The Associe for the Leetratur o Scotland (Association for Scottish Literature) is awa tae haud an ae day scuils confeerence in Glesca offerein CPD in sindry brainches o langage an leetratur anent poyetry, film-makkin, novels, an screivings, in baith the Scots an Soothron leids. The ettles is tae gie uphaud tae teachers that’s yet in hauns wi training, alang wi forder advice anent thir subjects for ither teachers lookin thon gait.

The confeerence will be held on Seturday 7 October 2023, stertin at 10am in the Jeems Watt Sooth Bigging, Engineering Wey, at the Versity o Glesca, an will skail at 4pm.  Ingait is free. For mair wittins anent this please speir at Duncan Jones bi gait o email office@asls.org.uk or gie the depairtment o Scots Leetratur a phone on 0141 330 5309.

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Div ye hae an intress in maet an maut? Fa daesna? The Doric Quine is caain on fowk tae send her ony auld recipes that she michtna hae, alang wi ony crack, poyems an ither eiks an ens anent maet in North East Scots – ‘e Doric - tae ging alang wi them. She’s awa tae stert a crowdfunder for tae pit oot anither beukie o fowk’s favourite dishes. A body can either post them on the Doric Quine Facebook page or email them direct like tae folklore.quine@gmail.com far she wad be richt gled tae hear fae ye. A gweed hantle o the siller fae the beukie will be gien tae the The Willows Animal Sanctuary far peer beasts that’s been hurtit can get a bittie care. Sae gin ye hae a recipe at’s far ben, please lat the quine ken.

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Dictionars o the Scots Leid in Embra haes pit oot a caw for up tae fower jobs tae be fillt. The poseetions is peyed atween £24 an £28,000 a year, lippenin on the skeels an knawledge o the bodies taen on, an the contracts is for atween 12 an 18 month, wi a stert date o 15 Januar 2024. The Dictionars is awa tae chenge its online Aulder an Modren dictionars o Scots for tae mak them swacker wi aw kin kind o devices an graith, an tae redd the gait for eikin mair materials. The new  bodies taen on will mak up pairt o the team that will tak thir tasks in haun an wirk on sindry ither projects forby. The wark will be done maistly fae hame, bi gait o email, text an video, but wi antrin gaitherings for training or ither maiters, an can be done either full time (35 houres) or pairt time tae the wark pattren that’s fitting.

Gin ye hae an intress in pittin in for ony o thir poseetions, please see yer CV wi letter or email tae jobs@dsl.ac.uk bi the deidline o 22 August 2023. Mind that the CV mauna be mair nor twa pages an that yer letter or email maun state whit pattren an nummer o houers ye wad raither wirk tae. Thaim that maks the shortleet will be askit tae attend a first interview either in person or throu online graith.

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