Scottish Book Trust
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A national charity changing lives with reading and writing. Home of @Bookbug_SBT, @BookWeekScot and #ReadingSchools. Donate today to change lives with books.
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Scottish Poetry Library
Bringing people & poems together. It is free to join as a borrower & we also operate free postal borrowing.
Too many children in Scotland do not have books at home. Without books, children are missing out.
Donate now to give the joy and magic of books to a child like Emily.
#BooksForAll ๐
scottishbooktrust.com/donate
Reading is Caring
Read this opinion piece from Keira O'Sullivan from Scottish Book Trust as she highlights their reading is caring workshops.
Keira shares how personalised shared reading can strengthen connection, improve wellbeing and increase happiness: alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/opinion/rโฆ
๐๐ Cowie and Riverside Primary Schools have become the first in Scotland to receive a second Gold Reading Schools Accreditation from
Scottish Book Trust
Read more: โก๏ธ stirling.gov.uk/news/gold-for-โฆ
Writing neurodivergent characters in fiction books: advice from neurodivergent teens to authors. Superb blogpost by charl (she/her) based on UoELiteracyLab research project. Learn more here: scottishbooktrust.com/articles/writiโฆ Scottish Book Trust BookTrust National Literacy Trust Publishing Scotland
A brilliant session last night on 'How to Create a Book Trailer' in partnership with Scottish Book Trust! 76 teachers from across Scotland, tuned in & joined us, so thank you!
Find more resources,like our mini Filmmaking guides!
intofilm.org/news-and-viewsโฆ
Thanks to your donations to our winter appeal, we have been able to deliver boxes of books to Start Up Stirling!
This fantastic organisation supports those experiencing housing difficulties and financial hardship. ๐๐
Can you write a story in just 50 words? This month's 50 word fiction theme is 'Ticket' ๐๏ธโ๏ธ
Open to any age, we accept stories in English, Scots or Gaelic, and you could even win a prize from The Literary Gift Company and Gaelic Books Council
scottishbooktrust.com/50-word-fiction
Wow! This is an essential watch. I wish I could speak so eloquently on the importance of libraries as Sean McNamara Amina Shah and my wonderful colleague Dr รadaoรญn Lynch. Every word of this debate rings true and could not be more important at the current time.
We are inviting schools in Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire or Glasgow to apply for an event with top author Danielle Jawando, this September.
Thanks to support from @ScotFriendly, we can offer this event at no cost to your school! Apply now. ๐ scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-auโฆ
Writing neurodivergent characters: advice from neurodivergent teens โ an insightful new article from charl (she/her). scottishbooktrust.com/articles/writiโฆ