Contact us to discuss rates - these are responsive to your training & speaking needs, and budget.

Please consider if you are eligible to apply for funding from The Scottish Book Trust.*

Panel dates and deadlines (4 per year) are here: Live Literature part-funded sessions - Scottish Book Trust

Next closing date is 28 May deadline – 8 June panel for events taking place before 31 March 2027.

Are you a school, library, community group or not-for-profit organisation based in Scotland? Scottish Book Trust have a range of opportunities to help bring reading and writing to the heart of your community. Live Literature brings reading and writing to the heart of communities by funding author events for organisations across Scotland

Not-for profit organisations in every part of Scotland can apply for support to host events or projects with authors.

You can apply for funding if:

• You are based in any part of Scotland

• You are applying on behalf of a school, library, community group, arts organisation, local festival, reading/writing group, hospital, prison or an organisation working with adults or children with disabilities, or any other not-for-profit organisation working in Scotland

• You have the budget to part fund your author events

Organisations can apply more than once, regardless of previous outcomes, for any panel.