Literature Forum for Scotland

The Advisory Council for Literature in Scotland

The Literature Forum for Scotland was formed in 2001 under the auspices of the Literature Department of the Scottish Arts Council. The Forum’s role has recently been reconfigured and formalised as a national advisory body for literature in Scotland working closely with the Scottish Arts Council, while maintaining its independence in matters of policy and opinion.

It brings together a range of organisations which meet on a quarterly basis to collaborate, share ideas and discuss issues relating to the development of literature in Scotland.

The Forum has been hugely successful in encouraging and enabling joint working, and has done much to create a culture of innovation and expansion across the literature sector.

Purposes

  1. To foster creative excellence in all written, spoken and broadcast language media in Scotland.
  2. To encourage awareness of contemporary literature and oral literary traditions in all the languages of Scotland and in all sectors of society.
  3. To increase knowledge of Scotland’s literary heritage.
  4. To advance education in formal and informal settings by these means.
  5. To advance writers and writing in their local, national and international contexts.
  6. To advance publishing in Scotland as a vital part of our literary, educational and cultural infrastructure.

Aims

  1. To liaise with governmental, non-governmental and inter-governmental agencies and, in particular, the Scottish Arts Council and its successor body, Creative Scotland.
  2. To be an advocate for literature in Scotland, and a consultative forum for funding and development agencies.
  3. To provide a coordinating focus for literary, publishing and writers’ organisations, discussing new developments, advising collectively on policy, and preventing duplication of effort.

Membership

The members are:

The Literature Forum has a members-only website.

Last modified Wednesday 17 February 2010