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'That Jaud' is, as always, in Scots. The theme is life and all its complexities and the poetry within is a blend of earnest and humorous - there's something for everyone! I'll be performing a good mix of the poetry within at the launches, to be announced soon!

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It was a pleasure and privilege to attend the awards ceremony for the Wigtown Poetry Prize on Friday where my poem 'skelf' was nominated for the Scots prize. Congratulations to the winner, William Hershaw! 👏 Here's my performance of 'skelf' or read the poem in the thread below. #poetry #scots

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A joy to perform today at Fresh Words: Northern Writers' Awards at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I was chuffed by the reception to an extract from the opening pages of "The Big Hoose", my coming-of-age novel due to be published by Tippermuir Books in spring 2027! 🌱 #edbookfest

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 15/07/2026

There are 24 hyperscale data centre applications in Scotland. If they're all built they'll consume over 1.5 times the peak energy demand of the entire country. We urgently need a pause to develop a national approach that works for people and planet, not just tech billionaires.

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New York becomes first state to impose one-year pause on new AI datacenters

Governor Kathy Hochul issues executive order enacting a moratorium on the large, resource-intensive AI facilities

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Applications for the 2027 New Writers Awards are now open! Our year-long mentoring programme supports new writers to hone their skills. You'll receive a £2,500 cash award, a week at Moniack Mhor, and the chance to showcase work to publishers and agents 📚 Closing date - Wed 29 July

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Fraser Lovatt @lovatt.com · 05/05/2026

A little friend I met today.

A view down a back alley, overgrown with yellow and red poppies, dandelion flowers and their clocks. In the middle, a black cat looks curiously at me, its tail a perfect questioning hook.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

So excited and honoured that my coming-of-age novel scrieved in the Scots leid, The Big Hoose, will be published by Tippermuir Books thanks to the Scots Language Publication Grant administered by @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! 🥳

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Gey pleased ma piece - "the kingfisher" - is includit in the latest issue ae the Paperboats Zine, spikkin tae the theme ae "Edens". paperboats.org/2026/03/25/t... Thanks tae editors Laura Fyfe and Chris Powici, and the hale crew at @paperboatswriters.bsky.social! 🙏

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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

keep calling him prince andrew imo, i don't think the institution which shielded and funded him should get to cut ties so easily

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Long-tailed tit hanging on in Riverside, Stirling. #birds

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Lyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Had a fab time at @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social's New Writers Award Showcase, a lovely celebration of Scottish literary talent!! The performances were all fantastic, (pic shout out to writer pal @pegasusunder.bsky.social 🍊) Also so nice to see familiar faces, lucky to have such a great community!

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Sealing the deal at Dalgety Bay. 🦭

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Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Starmer says he does not think Sauron would use an Orc army or unleash the Nazgûl to seize the one ring.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Chudley throwing out shapes today. 😻 #cats

A beautiful long-haired grey cat sleeping on an elevated cat bed. Her tail is curled whimsically.

The furry paw of a beautiful long-haired grey cat touching a white wall.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Who's that lurking in the rushes in the background? 🤔 Computer: enhance! 📸 Why it's a shy little snipe! #birds

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Are ye somebody wi stories tae share? Or a teacher wirkin wi young scrievers we should ken aboot? We're luikin for oor next Scots Writer o the Year. Deadline: 8 July 2026. www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...

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Young Scots Writer o the Year Award

We’re on the lookout for talented young folk aged 11–18 writing and creating in Scots.

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We're hiring! 💼 Dae ye want tae gie us a haun tae promote Scots language readin, scrievin and speakin in Scots? We are lookin for a gallus, eident Scots speaker for the role o Scots Language Ootreach Co-ordinator. Apply by 19 January! 👇 www.scottishbooktrust.com/about/vacanc...

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Vacancy: Scots Language Ootreach Co-ordinator

We are a national charity bringing the benefits of reading and writing to everyone in Scotland.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Some birds during the daft days (robin, dunnock, great tit, tree creeper). 🪶

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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The destruction of the Gaza city mosque is a devastating loss to humanity as a whole. A part of our global medieval heritage destroyed in furtherance to a genocide. I despair.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Puffins galore on the Isle of May today.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

A lovely, scorching hot day at RSPB Loch Lomond. 🌞

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 21/03/2025

heh Casey did a tell ye a goat a couple a poems published widizthatmean widayyemean dizthatmeanyegetmoneyfurrit… —William Letford, “It’s aboot the labour” published in BEVEL, @carcanet.bsky.social 2012 #WorldPoetryDay www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...

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heh Casey did a tell ye a goat
a couple a poems published
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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I went to Orkney and visited the grave of George Mackay Brown. I hope you enjoy reading it, as I enjoyed writing it. Please consider sharing, and perhaps even subscribing so that my work will be emailed to you whenever I post. It's free. smallfinds.substack.com/p/small-find...

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Small Finds #4

At the grave of George Mackay Brown

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I had an amazing time performing at the New Writers Awards Showcase last night at @traversetheatre.bsky.social! A special experience. Watch the recorded livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/-igZuWJ... Muckle thanks tae @shanestrachan.bsky.social fur bein sic a generous host and heezin us aw up! 🙏

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Join us on YouTube for our New Writers Awards Showcase 2025! Our show kicks off at 19.30, live from the @traversetheatre.bsky.social in Edinburgh. 🖋️🎦 www.youtube.com/live/-igZuWJ...

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New Writers Awards Showcase 2025 | Scottish Book Trust

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Introducing the 12 emerging writers selected for our New Writers Award 2025. Thank you to @creativescots.bsky.social, @leughleabhar.bsky.social and the family of Callan Gordon for their invaluable support. www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...

An adult stares out the window in a black and white author portrait. They appear to be in a traditional Scottish house.

An adult sits in the dunes at a beach. They are looking at camera and hold their thumb to their lower lip.

An adult stares off camera. He is outdoors and wearing glasses. It is an author portrait in black and white.

A group of adults smile at camera in a group photo.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I've had a fantastic year on the New Writers Award programme with @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social and I can't wait for the Showcase this Thursday! 🥳 You can still buy tickets for the show or watch via a livestream on the night. 👇 Hope to see you there!

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The other week, my boardgame group played Reiner Knizia's latest tile-laying wonder, Rebirth, set in an optimistic post-apocalyptic Scotland. Great gameplay and lovely pieces made from recycled wood waste instead of the typical plastic. Recommended!

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Cities and Memory @citiesandmemory.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

What are the sounds of the world's most famous sights? 🏛️🎧 Just three days left to join our open call for artists to join our first major project of 2025, Sonic Heritage, and reimagine the sounds one of more than 200 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Here's how to join: citiesandmemory.com/heritage/

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Sonic Heritage - the sounds of the world's most famous sights

Sonic Heritage is a global tour to examine the role sound plays in the UNESCO-listed spaces deemed the world’s most culturally significant.

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Was interviewed by Silicon Republic about the use of GenAI for image creation, and its impact on artists. You can read Rebecca Graham's article at the link in their post below 👇

“For most artists, the creative process is the ultimate drive behind the work – the love of drawing or making, the stimulation of learning from others and improving our own skills, of putting our own experience and taste into the things that we make. It’s valuable to us,” Kenny tells SiliconRepublic.com.

“The process of using a model to generate AI images provides the user with none of this insight – the patterns used to generate the images are incomprehensible to the user, and there are no creative techniques to learn from. It removes from the process the very act of creation.”

“Our nation’s artistic output in all forms is a massive selling point for this country, something that draws in countless visitors every year and hugely contributes to both the economy and our international reputation.

“We are not a large country, and artists here often struggle to make enough money to survive on – the very least that our State and semi-State bodies can do is use and promote the work of our own artists."

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Thoroughly enjoyed this funny, lyrical gem of a book. All of the Darkland Tales have been great but this might be my favourite.

Photo of book Columba's Bones by David Greig featuring a Viking longship in the centre.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

A magic day for climbing up snowy/icy Dumyat! ☀️ Treacherous in places but well worth the effort.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

A guid new year tae ane an aw fae us three in Sruighlea. May 2025 be kind tae yeez. ✌️❤️

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

For me, it doesn't feel like Christmas until I've heard "Jingle Bells (Waffle Soffin Sleigh remix)" by Aylan: youtu.be/kOU6DZbvtWg?... Instantly iconic. 🛷☃️🎅

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Aylan's Christmas song at Elfingrove

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Tae celebrate the recent release ae Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 + 2 Remastered by @aspyr.com, here's a wee extract fae ma novel manuscript "The Big Hoose". A gemme thit Ah ayewis covetit fae afaur and noo Ah'm auld enough tae play it! 😉

He and Ally huv awreadie planned oot whit filums thull watch, which gemmes thull play. Ally drapped by his bit tae pick up his Playstation kiz he's wantin tae show Lewis this new gemme about vampires. Soul Reaver it's cawed. The wee blue ELSPA boax oan the back are the case showed a reid cross against ages 3-10 and 11-14, sae it's basically a 15! Looks pure scary anaw. Thair's no mony scary gemmes oan the N64 kiz it's mair fur weans wae Mario and that, even though Mario's guid but naebdy wants tae hear it, they jist want tae play scary gemmes and gory gemmes.

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Heid's still birlin (in a guid wiy) efter meetin wae ma writin mentor thenicht. Three new drafts ae the buik in as mony months, and aw gaun in the richt direction wae sum muckle needit support an guidance. It's true whit they say, the SBT New Writers Award is a gemme changer fur yer writin!

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Ross Crawford @rosscrawford.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

A couple of my poems, one in English the other in Scots, recently published in a collection from Speculative Books (ed. Laura Bissell). 🇵🇸 Buy the collection here, all proceeds go towards Medical Aid for Palestinians and Operation Olive Branch: www.speculativebooks.net/shop/things-...

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