This project was a collaboration between writer Jo Gilbert and The Friends of Elphinstone, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, and funded by Creative Funding. Through conversations with teachers and others working in and around Scots, a lack of new work suitable for older students in Doric was identified, sparking the idea for an anthology of new writing. We created a companion pamphlet to accompany the anthology comprising questions and activities that secondary schools and teachers can use in their Scots language work. The pamphlet is in PDF format so it can be easily distributed to teachers and schools. You can download it here.
We were also awarded funding from The Doric Board to record some of the stories from the anthology. You can listen to the recording via the player below.
Mabel – Short story read by author Deborah Leslie
A Special Licht – Poem by Christina Jaffe read by Sheena Blackhall
Smooriken – Flash fiction read by author Hannah Nicholson (in Shetlandic)
Snog – Doric translation of Smooriken by Hannah Nicholson, read by Jo Gilbert
A hame is a hame is a hame is it nae? – Poem read by author Jo Gilbert
A letter tae ma younger sel – Poem read by author Kimberley Petrie
La Belle Rebelle – Poem by Sheila Templeton, read by Kimberley Petrie
The Last Leviathan – Poem by Alison C Skinner, read by Kimberley Petrie
A Pictur o Misery – Poem read by author Leslie Benzie
Vadim Shysimarin - Poem read by author Leslie Benzie
A Tod’s Thocht – Poem read by author Shane Strachan
Doric Dwams - Poem read by author Shane Strachan
The Hert o the Moontin - Poem read by author Shane Strachan
Kelpie – Poem by Alistair Lawrie read by Shane Strachan
A Special Licht – Poem by Christina Jaffe read by Sheena Blackhall
Oor Grun – Poem by Kathleen Gray read by Sheena Blackhall
Overheard at Wetherspoons – Poem read by author Sheena Blackhall
Bullied - Poem read by author Sheena Blackhall
