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GLOBAL: Scottish Book Trust Project - Days Like This

Written by Scottish Book Trust

Monday, 22 September 2008

I am writing to let you know about Days Like This, an exciting nationwide project run by Scottish Book Trust and BBC Radio Scotland, which may be of interest to people in your societies. I am writing to let you know about Days Like This, an exciting nationwide project run by Scottish Book Trust and BBC Radio Scotland, which may be of interest to people in your societies.

Days Like This will give people across Scotland as well as Scots abroad, the chance to be a part of the nation’s history by writing about a special day in their life which made a strong impression on them. The project aims to gather thousands of extraordinary tales, from born-and-bred Scots to newly-arrived immigrants.

To take part in Days Like This, all people need to do is write about a day in their life that was a bit extraordinary: It could be the day they didn’t get married, or the day they got lost in a supermarket. It could be a childhood memory or something that happened yesterday. It could have happened in Scotland or anywhere else in the world.
If the story is true and centres on a single day, we want to hear it!

Author Irvine Welsh, broadcaster Hardeep Singh Kohli, mountaineer Jamie Andrew, actress Siobhan Redmond, percussionist Evelyn Glennie and Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble have joined the project as celebrity curators, writing and recording their own story as an inspiration for people to do the same.

Anyone can send a story - content is what matters! The stories do not have to be written in English! Stories should be no longer than 1,000 words and can be about anything as long as it’s true! All stories will appear on the BBC website for everyone to read. The celebrity panel will choose their favourites to be recorded and discussed in a series of radio programmes and published in a book in 2009.

The deadline is: 1 November 2008

For more details (including the curators’ stories), click on http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/dayslikethis
For the project leaflet, click on http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/files/dayslikethislow.pdf (smaller file for viewing) or http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/files/dayslikethis.pdf <http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/files/dayslikethis.pdf> (larger file for printing).

If you would like further information or hard copies of the leaflet or poster, please get in touch.

With best wishes

Clare

Clare Rodgers
Programme Assistant
Direct Line: 0131 524 0166
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“Take part in Days Like This, a unique project in partnership with BBC Radio Scotland aimed at collecting thousands of true stories across Scotland. All you need to do is write about one day in your life that was a bit extraordinary. For information, visit http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/node/20540 <http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/node/20540> ”

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