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Writers wanted for new Writers’ Advisory Group, Literature Alliance Scotland
Deadline: Mon 27 May 2019
Are you a writer who wants to advocate for writers? Literature Alliance Scotland (LAS) is a membership organisation committed to advancing the interests of Scotland’s literature and languages at home and abroad. We are looking to appoint five published writers living and working in Scotland to sit on our new Writers’ Advisory Group.

Literature Alliance Scotland (LAS) is Scotland’s largest literary network, bringing together writers, publishers, educators, librarians, literature organisations and national cultural bodies. LAS provides a collective voice for Scotland’s literature and languages, which are celebrated locally, nationally and internationally.

The new Writers’ Advisory Group will provide expert knowledge to help ensure that writers’ concerns are at the heart of the LAS mission and strategy and are reflected in our activities and advocacy work. The members of the Advisory Group will together represent the broader writing community and will perform an advocacy role on the key issues that affect writers. 

We want the Advisory Group to reflect Scottish literature in its diversity of language, genre and form, gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality, ability and religion, and we particularly encourage writers from under-represented groups to apply.

Members of the Advisory Group will be paid in line with the Live Literature Funding rate of £175 per session, plus travel expenses.

The Advisory Group will meet twice a year, likely in the summer and the winter of 2019 and 2020 where you will work in collaboration with Jenny Kumar, LAS’ Communications Officer, to discuss key issues and share your advice and recommendations that will help shape our activities.

The first meeting of this newly formed Writers’ Advisory Group will take place on Wednesday 26 June 2019, 2-3.30pm at Scottish Book Trust in Edinburgh.

For further information, please visit our website

The deadline is Monday 27 May 2019 at 23:55.

Additional Information:
Location:
Scotland
Region(s):
Scotland

Contact Information:
Organisation:
Literature Alliance Scotland
Contact Name:
Jenny Kumar
Contact Email:
admin@literaturealliancescotland.co.uk
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