Author’s comments on Monday relating to trans women were posted as new hate crime law came into force in ScotlandComments by JK Rowling that described prominent transgender women activists as “men” will not be recorded as a non-crime hate incident, Police Scotland has said.The Harry Potter... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-04-03 19:08:34 UTC ]
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is calling for a £20m support package from the Scottish government for writers and other creatives. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-14 18:18:06 UTC ]
Ian Rankin, Christopher Brookmyre and Karen Campbell are among the 150 Scottish authors, journalists and activists calling on the Scottish Government to bring forward a bill to reform defamation law in Scotland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scottish authors, booksellers and publishers have reacted with jubilation following news that Creative Scotland and other arts bodies are to receive more funding from the Scottish Government in 2018. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leading Scottish writers including Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Denise Mina have called on the Scottish government to halt potentially "devastating" cuts to arts and literature for "the good of everyone in Scotland". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The board of Scottish arts development body Creative Scotland has said it will not pass on the 3.6% funding cut planned by Scottish government for 2016/17 to its regularly funded organisations. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Scottish government's draft budget has revealed that Creative Scotland's funding will be reduced by 3.6% to £32.2m in the financial year 2016/17. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]