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The Scots Language Publication Grant
The Scots Language Publication Grant exists to support Scottish publishers to publish and promote work written in Scots.
We are delighted to announce the Scots Language Publication Grant 2021 awardees. Ten new titles will be supported by the grant this year.
Funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Scottish Book Trust, the Scots Language Publication Grant was created by the Scots Language Resource Network to support Scottish publishers to publish and promote work written in Scots. The grant is designed to cover publishing costs such as editing, advances, illustrations and cover design, typesetting, printing and marketing.
About the grant
The grant aims to support publishers seeking assistance with:
- Publishing new work, including translated texts
- Reprinting existing historical or culturally significant work
- Effective marketing and promotion of existing and new work
Previous awardees
Since launching in 2019, the grant has supported the publication of a brilliant range of Scots books, including both new work and translated texts. Learn more about the books published through the grant.
How to apply
Applications for the Scots Language Publication Grant are currently closed.
Applications are welcome via email or post, but please let us know over email if you plan to submit a physical copy of your application. A maximum of four projects can be applied for/awarded per publisher, per round.
Please see projects supported by the Scots Language Publication Grant in 2020(this will open in a new window) for examples of the kind of projects that have received funding in the past.
For all enquiries, please email applications@scottishbooktrust.com(this will open in a new window)
About the Scots Language Resource Network
The Scots Language Resource Network meets twice a year to discuss the coordination and publication of new and existing resources (online and in print) that support speakers, readers, writers, teachers, learners and students of Scots. It currently includes representatives from the following organisations:
- ASLS
- Creative Scotland
- Dictionaries of the Scottish Language
- Education Scotland
- Glasgow Women's Library
- Hands up for Trad
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Kist o Riches
- Literature Alliance Scotland
- National Library of Scotland
- Oor Vyce
- Publishing Scotland
- SCILT
- Scots Hoose
- Scots Language Centre
- cots Language Society/Scots Leid Associe
- Scots Radio
- Scottish Book Trust
- Scottish Government
- Scottish Poetry Library
- SQA
- Ulster Scots Agency
- University of Glasgow
- Wigtown Book Festival
The publication grant is funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Scottish Book Trust.
