The Association for Scottish
Literary Studies



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The First Men on Mercury, by Edwin Morgan, has been adapted into comic-strip form for the ASLS by the Glasgow-based comics duo metaphrog. To mark National Poetry Day 2009, more than 30,000 copies have been distributed to all Secondary school pupils in the poet’s home city. See the finished article here! The First Men on Mercury
Understanding Grammar in Scotland Today, by John Corbett and Christian Kay, is now available. Understanding Grammar in Scotland Today
The programme for the 2009 ASLS Schools Conference is now online.
In the Event of Fire: New Writing Scotland 27, edited by Alan Bissett and Liz Niven, is now available. In the Event of Fire
The programme for the 2009 ASLS Schools Conference is now online.
Issue five of The Bottle Imp, our free Scottish Studies ezine produced in association with the Scottish Writing Exhibition, is now available. The Bottle Imp
Crossing the Highland Line: Cross-Currents in Eighteenth-Century Scottish Writing, edited by Christopher MacLachlan, is now available. Crossing the Highland Line
What is Scottish Literature?, a brief introduction by Alan Riach, is available for free download as a PDF. What is Scottish Literature?
Issue four of the International Journal of Scottish Literature, our free online peer-reviewed journal, is now available. International Journal
of Scottish Literature
Alan Bissett, author of Boyracers and The Incredible Adam Spark, will join Liz Niven as co-editor of New Writing Scotland 27, to be published in 2009. Many thanks to our outgoing editor, Brian Whittingham, for all his hard work on the last three issues. Alan Bissett
Liz Niven
Scottish People’s Theatre: Plays by Glasgow Unity Writers, edited by Bill Findlay, is now available. Scottish People's Theatre
Scottish Plays for Schools, co-published by ASLS and Hodder Gibson, is now available. Scottish Plays for Schools

ASLS has moved! As from 1 March 2007, we are now based in the Department of Scottish Literature, 7 University Gardens, University of Glasgow. Many thanks to Glasgow’s Scottish Literature department for providing us with accommodation, and many thanks to the Scottish History department for looking after us so well for so long.

ASLS in USA
A selection of ASLS titles are now available in the USA and Canada from the Chicago-based Independent Publishers Group. Click here to see the list of titles available.

Retrieving and Renewing: Edwin Morgan, the current Scottish Makar, has written a poem for ASLS, entitled ‘Retrieving and Renewing’: click HERE to see it.
 

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The Association for Scottish Literary Studies aims to promote the study, teaching and writing of Scottish literature, and to further the study of the languages of Scotland.

To these ends, ASLS publishes a variety of materials:
 
Scottish People's Theatre:
Plays by Glasgow Unity Writers The ASLS Annual Volumes series: works of Scottish literature which have either been neglected or which merit a fresh presentation to a modern audience.
  • Browse the ASLS Annual Volume series
  • Find out how to receive a new Annual Volume each year
    as an ASLS member
In the Event of Fire: NWS 27 New Writing Scotland, an annual anthology of new poetry, drama and short fiction, in English, Scots and Gaelic – click here for information on how to submit your work for consideration.
  • Browse back issues of New Writing Scotland
  • Find out how to receive a new edition of New Writing Scotland
    each year as an ASLS member
Scottish Literary Review The journal Scottish Literary Review, containing literary studies, criticism and in-depth reviews of books.
  • Browse back issues of Scottish Literary Review
  • Find out how to receive two issues of Scottish Literary Review each year as an ASLS member
Scottish Language The journal Scottish Language, publishing scholarly studies of the languages of Scotland, past and present.
  • Browse back issues of Scottish Language
  • Find out how to receive a new issue of Scottish Language each year
    as an ASLS member
International Journal
of Scottish Literature The International Journal of Scottish Literature is a peer-reviewed online journal which aims to develop and circulate international perspectives on Scottish writing.
ScotLit The ASLS newsletter ScotLit, which carries short articles, features and news.
  • Browse back issues of ScotLit
  • Find out how to receive two issues of ScotLit each year
    as an ASLS member
The Bottle Imp The Bottle Imp is a free online ezine for scholars and students of Scottish literature, produced by ASLS in conjunction with the Scottish Writing Exhibition.
Scotnotes 24: Ian Rankin's Black & Blue Scotnotes: a series of study guides on Scottish authors and poets (24 books to date and still growing).
ASLS Teaching Notes Teaching Notes: advice and support from teachers of English on how to use Scottish texts in the classroom.
23 Poems of Edwin Morgan CD Audio CDs: poems read by their authors, with informed commentary from leading academics.
  • Browse the range of ASLS Audio CDs
Crossing the Highland Line:
Cross-Currents in Eighteenth-Century Scottish Writing
 
Occasional Papers: scholarly essays on a range of subjects related to Scottish literature and language.
  • Browse the ASLS Occasional Papers series
Treasure Islands: Treasure Islands: a guide to Scottish fiction for young readers aged 10–14: a collection of 160 short reviews of the best Scottish children’s fiction, with information on themes, content, age range and reading level.
  • Learn more
  • Browse on-line updates to Treasure Islands.

ASLS also holds regular Conferences on Scottish language and literature:

Some of the papers presented at recent Conferences are available on-line here.

Details on how to submit material for publication to ASLS can be found here.

If you are already involved with Scottish Studies, personally or professionally, please consider adding your name to the Scottish Studies Database. The SSD is a list of scholars currently working in Scottish literature, language, history and culture, listed with their research interests and institution. We hope it will help scholars and students make and maintain professional contact.

 

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ASLS Council Members


President: Prof Alan Riach
Secretary: Lorna Borrowman Smith
Treasurer: Tom Ralph

Vice-presidents: Prof John Corbett, Prof Ian Duncan, Prof Isobel Murray

Jim Alison
William Aitken
Dr Beth Dickson
Dr Morna Fleming
Dr Donna Heddle
David Hutchison
Dr Kirsty MacDonald
Prof Murray Pittock
Dr James Robertson
Dr Paul Scott

Past Presidents: Alan MacGillivray, Dorothy McMillan, Dr David Robb

Editors and Conveners
Dr Eleanor Bell (Co-editor, International Journal of Scottish Literature)
Alan Bissett (Co-editor of New Writing Scotland)
Dr Suzanne Gilbert (Convener of International Committee)
Dr Scott Hames (Co-editor, International Journal of Scottish Literature)
Jim McCall (Convener of Publications Board)
Derrick McClure (Editor of Scottish Language)
Dr Margery Palmer McCulloch (Co-editor of Scottish Studies Review)
Liz Niven (Co-editor of New Writing Scotland)
Dr Sarah Dunnigan (Co-editor of Scottish Studies Review)
Ronnie Renton (Convener of Education Committee)
Dr Christine Robinson (Convener of Language Committee)

Co-opted
Prof Ian Brown
Dr Rhona Brown
Prof Nigel Leask
Dr Christopher MacLachlan
Dr Christopher Nicol
Ailsa Stratton

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Last updated 8 October 2009.