Scots Language Awards

Celebrating Scots Language

“The pride o’ Scotland”: Scots Language Awards 2025 winners celebrate success

The winners of the Scots Language Awards 2025 have been announced at a celebration of Scotland’s indigenous language held at Discovery Point in Dundee. Figures from literature, education, business, and the community were honoured for their outstanding contributions to the Scots leid in everyday life. The seventh annual awards saw writers, teachers, businesses, charities and creatives recognised […]

Scots Language Awards 2025 shortlist unveiled

Hands Up for Trad are gled tae annoonce that amang the braw nominees includit on the shortleet for a Scots Leid Award 2025, are weel worthy fowk fae Scottish literature, theatre, eddication an business.  Fae braw sangsters, wunnerfu theatre productions, dedicatit dominies, giftit scrievers throu tae a dug groomin ootfit an a social enterprise cafe,  […]

Scots Language Awards on hunt for nominees

The Scots Language Awards are now welcoming nominations for this year’s celebration of Scots which recognises the achievements of individuals and organisations dedicated to the promotion of the indigenous language. Nominations open today until Sunday 3rd August, and span categories across business, literature, culture, community initiatives and more. Nine awards are up for grabs decided by public vote, […]

Scots to shine to again as details of braw awards celebration announced

Gies a Scots Poem Day saw the launch of this year’s Scots Language Awards, which will be Dundee in 2025 after a successful first visit to the area last year. Taking place at the Discovery on Saturday 6th September, the Scots Language Awards are Scotland’s annual celebration and recognition for all those involved in the promotion of the Scots leid – […]

Wee Grants for Creativity in the Scots Leid 2024/25 – recipients

Here at Hands up For Trad we were glad tae wark wi Creative Scotland tae gie oot 14 grants o £700 tae Scots Language Creative fowk. Ower the course o 2025, a hail slate o new Scots wark will be breengin ontae stages, braidcast on podcasts, pit oot oan Spotify or meetin fowk in care […]

Wee Grants for Creativity in the Scots Leid

This fund is noo closed, the 2025 deidline wis Friday 17 January. We’ll let aabdy ken if they’ve been successfu or no on the 6th February. Information aboot the Wee Grants for Creativity in the Scots Leid The fund comes fae Creative Scotland, an will gie oot 14 grants o seeven hunner pund. We’ve keepit the […]

2024 successfu applicants

Wee Grants for Creativity in the Scots Leid wis launchit in 2023, wi fundit projects takkin place ower the course o the year. We’ve pit twa three exaimples o succesfu applications here, tae help fowk get a sense o whit we’re aifter. “Blether “ Dundee-based Elfie Picket theatre yaised the £500 tae get a Scots […]

Glory for Scots speakers at national awards

The winners of the Scots Language Awards 2024 were crowned last night at a celebratory ceremony in Ayrshire. Held at Cumnock Town Hall, in partnership with East Ayrshire Council, thesixth annual awards ceremony saw 13 individuals, projects and organisations celebrated for their contributions. First hosted in 2019, the Scots Language Awards showcase the Scots leid – one of the […]