Another @erskineproject.bsky.social piece found a home in the latest Review of Scottish Culture: 'Folklore Material in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines'. Many thanks to @valbold.bsky.social and the ROSC team. Available in open access: journals.ed.ac.uk/rosc/article...

In a week's time, please join us for the next @iassl.bsky.social webinar celebrating the legacy of Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill | Finlay J. Macdonald (1925–1987), held to mark the centenary of his birth. Tuesday 25 November, 7 pm UK time, on ZOOM. Bidh fàilte bhlàth romhaibh uile / All welcome!

'Derick Thomson and the Gaelic Revival' is now available for pre-order from @edinburghup.bsky.social in paperback and with a 30% discount with the code PAPER30. Coming in December! 🎁

Lachlann MacBheathain | Lachlan MacBean, one of Erskine's regular contributors, was born #OTD 6 November 1853 in Kiltarlity. MacBean was also active in pan-Celtic networks and served as the convener of the Scottish Committee of the 1921 pan-Celtic congress in Edinburgh.

Another @erskineproject.bsky.social article is out: 'The Visual Dimension of Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish Magazines'! It is a rare pleasure to be part of such a lavish and carefully curated publication, and I am grateful to the SSAH ssah.org.uk for the possibility to contribute to their journal.

Òraidean @cgaidhligghlaschu.bsky.social a' tòiseachadh a-rithist! A' chiad tè le Aonghas MacLeòid air 'Raiders Bhatarsaigh', an làthair ann an Glaschu & air loidhne tro MS Teams.

Rugadh Ùisdean Laing air an 11mh latha den Dàmhair 1889 ann an Staoinebrig, Uibhist a Deas. | Hugh Laing was born #OTD 11 October 1889 in Stoneybridge, South Uist.

A new Scotnote Study Guide on Dòmhnall Mac na Ceàrdaich | Donald Sinclair by Aonghas MacLeòid is now available via @asls.org.uk - great to see an accessible publication discussing one of the most innovative and versatile Gaelic writers of the early twentieth century.

Gairm phàipearan @rannsachadh2026.bsky.social ⬇️

Rugadh Aonghas MacDhonnchaidh air an 6mh latha den Dàmhair 1871 ann am Breacais, anns an Eilean Sgitheanach. | Angus Robertson was born #OTD 6 October 1871 in Breakish, Skye.

Happy International Translation Day from @erskineproject.bsky.social!

Tha Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig air ais: 14–16 An t-Iuchar 2026, @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Adhbhar toileachais!

It is a great honour that 'An Staran' won the Donald Meek Award. I am especially grateful to @acairbooks.bsky.social, Ian MacDonald, and the Thomson family. Congratulations to all the other winners and shortlisted writers, and many thanks to @leughleabhar.bsky.social for a beautiful celebration.

'S e urram sònraichte a th' ann gun do bhuannaich 'An Staran: Rosg Gàidhlig le Ruaraidh MacThòmais' Duais Dhòmhnaill Meek a-raoir. Tha mi an comain sgioba @acairbooks.bsky.social, Iain MhicDhòmhnaill, agus teaghlach MhicThòmais.

It is a pleasure to have a piece on 'Irish Content and Contributors in Ruaraidh Erskine’s Gaelic Magazines’ in the latest issue of the Journal of Irish and Scottish Studies - the first publication based on @erskineproject.bsky.social.

On 20-23 August #OTD 1901, a pan-Celtic congress was held in Dublin, and Erskine served as its vice-president. After two years of @erskineproject.bsky.social, most of the contributors to Erskine's magazines involved in pan-Celtic initiatives are now identified: erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/pan-c...

Congratulations to Project @rfergussonpoet.bsky.social and Taproot Press, honoured to have a Gaelic poem responding to Fergusson's 'Canongate Playhouse in Ruins' included in the collection.

Ceud bliadhna an-diugh fhèin bho rugadh Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill (4 An t-Iuchar 1925, Scarasta, Na Hearadh). Alasdair Iain MacAsgaill, 'An Aithne Dhuibh…?', Gairm 31 (1960)

New in @glasgowrevbooks.bsky.social: @paulmalgrati.bsky.social reviews 'Esther', a play in Scots by David Kinloch, published by Rob A. Mackenzie through the Blue Diode Press pamphlet series. 👉 Review: tinyurl.com/ycydu4hh 👉 Book: www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page...

The new issue of The Bottle Imp @asls.org.uk is out - and it was a treat to contribute a piece on Gaelic crime writing to it, from Erskine's detective tales to Cailein T. MacCoinnich and Tormod Caimbeul's Shrapnel. www.thebottleimp.org.uk/issues/issue...

Congratulations to Li Li and John Corbett! 'Scotland & China', now available from @scroll-scotlit.bsky.social: brill.com/display/seri...

The recordings from the FRLSU May webinar 'Gaelic and Scots: Cultural Connections and Inspirations in the 20th Century' are now available online: frlsu.org/resources/. Contributions on George Campbell Hay; Douglas Young; William Neill; translations between Gaelic and Scots; Derick Thomson and Gairm.

A chàirdean: dh'fhaighnich caraid dhomh mu litreachas ann an Gàidhlig le daoine a bha ann am prìosan, aig an àm no roimhe. Bha i eòlach air Màiri Mhòr, agus fhuair i Deargadan Phòland, Suathadh ri Iomadh Rubha, agus Fo Sgàil a' Swastika bhuam. A bheil sibh eòlach air rud sam bith eile? Mìle taing.

Oidhche Dhiardaoin (29 Cèitean, 6:30f): bidh sinn a' cuir air bhog An Staran (@acairbooks.bsky.social), co-chruinneachadh de rosg Gàidhlig le Ruaraidh MacThòmais, aig Comhairle nan Leabhraichean @leughleabhar.bsky.social ann an Glaschu. Saor an-asgaidh, fàilte ro chàch.

This Thursday at Canolfan Uwchefrydiau Cymreig a Cheltaidd - in person & on Zoom, all welcome. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Erskine tour continues - tomorrow in Aberdeen, all welcome!

On Monday 12 May, 2.30 pm. All welcome! Also available via TEAMS (DM for link). poeticinnovation.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk

Coming to Dublin in June and searching for a place to stay for up to six months - if you or someone you know is looking to sublet their apartment over the summer or anything else crops up, PLEASE get in touch :)

The latest issue of @litterariaprag.bsky.social on 'Oaths, Odes and Oration', co-edited by David Duff and Marc Porée. 🔓 Available in open access: litterariapragensia.ff.cuni.cz/magazin/2024...

It was a pleasure to write a blog post on women contributors involved in Erskine's Scottish magazines @erskineproject.bsky.social for @womenshistscot.bsky.social: womenshistoryscotland.org/2025/04/21/w...

Oidhche Dhiardaoin, bidh sinn a' comharrachadh 100 bliadhna bho rugadh Fionnlagh Iain MacDhòmhnaill (1925-1987), le @macailpein.bsky.social a' coimhead air rosg neo-fhicseanach MhicDhòmhnaill, mise air na sgeulachdan goirid & na h-eadar-thengachaidhean. An làthair & air-loidhne!

The new IASSL @iassl.bsky.social PhD Award for theses on Scottish literature completed outside the UK (in the period June 2024–26) is now open for submissions! 🏆 Detailed guidelines: scotlit-iassl.org/awards/iassl...

An upcoming talk 'Radical Scottish Gaelic Magazines in the Twentieth Century and Contacts with Brittany' on 30 April, 10 am, in person at the University of Western Brittany and online. The presentation will draw on @erskineproject.bsky.social and discuss Breton contributors and content in Gairm.

111 years since Erskine revived The Scottish Review. The quarterly kept appearing regularly between 1914 and 1920, covering a turbulent period of Scottish and European history. Apart from Gaelic writers, it attracted contributors from Ireland, and it also published new content in Scots and on Scots.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇨🇿 Dear Edinburgh-based friends! Markéta Novotná ([email protected]), my lovely friend and project collaborator from Prague who works on Scots poetry, is coming to Edinburgh Uni for an Erasmus stay Sept-Dec 2025 & is looking for a separate/shared room. Any recommendations will be appreciated.🙏

Erskine & co. for the World Poetry Day. The magazines not only provided a platform for Gaelic poetry but also inspired poems, as Alexander Cameron and Neil MacLeod greeted them with ‘Fàilte don Bhàrd’, ‘Rann do dh’Alba’ and ‘Rann molaidh do Ghuth na Bliadhna’. erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/topics/poetry/

A-màireach aig a' Mhitchell! 👉 comannghlaschu.wordpress.com/clar-ama/

One of the thrills of @erskineproject.bsky.social has been tracing the extensive group of Irish contributors – and it proves to be quite the Who's Who in Irish literature and politics of the 1900s – 1920s. Happy St Patrick's Day! erskine.glasgow.ac.uk/places/irela... 🇮🇪 ☘️

Thursday 20 March on ZOOM - IASSL webinar on BOSLIT with Kirsteen McCue and @paulmalgrati.bsky.social. All welcome! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌐

Abair spòrs a bh' againn ann an Àros an Rubha leis An Staran! Buidheachas do Chatrìona Dunn, Anne Frater, Ruairidh MacÌomhair, sgioba @acairbooks.bsky.social, agus buidhnean a chuidich le cosgaisean: @leughleabhar.bsky.social, Urras an Rubha agus Sanndabhaig, agus @bordnagaidhlig.bsky.social. ⚓ 💚

Ràinig An Staran Glaschu 💚 ⚓️ bit.ly/4kFpZKw @acairbooks.bsky.social @leughleabhar.bsky.social

Congratulations to Gioia Angeletti! 🎊

Congratulations to @eleoma.bsky.social! 🎉

Oidhche Haoine, chuir sinn air bhog 'An Staran: Rosg Gàidhlig le Ruaraidh MacThòmais' ann an Àros an Rubha. ⚓ 💚 An leabhar: acairbooks.com/books/an-sta.... Clàradh bhon tachartas: fb.watch/y5gWVg_V0m/. Tha mi glè thaingeil do dhaoine & buidhnean a tha air a bhith cuideachail don leabhar:

'S e urram agus toileachas a th' ann Duais nan Sgrìobhadairean Ùra fhaighinn airson mo sgrìobhaidhean sa Ghàidhlig a leasachadh. Buidheachas do @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social & @leughleabhar.bsky.social. It is a delight and an honour to receive a New Writers Award to develop my Gaelic writing.

Tha Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2025 @sngaidhlig.bsky.social a' tòiseachadh an-diugh & Lèirmheas Leabhraichean Ghlaschu @glasgowrevbooks.bsky.social a' foillseachadh ‘A’ Sireadh nan Lepcha’ le Abrona Aden, ann an eadar-theangachadh gu Gàidhlig le Kevin MacNeil. Ri fhaighinn air tinyurl.com/3x2c5xm7.

Tomorrow (Monday 24 February) at 12-1: an online talk about Ruaraidh Erskine's Scottish magazines and digital resources created as part of @erskineproject.bsky.social for the Stirling Magazines and Periodicals Research Group (SMPRG). All welcome! MS Teams link: tinyurl.com/26274xy8

Abair bogsa làn toileachais! 💚 📚 @acairbooks.bsky.social acairbooks.com/books/an-sta...

Oidhche Dhiardaoin aig a' Mhitchell: coinneamh @cgaidhligghlaschu.bsky.social, òraid le Michel Byrne air 'Duanaire Peairteach'. Fàilte is furan, an làthair & air loidhne.

In a fortnight at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. A great honour (and surprise) to be asked by @asls.org.uk to deliver the lecture. Join us for a celebration of Douglas Young, George Campbell Hay, Derick Thomson, Willie Neill, and others whose work brought Gaelic and Scots closer in new ways.