From 4710fb1c87d5926f630716f003e736e019b3fcf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Carstairs <65492573+Sycamost@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 21:28:31 +0000 Subject: Eiks 31 (#41) * Eiks 31 * Prettier dl's * Prettier headings --------- Co-authored-by: Joe Carstairs --- .../news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-an-ens-31.mdx | 104 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 104 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/content/news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-an-ens-31.mdx (limited to 'src/content/news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-an-ens-31.mdx') diff --git a/src/content/news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-an-ens-31.mdx b/src/content/news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-an-ens-31.mdx new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1158dde --- /dev/null +++ b/src/content/news/en-GB/2023-12-10-eiks-an-ens-31.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +--- +title: Eiks an Ens 31 +summary: >- + The 2024 Sangschaw is open for submissions! Not only that, learn about a new + Scots-language audio guide at Linlithgow Palace and an upcoming album release + from our very own Wullie Hershaw. +--- +import Link from '$components/Link.astro'; + +## Sangschaw open for submissions! + +Our annual writing competition, the _Sangschaw_, is open for submissions! +As ever, we will provide feedback for every entry regardless of whether or not +you win an award. It’s unusual for competitions like us to provide feedback on +entries, but we think it’s important to help writers develop. We have three +prizes: + +- The **Robert McLellan Prize for Scots Prose**: up to 3000 words of original + Scots prose. +- The **John MacPhail Law Prize for Translation**: up to 3000 words of + original translation into Scots from another language. Provide along with a + copy of the original text. +- The **Hugh MacDiarmaid Tassie for Poetry**: up to 60 lines of original Scots + poetry. + +Writers new and old are all welcome, so don’t hold back! We look forward to +having your entries! +failte@go-plus.net +along with proof of payment, or with a cheque or cash to the following address: + +
+ Sangschaw + 6 Dryden Place + Edinburgh + EH9 1RP +
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+ +## Upcoming album release: _Leid_ + +Our very own Wullie Hershaw will soon be releasing a new album of contemporary +Scots songs titled _Leid_. It will be coming early in the new year, so stay +tuned in! + +To whet your appetite, you can watch +Frieda Morrison’s excellent video about a recent scheme of Wullie’s, when he released the book, +_The Sair Road_, along with illustrations from Les McConnel and an exhibition +in the Lochgelly Centre about the famous miner-playwright, Joe Corrie. You can +also have a listen to the musical work of his group, +the Bowhill Players on Bandcamp. + +## New audio guide at Linlithgow Palace + +This winter, the good folks at Historic Environment Scotland have translated +their audio guides for visitors into Scots for the first time. The aim is to +promote the status of the Scots language as well as to give visitors the +opportunity to hear the voices of the court in something approaching their own +language. + +You can read more +about the new audio guides on the Historic Environment Scotland website. + +As far as we know, this is the first such venture, not only by Historic +Environment Scotland, but at any major tourist attraction. Can anybody think of +anything similar? Answers on a postcard please! + +## Haven’t received Lallans 103 yet? + +It has come to the attention of George, our membership secretary, that there +has been an error with the posting of _Lallans_ 103. Two members, both +subscribers entitled to issue 103, failed to receive their copies. + +If you haven’t yet received your copy of _Lallans_ 103, which he posted out on +Wednesday the 7th of November, please email George at +georgetwatt@hotmail.com +and make us aware of it. A copy of _Lallans_ 103 will be posted out to you +straight away! + +## New format for Eiks an Ens + +Old friends will recall that _Eiks an Ens_ has formerly been a literary +magazine to accompany _Lallans_. We on the Committee felt that this neither +gave _Eiks_ the distinct identity which it deserved, nor took full advantage of +the opportunity it afforded to hold our community together. + +Therefore, this is the first issue of _Eiks_ to take a new format, where we’ll +be endeavouring to share current affairs in the world of Scots language and +literature, especially where it relates directly to our membership. + +So send us in your inside information! If you’ve spotted something you think we +ought to share in the next _Eiks_, send it to lallans@hotmail.co.uk. -- cgit v1.2.3