Scottish pupils have among highest reading comprehension, study finds
School pupils in Scotland have among the highest level of reading comprehension in the UK, according to a new literacy study co-authored by a Dundee professor.
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Prime of Muriel Spark will be celebrated at Bookmark Festival
A Perthshire book festival will celebrate 100 years of one of the country's best loved writers.
Crime served up at historic Angus castle
Leading Scottish crime writers will gather next month for the inaugural Crime Writer’s Festival at Glamis Castle.
Tayside and Fife writers to represent Scottish literature around the world
Two Tayside and Fife authors hope to raise the region’s cultural profile abroad after being picked to showcase Scottish literature.
Thousands turn out for Dundee Literary Festival
The Dundee Literary Festival has enjoyed another successful year as it celebrated its tenth anniversary this month.
Authors aim for the heights in mountain writing competition
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MCofS) is looking for authors to blend their writing skills with their mountain experience for its long—running literary competition.