International Association for the Study of Scottish Literatures

Call for Papers published: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 2026 @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Congratulations to IASSL members @rhonabrown.bsky.social and @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social on their new edited publication: '‘O’er a’ my labours sey your skill’: Poetic Responses to Robert Fergusson' (Taproot Press), published as part of the @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social project.

La libertad es una cosa noble: Bruce and Wallace translated into Spanish A talk by Fernando Toda of the University of Salamanca, exploring the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish.

A talk by IASSL member Fernando Toda @usaloficial.bsky.social on the translations of Barbour's Bruce and Hary's Wallace into Spanish: 2 October, 5:30 UK time, in person at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online. Book your free ticket!

Bidh Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig a' tilleadh! 14mh–16mh Iuchar 2026 aig @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Cumaibh sùil air @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social.

The latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies is now available in open access, with contributions by IASSL members Anna Fancett, Arianna Introna, and Petra Johana Poncarová.

The Review of Scottish Culture is now open for submissions to Issue 31. ROSC encourages multi- and interdisciplinary research on the ethnology of Scotland. journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc

The call for submissions & nominations for the 2025 Jack Medal is open until 30 November. We welcome articles & chapters on subjects related to Reception or Diaspora in Scottish Literatures (including Scots, English, Gaelic, and Latin). scotlit-iassl.org/awards/the-j...

YouTube video by IASSL Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean

If you missed our latest webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean,' organised by colleagues from Yonsei University, the complete recording is now available on the IASSL YouTube channel.

Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean IASSL Webinar, Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST ZOOM (Meeting ID: 856 9732 4885; Passcode: 385599) Programme: Meehyun Chung and L. M. Ratnapalan, ‘Lilias Horton Underwood’s Korean tra…

Today (Monday 8 September 2025) at 13:00 UK time / 21:00 South Korea time: our webinar 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean.' All welcome!

📬 The latest issue of the IASSL newsletter, with information about recent and upcoming events, new publications, calls for papers, and much more, has just been dispatched to all members! 📬 You can also read it on the IASSL website: scotlit-iassl.org/membership/n...

Murray Pittock: The John Buchan 150 Lecture Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

John Buchan was born on 26 August 1875 #OTD in Perth. To mark the anniversary, @uofglasgow.bsky.social hosted earlier this year a lecture by IASSL trustee @murrayp.bsky.social, who has also written on Buchan for our latest newsletter.
Lecture: tinyurl.com/4dhnta72
Newsletter: tinyurl.com/6sf56zxx

Deadline reminder: applications for the 'Robert Burns and the Environment' PhD Studentship at @glasgowburns.bsky.social close on Monday 18th August 2025. Research Outlines are welcomed on any aspect of 'Robert Burns and the Environment' broadly conceived.

'Diasporic documents from the Gaelic Atlantic,' in-person one-day workshop at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, 5 September. Speakers include IASSL members Rob Dunbar, @pomuirch.bsky.social, and Silke Stroh. All welcome, registration required.

New publications by our members: Ines Gstrein's article 'Towards a New Formalist Approach to Short Fiction: Janice Galloway’s Jellyfish as a Case Study' appeared in Short Fiction in Theory and Practice 14:1 (2024), as part of a special issue on the short story and ecology. Congratulations!

Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean IASSL Webinar, Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST ZOOM (Meeting ID: 856 9732 4885; Passcode: 385599) Programme: Meehyun Chung and L. M. Ratnapalan, ‘Lilias Horton Underwood’s Korean tra…

We are delighted to announce the next IASSL webinar: 'Bridging Cultures: Scottish Literature in Korean,' Monday 8 September 2025, 13:00 BST / 21:00 KST. All welcome! Papers by Meehyun Chung, L. M. Ratnapalan, Paul Tonks and John M. Frankl.

Patra Jumsai Na Ayudhya - Asia Scotland Institute Patra ‘Pat’ Jumsai Na Ayudhya is a second-year PhD student in Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at Charles University in Prague. His fondness for Scotland

Congratulations to IASSL member Patra Jumsai Na Ayudhya who has recently become one of the Student Ambassadors of the Asia Scotland Institute. Patra is interested in bringing a wider range of Scottish writing to Thai audiences. 🇹🇭 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

IASSL is delighted to announce that the Fifth World Congress of Scottish Literatures is going to be held at Nanjing Normal University on 17-20 June 2027. Find out more about our events & congresses: scotlit-iassl.org/events/

Learning, Liberation, and Posthumanism in The Wind on the Moon - Children's Literature in Education The Wind on the Moon (1944) is a children’s novel by Eric Linklater, in which two nonhuman characters, a puma and a falcon, play a substantial role as friends, teachers and expert aids to the girl pro...

New publications by our members: Karin M. Danielsson's article on learning, liberation, and posthumanism in Eric Linklater's novel The Wind on the Moon appeared in the @springernature.com journal Children’s Literature in Education (March 2025).

Research Grant John Galt Society Research Grant The John Galt Society welcomes applications for a grant (of up to ₤1000) to defrayexpenses incurred in connection with research into the works, life or influence of…

The John Galt Society welcomes applications for a grant (of up to ₤1000) to defray expenses incurred in connection with research into the works, life or influence of John Galt. Archival and digital projects are eligible. The Grant will be awarded annually. thejohngaltsociety.com/research-gra...

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William K. Malcolm’s biography, 'History of a Revoluter: The Life of James Leslie Mitchell/Lewis Grassic Gibbon,' was launched in May 2025. It is the most substantive study of Leslie Mitchell to date, featuring forty illustrations and full critical apparatus. Congratulations!

10 Minutes With To promote the work and activities of our diverse network of members, IASSL runs a dedicated series of short video interviews, 10 Minutes With. Follow our YouTube channel or browse through the indi…

To promote the work and activities of our diverse network of members, IASSL runs a dedicated series of short videos, '10 Minutes With'. Visit our website to browse through the individual interviews. 🌐🎤

YouTube video by IASSL Environmental Scotland III

Did you miss the IASSL webinar 'Environmental Scotland III' on Wednesday? The recording is now available on our YouTube channel! Dana Graham Lai (Simon Fraser University) on Ellen Johnston and Alex Dick (University of British Columbia) on Walter Scott.

Newsletter IASSL issues a quarterly newsletter which features latest news from the field and promotes the achievements of our members. If you would like to receive it and submit your news, please join the IAS…

📩 The spring issue of the IASSL newsletter (2025/II), featuring latest publications, calls for papers, grant calls, and much more, has just been dispatched! All members receive it directly by e-mail, and it is also freely available on our website.

Environmental Scotland III Wednesday 21 May 2025, 6 pm UK time / 7 pm CET, online, ZOOM link). Chaired by Monika Szuba (University of Gdańsk) and Petra Johana Poncarová (University of Glasgow / Charles University, Prague). P…

Tonight at 6 pm UK time / 7 pm CET time: webinar 'Environmental Scotland III', with Dana Graham Lai (Simon Fraser University) on the autobiography, poems and songs of Ellen Johnston and Alexander Dick (University of British Columbia) on Walter Scott and coastal poetics. All welcome!

Online Zoom Forum: 'Edwin Muir: The Spiritual, Ecological, and Community Vision in his Life and Work.' Wednesday 21 May 2025, 7pm-9pm GMT. Featuring contributions by IASSL members Charles Sabatos and Geraldine Coleman @ginorgym.bsky.social.

Upcoming online event by The Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster, 6 May, 7 pm GMT: 'Gaelic and Scots: Cultural Connections and Inspirations in the 20th Century'. Talks on Douglas Young, George Campbell Hay, William Neill, translation, and the magazine Gairm. Free but ticketed.

Wednesday 30 April 2025 10 am CET, at Université de Bretagne-Occidentale & on ZOOM: 'Radical Scottish Gaelic Magazines in the Twentieth Century and Contacts with Brittany' by @poncarova.bsky.social, hosted by Héritage et Création dans le Texte et l'Image & Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique.

IASSL PhD Award Chaired by Steve Newman PhD prize which will be awarded to PhDs on Scottish literature submitted outside of the UK (written in English or other languages) Awarded every 3 years, at every IASSL Worl…

Big news 🎓 The IASSL PhD Award is open! For theses on Scottish literature completed outside the UK (June 2024–26). Encourage your colleagues to submit!

The first award will be delivered in June 2027 at our Philadelphia Conference.

More details here: scotlit-iassl.org/awards/iassl...

Call for Papers: Scotland in Europe VI: 2-24 October 2025, University of Warsaw. The conference seeks to highlight the interdisciplinary nature of the topic and to facilitate cooperation between different European academic centres. Deadline: 31 May 2025. ia.uw.edu.pl/scotland-in-... 🇵🇱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌍

The John Buchan 150 Lecture, delivered by @murrayp.bsky.social at @uofglasgow.bsky.social to commemorate John Buchan (1875–1940) on the anniversary of his birth, is now available on YouTube: youtu.be/AF_CEWklqEA?...