International Priorities

• Literature Europe Live (led by Literature Across Frontiers).
• British Council-led exchanges, eg Shakespeare 400 with Russia.
• The Quebec-Scotland Filmpoesie Project with Maison de la poésie de Montréal.

Key Strengths

We programme a spring and autumn events programme showcasing international and Scottish poets through reading events, translations workshops and writer development activities. We also administer the programme for the National poet of Scotland, Jackie Kay - who is open to international opportunities. Our current projects include National Poetry Day, Poetry By Heart (schools recital competition), Living Voices (older people) and Tools of the Trade (an anthology for graduating doctors).

Seeking Partnerships With

We are keen to promote opportunities for Scottish poets to participate in arts and literary festivals, writing residencies and peer-to-peer professional development 

Purpose of Partnerships

Co-created work (for example film poems), new translations of Scottish poetry, new live audiences for Scottish spoken work performers.

Contact Us

Director - Asif Khan

asif.khan@spl.org.uk

Librarian - Julie Johnstone

julie.johnstone@spl.org.uk