Literary Scotland

For information on literary festivals and events log on towww.bookfestivalscotland.comTo fi nd out more about literature in Scotland log on towww.literatureforumscotland.org.ukThis guide has been produced and supported by:Alan Riach authorProfessor of Scottish Literature at GlasgowUniversity and President of the Associationfor Scottish Literary Studies, 2006-10. He isthe general editor of the Collected Works ofHugh MacDiarmid, the author of RepresentingScotland in Literature, Popular Culture andIconography (2005) and co-author with AlexanderMoffat of Arts of Resistance: Poets, Portraitsand Landscapes of Modern Scotland (2008),described by the Times Literary Supplementas ‘a landmark book’. His fi fth book of poems,Homecoming (2009), follows Clearances (2001),First & Last Songs (1995), An Open Return(1991) and This Folding Map (1990).ASLSASLS promotes the languages and literature ofScotland, publishing classic and contemporaryScottish writing, journals, teaching notes,and study guides to major Scottish authors.www.asls.org.ukVisitScotlandVisitScotland is Scotland’s national touristboard. For more information on what to seeand do and where to stay in Scotland visitwww.visitscotland.comCreative ScotlandThe arts, culture and creative industries makeScotland the place it is today, and CreativeScotland is the national leader – here to nurturethe talent in Scotland, and to champion Scotland’screativity at home and abroad.