Luath Press

Luath Press was established in 1981 in the heart of Burns country, and is now based a few steps up the road from Burns' first lodgings on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Luath offers you distinctive writing with a hint of unexpected pleasures.

Luath Press takes its name from Robert Burns, whose little collie Luath (Gael., swift or nimble) tripped up Jean Armour at a wedding and gave him the chance to speak to the woman who was to be his wife and the abiding love of his life. Burns called one of The Twa Dogs Luath after Cuchullin's hunting dog in Ossian's Fingal. 

We are convinced that the mark of good writing is that it connects with the reader. Do let us have your comments, suggestions, and manuscripts.

Scottish poets

Luath Press has published these Scottish poets:

Norman Bissell
Angus Calder
Gerry Cambridge
Ken Cockburn
Christine De Luca
Des Dillon
Brian D. Finch
Alistair Findlay
Matthew Fitt
Bashabi Fraser
Valerie Gillies
Anita Govan
Mike Harding
Robert Alan Jamieson
Alastair McIntosh
Martin MacIntyre
Paraig MacNeil
James Macpherson
William Neill
Liz Niven
Tessa Ransford
Alan Riach
Gary Robertson
Kokumo Rocks
Dilys Rose
James Robertson
Donald Smith
Mark Thomson
Roderick Watson
Brian Whittingham
Rab Wilson

Scottish poetry titles

Luath published the following Scottish poetry titles in 2011:

Des Dillon, Scunnered
Alistair Findlay, Never mind the captions
Blind Ossian's Fingal: Fragments and Controversy, compiled and translated by James MacPherson, edited and introduced by Allan Burnett & Linda andersson Burnet

Submission guidelines

http://www.luath.co.uk/about-luath/submissions

Contact details

www.luath.co.uk