Other sources of advice and training
Writer Development Opportunities in Scotland
There are many organisations in Scotland which can offer help and advice to writers at all stages in their career.
For up to date information on current opportunities for writers in the UK please contact literaturetraining - www.literaturetraining.com
General Advice and Information
Cultural Enterprise
Cultural Enterprise offers advice and support for individuals who are interested in a career as a writer. They also offer professional development planning sessions (PDP) for established writers who are unsure which direction to take with their writing career. www.culturalenterpriseoffice.co.uk/website/
Literaturetraining
Literaturetraining offers information and advice on courses, workshops, mentoring, critical appraisal services, conferences and events, jobs, commissions, residencies, competitions, organisations, networks, training providers, books, magazines, and funding for professional development. www.literaturetraining.com
Society of Authors in Scotland
The Society of Authors in Scotland offers help, advice and information to published authors, illustrators and translators. www.societyofauthors.org/subsidiary_groups/soa_in_scotland/
Scottish Arts Council
Responsible for the SAC Writers Bursary. (Please note that the SAC New Writers Bursaries are now the Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards) www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/funding/apply/individuals/literature.aspx
Community Learning Courses
Learning Connections
Many local authorities run creative writing classes. You may be able to find details of these on your local authority website. Alternatively you can visit the Learning Connections website for contact details of the person responsible for community learning in your area. http://www.esystems.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/pls/cld/cld.show_search_results?p_rv_id_sectn=617
Courses and writers groups
University and College Creative Writing Courses
The NAWE (National Association of Writers in Education) website offers full details of all Creative Writing Courses in the UK, including an option to search for courses in Scotland. http://www.nawe.co.uk/metadot/index.pl
Arvon Foundation
Arvon Foundation offers creative writing courses, taught by professional writers throughout the UK. http://www.arvonfoundation.org/p1.html
Moniack Mhor
Moniack Mhor is an Arvon Foundation house in the Highlands, offering writer retreats and Arvon courses. http://www.arvonfoundation.org/p94.html
Scottish Association of Writers
Society of Writers in Scotland (SAW) provides a list of affiliated writers groups in Scotland http://www.sawriters.org.uk/clubs.html
Arts Organisations
Cove Park
Cove Park offers residency opportunities throughout the year. http://www.covepark.org/
Hi-Arts
Hi-Arts provides a wide range of services to professional and developing writers living and working in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, including critical assessment, mentoring, advice and support surgeries, development funding and information, and a second stage residential 'masterclass' for the most promising writers. http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/
Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association
Offers a range of opportunities for writers living in the Dumfries and Galloway area. http://www.dgaa.net/literature.php
Shetland Arts Trust
Shetland Arts Trust offers opportunities for writers living in Shetland. http://www.shetlandarts.org/home.html
Children’s Writers
SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators)
Offers grants, awards and organises regional conferences and events for children’s writers and illustrators. http://www.thistlegirldesigns.com/scbwi/
Playwriting
The Arches
The Arches Theatre is the leading provider in Scotland for support to emergent artists and performance practitioners. http://www.thearches.co.uk/theatre.htm
National Theatre of Scotland
National Theatre of Scotland accepts submissions from playwrights at any stage in their career as long as they are living and working in Scotland. http://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/content/default.asp?page=s5_9
Playwrights Studio
The Playwrights Studio offers a range of opportunities for playwrights based in Scotland. http://www.playwrightsstudio.co.uk/
Traverse Theatre
The Traverse will accept unsolicited scripts and prioritises work from writers living in Scotland. The Traverse also runs workshops targeted at a range of experience. http://www.traverse.co.uk/new_writing.html
Poetry
Scottish Poetry Library
The Scottish Poetry Library offers workshops and information on poetry workshops within Scotland. http://www.spl.org.uk/events/index.html#workshops
Screenwriting
Scottish Screen
Scottish Screen offers information, advice and funding for Scottish screenwriters. http://www.scottishscreen.com/content/main_page.php?page_id=21
The Filmhouse Cinema
The Filmhouse runs scriptwriting courses for new writers. http://www.filmhousecinema.com/learning/adults
Screen Academy Scotland
The Screen Academy Scotland, a Skillset Screen Academy, is a collaboration between Scotland's leading screen practice education institutions - Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art and runs an MA in Screenwriting and a PG Cert in Screenwriting.
http://www.screenacademyscotland.ac.uk/
