The National Leebrar o Scotland in Embra is efter a body tae tak on Screivar o Shaetlan as the Scots Screivar. Ower the last puckle o year, twa-three bodies fae sindry airts haes held the poseetion, but this will be the first Shaetlan ane. The poseetion o Scots Screivar wis estaiblisht bi the Leebrar alang wi Scotland Makkin (Creative Scotland) for tae forder the wrutten word throu the leid, an tae heize the leid braid Scotland. The body that taks on the twalmonth post will write split-new warks in the Shaetlan dialect an wirk tae forder hit throu the isles.

The deidline for pittin in is bi twalhoures on Friday 12 Juin 2026, an the successfae body will tak up post fae Jooly. For mair wittins o this, an hoo tae pit in for the post, please clap yer device https://www.nls.uk/about-us/jobs-and-opportunities/shetland-scriever/ on the National Leebrar wabsteid.

The’r a soond file o this story in Scots abuin.