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Scottish Literature students launch new international press with poetic response to COVID-19

31 July, 2020

We talk to Patrick Jamieson and Daniela Silva about Taproot Press and its origins in Scotland&#039…

Judging the James Tait Black Prizes 2020: Alice Rae

27 July, 2020

Literature and Classics PhD student Alice Rae describes how being Lead Student Reader for the James…

Judging the James Tait Black Prizes 2020: June Laurenson

20 July, 2020

In her second year as Lead Student Reader for the James Tait Black Prize for Biography, we talk to…

From Arthur's Seat - growing a digital platform out of a writing community

29 May, 2020

Magali Roman, Editor-in-Chief of Volume Four of our Creative Writing anthology, shares her…

Inspiring LLC staff shortlisted for Colleague Recognition Awards

14 May, 2020

We chat to Nadin Akta, Celeste-Marie Bernier, Fiona Carmichael and Christine Lennie about being…

Jane McKie wins the Ian Campbell Award for Teaching in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

24 April, 2020

She reflects on what the award means, particularly during a time of crisis, and on our very special…

Meet our new podcaster going Beyond the Books

28 February, 2020

We chat to PhD candidate, and Web and Communications Postgraduate Intern, Ellen Davis-Walker about…

Forging language and cultural policy links with the Nordic Council

17 February, 2020

The Scandinavian Studies team have met senior members of the Nordic Council at the Scottish…

Telling stories of future fossils

03 February, 2020

We talk to Royal Society of Literature award-winner, David Farrier, about why it’s important for…

What do you learn from bringing a Japanese art exhibition to Edinburgh?

20 December, 2019

PhD in Japanese candidate Olivia Putyer tells us about the public engagement skills she’s developed…