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Introduction to the Scots Language Society The Scots Language Society was founded in 1972 and constantly endeavours to make a strong case for the Scots language in literature, drama, the media, education and every day use. Since Scots was once the state language of Scotland, and continues to be a vital force in our national literature, it lies at the very heart of Scotland's heritage. The Society's belief is that Scots must maintain its status as one of the three languages of the country, along with Gaelic and English.As well as promoting the language and working hard to persuade government, education authorities and the media to make fair financial provision for the language, the Society publishes the twice-yearly journal Lallans, nowadays a 144-page magazine for writing in Scots (free to Society members) plus a newsletter in Scots, Eiks an Ens. In most years our Annual Meeting is an all-day event, which has been addressed by eminent writers, actors, journalists, musicians, television presenters, scholars and others, and we run competitions to encourage both adults and children to attempt Scots writing. The Society is one of a family of Scots language organisations, which can all provide good advice on the language to theatre companies, schools, performers and so forth. Please have a look at our links pages for details of these others. The society is a charity registered in Scotland CR 10286. Lallans magazine is published with the help of the Scottish Arts Council.
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