We’re fair trickit tae hae oor wirk recognised in e Scots Language Awards 2026 – an afore lang, it’ll be ower tae e public tae hae thir say!

We’re still wytin tae hear fan e public vote’ll open, bit we wintit tae share e news an tell ye a bittie aboot fit wye iss recognition means sae muckle tae us.

Awa Doon e Toon

Awa Doon e Toon his been nominated in e Best Bairns Book category.

Written bi Julia Lynch wi braw illustrations bi Caitlin Moffat, it tells e story o a wee loon fa wints tae ging doon e toon. He tries a variety o different wyes tae get ere, bit e wither aye seems determined tae hinner him!

E beuk includes ideas fur makin e story mair sensory, helpin bairns engage wi it in different wyes. Ere’s a free audio version inna, sae bairns an families can hear e Doric spoken as weel as see e wirds on e page.

Aat’s affa important tae us. Doric is maistly a spoken leid, an we wint oor bairns tae grow up hearin, spikin, readin an enjoyin thir mither tongue.

Wirds o Banff

We’re affa prood tae see Wirds o Banff: A Doric Glossary o e Wild recognised inna.

Iss is a rare beuk, screived an illustratit bi young fowk at Banff Academy.

Bringin igither Doric wirds fur beasties, birds an flooers, Wirds o Banff explores e connection atween oor local language an e natural warld aroon us.

Bit mebbe e thing we’re proodest o is fa created it. Here are young fowk nae jist learnin aboot Doric or preservin a language fae e past. They’re actively collectin wirds, screivin, illustratin an makin somethin new in thir ain local leid.

An aat’s exactly fit we wint tae see.

Mair than beuks

Doric Books stairtit wi a simple idea: we wint fowk tae hae mair opportunities tae read, hear, spik an enjoy thir mither tongue.

Oor beuks are a big pairt o aat, bit they’re jist e stairtin pint.

We wirk wi skweels an communities, support writers an artists, bring generations igither, an try tae create mair places far Doric can be seen, heard, spoken an valued.

We dinna wint Doric tae be something aat comes oot ainly fur special occasions.

It’s a living language.

It belangs in oor hames, oor skweels, oor communities, oor businesses – an, of course, oor beuks.

Sae we’re ower e meen tae sae aat Doric Books CIC his bin nominated in e Scots in Business category. Fit rare!

Sae get yer votin finnger ready!

E public vote fur e Scots Language Awards 2026’ll be openin afore lang.

As seen as e votin details are confirmed, we’ll share thim here an on oor social media pages.

Fin e time comes, we’d be affa grateful fur yer support – nae jist fur us, bit fur e writers, illustrators, young fowk an communities fa are helpin show aat Doric is alive an kickin.

Keep yer een peeled. Get yer votin finger ready. An haud gaun!

 

Keep Your Eyes Peeled – Scots Language Awards Voting Opens Soon!

We’re absolutely delighted to have our work recognised in the Scots Language Awards 2026 – and before long, it will be over to the public to have their say!

We’re still waiting to hear exactly when the public vote will open, but we wanted to share the news and explain a little about why this recognition means so much to us.

Awa Doon e Toon

Awa Doon e Toon has been nominated for Best Bairns Book.

Written by Julia Lynch and beautifully illustrated by Caitlin Moffat, it tells the story of a little boy who wants to go down the town. He tries a variety of different ways to get there, but the weather always seems determined to get in his way!

The book includes ideas for making the story more sensory, helping children engage with it in different ways. There is also a free audio version, allowing children and families to hear the Doric being spoken as well as seeing the words on the page.

That is particularly important to us. Doric is primarily a spoken language, and we want our children to grow up hearing, speaking, reading and enjoying their mother tongue.

Wirds o Banff

We’re also incredibly proud to see Wirds o Banff: A Doric Glossary o e Wild recognised.

This is a very special book, written and illustrated by young people at Banff Academy.

Bringing together Doric words for animals, birds and flowers, Wirds o Banff explores the connection between our local language and the natural world around us.

But perhaps what makes us proudest is who created it.

These are young people who aren’t simply learning about Doric or preserving a language from the past. They are actively collecting words, writing, illustrating and creating something new in their own local language.

And that is exactly what we want to see.

More than books

Doric Books began with a simple idea: we want people to have more opportunities to read, hear, speak and enjoy their mother tongue.

Our books are a big part of that, but they are only the starting point.

We work with schools and communities, support writers and artists, bring generations together, and try to create more places where Doric can be seen, heard, spoken and valued.

We don’t want Doric to be something that comes out only for special occasions.

It is a living language.

It belongs in our homes, our schools, our communities, our businesses – and, of course, our books.

So, we are over the moon to say that Doric Books CIC has been nominated in the Scots in Business category. How wonderful!

 

Get your voting finger ready!

The public vote for the Scots Language Awards 2026 will be opening soon.

As soon as the voting details are confirmed, we’ll share them here and across our social media pages.

When the time comes, we’d be incredibly grateful for your support – not just for us, but for the writers, illustrators, young people and communities who are helping to show that Doric is alive and thriving.

So…

Keep your eyes peeled. Get your voting finger ready. And haud gaun!