to follow.
September 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Bidh Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig a' tilleadh! 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 aig @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Cumaibh sùil air @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social.
The latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies is now available in open access, with contributions by IASSL members Anna Fancett, Arianna Introna, and Petra Johana Poncarová.
Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies
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September 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies is now available in open access, with contributions by IASSL members Anna Fancett, Arianna Introna, and Petra Johana Poncarová.
The Review of Scottish Culture is now open for submissions to Issue 31. ROSC encourages multi- and interdisciplinary research on the ethnology of Scotland. journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc
How time flies! Excited to say that IIssue 30 of #RoSC is now with our typesetter and out soon so... we're open for submissions to issue 31.
Please share and submit 😊 All you need is at:
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Please share and submit 😊 All you need is at:
journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc
September 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Review of Scottish Culture is now open for submissions to Issue 31. ROSC encourages multi- and interdisciplinary research on the ethnology of Scotland. journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc
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...
If you missed our latest webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean,' organised by colleagues from Yonsei University, the complete recording is now available on the IASSL YouTube channel.
Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean
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September 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
If you missed our latest webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean,' organised by colleagues from Yonsei University, the complete recording is now available on the IASSL YouTube channel.
Today (Monday 8 September 2025) at 13:00 UK time / 21:00 South Korea time: our webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean.' All welcome!
Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean
IASSL Webinar, Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST ZOOM (Meeting ID: 856 9732 4885; Passcode: 385599) Programme: Meehyun Chung and L. M. Ratnapalan, ‘Lilias Horton Underwood’s Korean tra…
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September 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Today (Monday 8 September 2025) at 13:00 UK time / 21:00 South Korea time: our webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean.' All welcome!
📬 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...
John Buchan was born on 26 August 1875 #OTD in Perth. To mark the anniversary, @uofglasgow.bsky.social hosted earlier this year a lecture by IASSL trustee @murrayp.bsky.social, who has also written on Buchan for our latest newsletter.
Lecture: tinyurl.com/4dhnta72
Newsletter: tinyurl.com/6sf56zxx
Lecture: tinyurl.com/4dhnta72
Newsletter: tinyurl.com/6sf56zxx
Murray Pittock: The John Buchan 150 Lecture
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August 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
John Buchan was born on 26 August 1875 #OTD in Perth. To mark the anniversary, @uofglasgow.bsky.social hosted earlier this year a lecture by IASSL trustee @murrayp.bsky.social, who has also written on Buchan for our latest newsletter.
Lecture: tinyurl.com/4dhnta72
Newsletter: tinyurl.com/6sf56zxx
Lecture: tinyurl.com/4dhnta72
Newsletter: tinyurl.com/6sf56zxx
Deadline reminder: applications for the 'Robert Burns and the Environment' PhD Studentship at @glasgowburns.bsky.social close on Monday 18th August 2025. Research Outlines are welcomed on any aspect of 'Robert Burns and the Environment' broadly conceived.
University of Glasgow - Scholarships & funding - Robert Burns and the Environment Scholarship
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August 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Deadline reminder: applications for the 'Robert Burns and the Environment' PhD Studentship at @glasgowburns.bsky.social close on Monday 18th August 2025. Research Outlines are welcomed on any aspect of 'Robert Burns and the Environment' broadly conceived.