Edition Autumn Lecture 2026: Andrew Nash In brief Date - 23 October 2026Venue - Centre for Research CollectionsSpeaker - Dr Andrew Nash (Institute of English Studies)Chair - Professor Alex Thomson (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures)Title - The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing and the Nation in the 1930s Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the eventReader in Book History, Institute of English Studies, Andrew Nash, will give the Edition Autumn lecture, titled 'The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing and the Nation in the 1930s'. It will be chaired by Professor Alex Thomson (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures), and held in the Collections Space, Centre for Research Collections (CRC), 6th Floor Main Library at 4pm to 5:30pm. You can find the booking details and full description below.The Autumn lecture will be preceded from 2pm until 3pm by an optional workshop at the Centre for Research Collections. This workshop is titled 'Publishing the Scottish Literary Renaissance', and will also be led by Dr Nash.Capacity for this workshop is limited, so please book separately for the Autumn lecture and the workshop.About the lecture - 'The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing and the Nation in the 1930s''The Voice of Scotland' was a series of eight books published by George Routledge & Sons over 1935 and 1936. Best known for providing the forum for Edwin Muir’s controversial analysis of ‘the predicament of the Scottish writer’ in 'Scott and Scotland', the series as a whole has been judged a seminal project of the Scottish Literary Renaissance. But who was behind this project? How did the choice of topics and authors arise? And how should we read this ‘survey of Scottish problems’ in the context of broader debates about literature, publishing and the nation in the 1930s?This lecture will relate the long gestation of the series, recounting the parts played by Hugh MacDiarmid and Lewis Grassic Gibbon, among others, and explore how its hidden history can shed new light on a critical decade for literary culture, politics, and nationalism in Scotland.About the workshop - 'Publishing the Scottish Literary Renaissance'This workshop will explore some of the material forms in which the work of writers associated with the inter-war Scottish Literary Renaissance circulated. Participants will examine a selection of books, journals and pamphlets from the 1920s and 1930s, in addition to archival documents drawn from the University Library’s Heritage Collections, and discover more about the wider publishing contexts that energised the revival in Scottish writing in this period.If you choose to attend the workshop, please remember to provide your name as you enter the Main Library so you can be admitted.About EditionEdition (formerly the Centre for the History of the Book) is a collaborative initiative at the University of Edinburgh supporting new research in all aspects of the history of the book, from traditional forms of bibliography, codicology and textual editing to the latest theoretical and digital innovations.How to attendThis event is open to all, and free to attend. You can book your place for the Autumn lecture and the optional preceding workshop separately via Eventbrite.If you choose to attend the workshop, please remember to provide your name as you enter the Main Library so you can be admitted. You should arrive at the Main Library foyer around fifteen minutes before the event starts and give your name at the desk to the right of the main entrance doors. A member of staff will direct you to the 6th floor, which is accessible via lifts.There are lockers at the Centre for Research Collections where you should deposit coats, bags, food and drink, and anything that might damage the rare books. Information about visiting the Centre and accessibility is available on the library's website.Visit the library's website Book your free ticket on Eventbrite Access and recordingPlease note that this lecture is a free, in-person event held on the University of Edinburgh campus. It will not be live streamed - tickets are for access to the venue. However, the lecture may be photographed and/or recorded and added to the University website afterwards. If you would prefer not to appear in any recordings, please contact us in advance or speak to us on the day. It's not a problem.Are you interested in studying English Literature at LLC?Based in the first UNESCO City of Literature, we are home to the oldest department of English Literature in the UK, one of the longest established in the world. Study with us and you'll explore the varying and vital roles that literary writing plays in our lives and societies.We offer a range of single and joint honours undergraduate degrees, taught postgraduate degrees, and research-led pathways, including MSc by Research degrees and PhDs. Find out more about studying English Literature Tags English and Scottish Literature Oct 23 2026 14.00 - 17.30 Edition Autumn Lecture 2026: Andrew Nash An in-person lecture (and optional preceding workshop) by Dr Andrew Nash (Institute of English Studies) entitled 'The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing and the Nation in the 1930s'. Centre for Research Collections Sixth Floor of the Main Library George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Find the venue: Main Library Book your free ticket on Eventbrite This article was published on Tuesday 8 September 2026
Edition Autumn Lecture 2026: Andrew Nash In brief Date - 23 October 2026Venue - Centre for Research CollectionsSpeaker - Dr Andrew Nash (Institute of English Studies)Chair - Professor Alex Thomson (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures)Title - The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing and the Nation in the 1930s Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the eventReader in Book History, Institute of English Studies, Andrew Nash, will give the Edition Autumn lecture, titled 'The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing and the Nation in the 1930s'. It will be chaired by Professor Alex Thomson (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures), and held in the Collections Space, Centre for Research Collections (CRC), 6th Floor Main Library at 4pm to 5:30pm. You can find the booking details and full description below.The Autumn lecture will be preceded from 2pm until 3pm by an optional workshop at the Centre for Research Collections. This workshop is titled 'Publishing the Scottish Literary Renaissance', and will also be led by Dr Nash.Capacity for this workshop is limited, so please book separately for the Autumn lecture and the workshop.About the lecture - 'The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing and the Nation in the 1930s''The Voice of Scotland' was a series of eight books published by George Routledge & Sons over 1935 and 1936. Best known for providing the forum for Edwin Muir’s controversial analysis of ‘the predicament of the Scottish writer’ in 'Scott and Scotland', the series as a whole has been judged a seminal project of the Scottish Literary Renaissance. But who was behind this project? How did the choice of topics and authors arise? And how should we read this ‘survey of Scottish problems’ in the context of broader debates about literature, publishing and the nation in the 1930s?This lecture will relate the long gestation of the series, recounting the parts played by Hugh MacDiarmid and Lewis Grassic Gibbon, among others, and explore how its hidden history can shed new light on a critical decade for literary culture, politics, and nationalism in Scotland.About the workshop - 'Publishing the Scottish Literary Renaissance'This workshop will explore some of the material forms in which the work of writers associated with the inter-war Scottish Literary Renaissance circulated. Participants will examine a selection of books, journals and pamphlets from the 1920s and 1930s, in addition to archival documents drawn from the University Library’s Heritage Collections, and discover more about the wider publishing contexts that energised the revival in Scottish writing in this period.If you choose to attend the workshop, please remember to provide your name as you enter the Main Library so you can be admitted.About EditionEdition (formerly the Centre for the History of the Book) is a collaborative initiative at the University of Edinburgh supporting new research in all aspects of the history of the book, from traditional forms of bibliography, codicology and textual editing to the latest theoretical and digital innovations.How to attendThis event is open to all, and free to attend. You can book your place for the Autumn lecture and the optional preceding workshop separately via Eventbrite.If you choose to attend the workshop, please remember to provide your name as you enter the Main Library so you can be admitted. You should arrive at the Main Library foyer around fifteen minutes before the event starts and give your name at the desk to the right of the main entrance doors. A member of staff will direct you to the 6th floor, which is accessible via lifts.There are lockers at the Centre for Research Collections where you should deposit coats, bags, food and drink, and anything that might damage the rare books. Information about visiting the Centre and accessibility is available on the library's website.Visit the library's website Book your free ticket on Eventbrite Access and recordingPlease note that this lecture is a free, in-person event held on the University of Edinburgh campus. It will not be live streamed - tickets are for access to the venue. However, the lecture may be photographed and/or recorded and added to the University website afterwards. If you would prefer not to appear in any recordings, please contact us in advance or speak to us on the day. It's not a problem.Are you interested in studying English Literature at LLC?Based in the first UNESCO City of Literature, we are home to the oldest department of English Literature in the UK, one of the longest established in the world. Study with us and you'll explore the varying and vital roles that literary writing plays in our lives and societies.We offer a range of single and joint honours undergraduate degrees, taught postgraduate degrees, and research-led pathways, including MSc by Research degrees and PhDs. Find out more about studying English Literature Tags English and Scottish Literature Oct 23 2026 14.00 - 17.30 Edition Autumn Lecture 2026: Andrew Nash An in-person lecture (and optional preceding workshop) by Dr Andrew Nash (Institute of English Studies) entitled 'The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing and the Nation in the 1930s'. Centre for Research Collections Sixth Floor of the Main Library George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Find the venue: Main Library Book your free ticket on Eventbrite This article was published on Tuesday 8 September 2026
Oct 23 2026 14.00 - 17.30 Edition Autumn Lecture 2026: Andrew Nash An in-person lecture (and optional preceding workshop) by Dr Andrew Nash (Institute of English Studies) entitled 'The Voice of Scotland: Literature, Publishing and the Nation in the 1930s'.
