We are thrilled to report that Prof Jackie Kay appeared alongside Her Majesty The Queen at the launch of the National Year of Reading in Scotland on Monday 19 January. The event featured other Scottish authors, local primary school children and Dennis the Menace (!), and took place at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.
The scheme has been initiated by the Department of Education and the National Literacy Trust (of which Her Majesty is Patron), and seeks to address the national decline in reading for pleasure. This is also part of the remit of the English Research Centre’s setting up of The Salford Literacy Matters Network led by David Savill. Prof Kay, alongside other award-winning Scottish authors Val McDermid and Sir Ian Rankin, was unveiled as a National Year of Reading ambassador.
You can read more about the event here.