Gaelic Books Council

12/06/2026

Bidh a' bhùth againn dùinte Diluain 15mh dhen Ògmhios airson saor-latha a' bhuill-choise! ⚽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The bookshop will be closed on Monday 15th of June for the football bank holiday!

11/06/2026

Tha Duaisean nan Sgrìobhadairean Ùra 2027 a-nis fosgailte do thagraidhean!

Ma tha thu air a bhith a’ lìonadh leabhraichean-nòtaichean air do shocair fad bhliadhnaichean, no ma tha thu air do ghuth a lorg airson a’ chiad uair, seo do chuireadh do chuid sgrìobhaidh a thaisbeanadh gu coimhearsnachd nas fharsainge.

Tha Duaisean nan Sgrìobhadairean Ùra a comharrachadh tàlantan ùra a tha a’ sgrìobhadh sa Ghàidhlig, agus tha fadachd oirnn coinneachadh ris na sgeulachdan, dàin agus guthan a tha a’ feitheamh ri luchd-èisteachd.

Lorg ‘Duaisean nan Sgrìobhadairean Ùra 2027’ air-loidhne agus rach gu làrach-lìn Comhairle nan Leabhraichean airson tagradh a chur a-steach ro 29 an t-Iuchar 2026.

11/06/2026

LEUGH IS SEINN SA BHÙTH
*Disathairne / Saturday 13.06.26*
Leugh is Seinn le Linda @ The Gaelic Bookshop, 32 Mansfield Street, Partick, Glasgow 😀📚🎶

AN-ASGAIDH / FREE SESSIONS:
Session 1: 10-10.45am
Session 2: 11-11.45am

Bidh Linda agus Muncaidh a’ leughadh "Bidh Goiriola ag Ithe Bhaniola" 🐵🎶🍦📚

Please reserve a ticket(s) for your child/children via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/leugh-is-seinn-le-linda-sa-bhuth-2222699

10/06/2026

Leabharlann na Bàrdachd a tighinn a dh'Uibhist an ath-sheachdain!

Tuilleadh mu dheidhinn sa phost aig Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre gu h-ìosal ⬇️

10/06/2026

Cothrom aig Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre as t-samhradh, airson sgrìobhadairean steidhichte anns a' Ghàidhealtachd a tha a' sgrìobhadh ann an cànan sam bith.

🏔️ We are very excited to announce the Write Highlands Bursary!

This bursary offers fully-funded non-residential places on some of our upcoming tutored courses. It is for writers who live in the Highland Council area and may face barriers in taking part in the artform.

One place is available on each of these courses:

Lifewriting, tutored by Karen McLeod and Jarred McGinnis, guest reader Jackie Kay
🗓️ 13 – 18 July

Fiction: Starting Out, tutored by Kirsty Gunn and Kevin MacNeil, guest reader Duncan McLean
🗓️ 17 – 22 August

The Sonic World of Poems, tutored by Hanif Abdurraqib and Jen Hadfield, guest reader Rachel Sermanni
🗓️ 14 – 19 September

➡️ Apply by filling out the form here: https://forms.office.com/e/8LtwJL245v

All writers living in the Highland Council area are eligible to apply; you do not need to be a published writer. This bursary covers the course costs only; unfortunately, we are unable to cover travel costs.

10/06/2026

⭐ Liosta Ghoirid aig Duais Leabhar na Gàidhealtachd 2025 ⭐

A selection of the Gaelic prose writings of Prof Derick Thomson (1921 – 2012). As well as being one of the most important Gaelic poets of the 20th century, Thomson, as the publisher and editor of the quarterly ‘Gairm’, shaped the development of Gaelic writing in the post-war period.

09/06/2026

Geàrr-liosta Duais Leabhair na Gàidhealtachd 2025!

Mealaibh ur naidheachd, Petra Johana Poncarová, Acair Books agus teaghlach Ruaraidh MhicThòmais!

📚💫 Congratulations to all four authors celebrated on the Highland Book Prize 2025 Shortlist, announced today! 📚💫

The Highland Book Prize 2025 Shortlist is:

An Staran, Petra Johana Poncarová
(Acair, Gaelic Fiction & Non-fiction)

Fower Pessoas, Colin Bramwell
(Carcanet, Poetry)

The Lost Elms, Mandy Haggith
(Headline, Non-fiction)

Pathfinding: On Walking, Motherhood and Freedom, Kerri Andrews
(Elliott and Thomson, Non-fiction)

Alex Ogilvie of the Highland Society of London and non-voting Chair of the Judging Panel said, “The panel had some very difficult decisions to make to get to the shortlist, which is testament to the range and skill demonstrated by each of the longlisted titles. It is an ongoing pleasure and a privilege to bring attention to the exceptionally fine work being produced across the Highlands and Islands, and I would like to extend warm congratulations to all four authors shortlisted for this year’s prize.”

The shortlist was selected by a judging panel: Jen Hadfield, poet and essayist, and winner of the 2024 Windham Campbell Prize; acclaimed multi-award winning fiction writer Cynan Jones; and Peter Mackay, poet, lecturer and broadcaster, and Scotland’s current Makar (national poet).

Read more about what the judges had to say at www.highlandbookprize.org.uk/shortlist

Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre

05/06/2026

An-diugh ann an Dùn Èideann (agus air-loidhne)! This afternoon in Edinburgh (and online)!

Tim Armstrong air pannal còmhla ri Robin C. M. Duncan is iad a' bruidhinn ri Màiri Kidd mu na leabhraichean sci-fi aca aig Cymera Festival!

Tim Armstrong on a panel with Robin C. M. Duncan, discussing their sci-fi books with Mairi Kidd at the Cymera Festival!

*Friday 5 June, 5.15pm* at The Pleasance
Ticket link in the comments ⬇️

02/06/2026

Dihaoine seo tighinn! This Friday in Edinburgh!

Tim Armstrong agus an leabhar ùr aige, "An Luingeas Dorcha air Fàire" aig fèis leabhraichean sci-fi Cymera, còmhla ri Robin C. M. Duncan agus Màiri Kidd!

29/05/2026

Wor(l)d Weaving with Robin C.M. Duncan and Tim Armstrong

Bidh Tim Armstrong aig Fèis Cymera ann an Dùn Èideann (agus air-loidhne!) an ath-sheachdain còmhla ri Robin C.M. Duncan, a' bruidhinn ri Màiri Kidd mu bhith a' sgrìobhadh leabhraichean ficsean-saidheansail.

*Dihaoine 5 Ògmhios* aig 5.15f

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Tim Armstrong will be at Cymera book festival in Edinburgh (and online!) next week with Robin C.M. Duncan, discussing their sci-fi books with Mairi Kidd.

*Friday 5 June* at 5.15pm

Tiogaidean/Ticket link below ⬇️