Days Like This

The Days Like This book is now available to buy!

Click here to buy the Days Like This book 

The book is also available in Waterstones and all good bookshops. 

Click here to see the list of stories featured in the book

Click here to see the list of stories featured in the BBC broadcast

Remember, you can still send us your story - it will appear alongside the others on our website.

• List of stories selected for the book

• Complete A-Z index of stories

• Celebrity curators

• Irvine Welsh's Top Tips

• Submit a story

Days Like This Adult Learning Resources

Download detailed notes here, specifically for facilitators, teachers and tutors who wish to engage their adult learners in the Days Like This project.

Celebrity Curators

Author Irvine Welsh, chef and broadcaster Hardeep Singh Kohli, actress Siobhan Redmond, mountaineer Jamie Andrew, percussionist Evelyn Glennie and Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble have joined the project as celebrity curators. They have written and recorded their own stories for the project, and you can read all six of them here on our site . Click on their pictures to read the stories.

Irvine Welsh's Top Tips

The bestselling author and Days Like This curator suggests ways to get started in writing your story.

Read Irvine's story writing tips

How does it work?

Simple. Your story needs to be true, and to be written from your point of view. It also needs to be no more than 1000 words in length. Submit your story by email at info@scottishbooktrust.com

Download a copy of the leaflet:
* larger file for printing
* smaller file for viewing online

Days Like This was inspired by Paul Auster’s book True Tales of American Life as well as a project developed by BBC Northern Ireland.