Posts Tagged ‘National Library of Scotland’
Scots Language Awards return for 2021 ceremony
Scots celebrities, artists and speakers gathered in Dundee at Broughty Ferry’s Gardyne Theatre to celebrate culture and language for the Scots Language Awards 2021. The audience, many of whom were gathering from across the Scots community for the first time since before lockdown, were treated to interviews with the winners of 13 awards, and writer…
Read MoreScotland’s lifeboats celebrated in new film
A new release of archive film and video celebrating RNLI communities across Scotland will finally kick off its major Scottish big screen tour later this month. Launch! On the Sea with Scotland’s Lifeboats will premier at Mareel in Lerwick, Shetland on Sunday June 20 at 2pm before visiting cinemas and community halls in lifeboat communities…
Read MoreAye Write announces its full cast for digital book festival
The Aye Write book festival has announced its full programme of online events featuring 140 authors from Scotland and around the world, over two weekends this month. Taking place from 14 May to 16 May and 21 May to 23 May, Aye Write is Glasgow’s Book Festival and is produced by Glasgow Life, the charity…
Read MoreIan Rankin delves into his archive for online event
THE UK’s best-selling crime novellist, Ian Rankin, will lift the lid tomorrow on his literary archive. Rankin donated his archive to the National Library of Scotland last year. He also donated money towards creating a post to catalogue each item for the library, which was carried out by curator Rosemary Hall. Rankin and Hall will…
Read MoreFemale film goes live tonight
A FILM about women’s lives in 20th century Scotland will be available online from tonight. The National Library of Scotland’s Her Century show will begin broadcasting at 5pm today on its Youtube channel. The film toured around cinemas during the run-up to lockdown and was due to be shown at the library in Edinburgh this…
Read MoreExplore Scotland’s inspirational literary locations
Sir Walter Scott, JM Barrie, Irvine Welsh and JK Rowling are among a few of the greatest writers influenced by Scotland’s beautiful landscapes. The mysterious closes of Edinburgh, the untouched wilderness of Dumfries & Galloway and the romantic Shetland coastlines have all painted literature for generations. From page to place, come to Scotland and discover the locations where the stories of famous characters Peter Pan,…
Read MoreNational Library of Scotland prepares new gallery
A Scottish design agency has secured a new project to design a new gallery for the National Library of Scotland. The gallery will showcase, for the first time, the very best from the Library’s vast collections of material which have shaped and documented Scotland’s cultural identity. Edinburgh-based Studio MB will oversee the exhibition development, digital…
Read More13th Cromarty Film Festival plans announced
The full programme has been announced for the 13th annual Cromarty Film Festival. Guests including best-selling author Denise Mina, acclaimed journalist Lesley Riddoch, sound engineer to the stars Stuart Wilson and directors Zara Balfour and Vicki Lesley will introduce some of their favourite films and more at the Black Isle town 6-8 December Everywhere from…
Read MoreShortlists for Scotland’s national book awards
The Saltire Society announced the shortlists for the 2019 Saltire Literary Awards, as well as two brand new prizes, at an event in Edinburgh this evening. This year, for the first time, the Saltire Society will be awarding a prize for Scottish Book Cover and a special Award for Lifetime Achievement. The winners of all…
Read MoreWhat’s in a name – the history of the Cadell family
What links the first navigation of the River Murray, 19th century photo negatives hidden under the floorboards of a grand mansion, and the TV programme, Hi-De-Hi? No idea? The answer lies with the Cadell family, the family who occupied Cockenzie House in East Lothian for over 200 years. They bought the house in the late…
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