Scottish Book Trust Podcasts

In the next instalment of the Scotland’s Stories podcast, the people of Scotland tell you their tales of everyday adventure, with no adventure too small. Featuring poems and stories by Ingrid Grieve, Lynn Blair and Mae Diansangu. To read more Scotland’s Stories you can pick up the book in our online shop or read all stories submitted to the programme on the Scottish Book Trust website. This podcast series is presented by Liam McCallum and has been edited by Halina Rifai.

For this episode of the Scotland's Stories podcast, we hear stories of people embarking on new beginnings and setting off on their next adventures. Featuring poems and stories by the Stranraer Open Book Reading Group, Sumayya Usmani and Victoria Maciver. To read more Scotland’s Stories you can pick up the book in our online shop or read all stories submitted to the programme on the Scottish Book Trust website. This podcast series is presented by Liam McCallum and has been edited by Halina Rifai.

In this episode of the Scotland's Stories podcast, we go into the wild and hear about adventures, both big and small, out in nature. Featuring stories by Gill Ryan and Hazel Knox. To read more Scotland’s Stories you can pick up the book in our online shop or read all stories submitted to the programme on the Scottish Book Trust website. This podcast series is presented by Liam McCallum and has been edited by Halina Rifai.

In the final episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast, Rachel Kennedy accompanies library van driver, Dòmhnall Ewan Morrison, and meets some of the Uist community. The stories featured were shared as part of our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year. Podcast produced by Rachel Kennedy in partnership with Western Isles Libraries. Music by Zakhar Valaha. This series is supported by the Year of Scotland's Stories. Visit scottishbooktrust.com/podcast for more information and a full transcript.

Visit Fife with us in the third episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast. During our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year, we spent the week at the Jennie Lee Library in Lochgelly, and two care homes in the region as well as Lochgelly Bowling Club. Podcast produced by Chris Dooks in partnership with ONFife. Music by Zakhar Valaha. This series is supported by the Year of Scotland's Stories. Visit scottishbooktrust.com/podcast for more information and a full transcript.

Come with us to Inverclyde for the second episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast. We're sharing the stories we collected during our week based at Port Glasgow Library and Clune Park Resource Centre. We visited Inverclyde as part of our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year. Podcast produced by Chris Dooks in partnership with Inverclyde Libraries. Music by Zakhar Valaha. This series is supported by the Year of Scotland's Stories. Visit scottishbooktrust.com/podcast for more information and a full transcript.

We're visiting North Ayrshire for the first episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast. During our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year, Scottish Book Trust spent the week at Garnock Valley and Irvine, asking the communities if they had a story to share. Podcast produced by Chris Dooks in partnership with North Ayrshire Libraries. Music by Zakhar Valaha. This series is supported by the Year of Scotland's Stories. Visit scottishbooktrust.com/podcast for more information and a full transcript.

Introducing our new podcast series, Scotland's Stories! Each episode, you'll hear from people all over Scotland and all walks of life. From a Mobile Library driver in Uist, to a Mona Lisa mural in North Ayrshire. We collected the stories in Inverclyde, Fife, North Ayrshire and The Western Isles, during Scottish Book Trust's Community Campfires residencies as part of Scotland's Year of Stories 2022. Visit scottishbooktrust.com/podcast for more information and a full transcript. We hope you'll join us!

Join Lisa Williams and Hannah Lavery on a virtual walking tour, exploring Scottish poetry's links to slavery via Edinburgh landmarks.

Listen in on James Robertson and Pàdraig MacAoidh's conversation about the complexities and joys of LANGUAGE. James Robertson is the author of several highly-acclaimed novels include And the Land Lay Still, The Fanatic and The Testament of Gideon Mack. He is also a strong advocate for the teaching of Scots in schools and co-founded of the Scots language imprint Itchy Coo. His partner in conversation is native Gaelic speaker Pàdraig MacAoidh. A poet, broadcaster, academic and journalist, Peter's debut poetry collection Gu Leòr / Galore was published by Acair in 2015. Enjoyed this exploration of language? Tweet us your thoughts tagged #BookWeekScotland. Podcast produced by Spence Media. Music by EssGee Productions.