As Doric Books his developt, we’ve fun e need fur sum extra hauns! We’ve hid a puckle students wirk wi’s ower e paist twa year an we’re affa wintin tae show aff oor latest eens – Kirils an Kirstie! Twa Robert Gordon University (RGU) students fa are helpin oot as pairt o thir placement modules.

Sae let’s introduce em…

Kirils is studyin Digital Marketing BA (Hons) an winna tell’s his future plans as he’s affa superstitious – fitivver, thir muckle plans fur sure! He’s takin care o oor social media sites an we’ve seen a fair difference aaready. Fin he’s fluent in Doric – an we hiv ivery confidence aat he’ll get ere – he’ll be quadrilingual!. Nae bad ava!

Kirstie’s studyin Journalism BA (Hons) an houps tae ging intae e magazine industry – specialisin in design! She screives maist o oor articles iv noo.  Kirstie grew up in Ayrshire (far oor favourite female fitba player Rose Reilly cums fae – bit Kirstie says she’s nae eese on e pitch!). Her Doric is getting ere inna, an she’s attemptin tae get eesed tae e North-East version o Scots raither than e Gleswegian aat she normally spikks.

As Doric Books has developed, we’ve found the need for some extra hands! We’ve had a few students work with us over the past two years and we’re desperate to show off our latest ones – Kirils and Kirstie. Two Robert Gordon University (RGU) students who are helping us out as part of their placement modules.

So let us introduce them…

Kirils is studying Digital Marketing BA (Hons) and will not tell us his future plans as he is very superstitious – however they seem big for sure! He is taking care of our social media sites and we’ve already noticed a huge difference. When Kirils becomes fluent in Doric – and we have a lot of confidence in him that he will – he will be quadrilingual! Nat bad, eh?

Kirstie is studying Journalism BA (Hons) and hopes to go into the magazine industry – specialising in design! She writes a lot of our articles just now.  She grew up in Ayrshire (where our favourite female football player Rose Reilly also grew up – saying that though, she isn’t too good on the pitch!). Her Doric is also getting there, and she is attempting to get used to the North-East version of Scots rather than the Glaswegian that she normally speaks.

Muckle thanks tae e Doric Board fur e grants they’ve gien us! Iss Scottish Government funded grants alloo us tae create mair beuks an tak forrit oor community engagement acteevities. Ye can read fit we’re gaun tae dee wi e siller richt here (it’s gye excitin myn!).

We would like to give a massive thank you to the Doric Board for the grants they have awarded us! These Scottish Government funded grants allow us to create more books and further develop our community engagement activities. We’ve written a little bit about what we plan to do with the money (let me tell you, it’s exciting stuff!).

Doric Books is fair pleased tae help promote iss project – nae ainly is Brian pittin forrit e Doric, he’s geein e Anchor Unit a bittie siller inna.

As a muckle thanks fur e continued support aa throu his cancer treatment an intae remission, Brian Noble his dedicatit his nyow Doric poetry beuk ‘Anchor What?’ tae e couthie an carin staff at e Anchor Unit o Aiberdeen Royal Infirmary.

If ye’d like tae support iss gran beuk, ye can fin it on Amazon eesin e link aneath:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anchor-What-Brian-Wood-Noble/dp/B0BQ9R68PF/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1674815479&refinements=p_27%3ABrian+Noble&s=books&sr=1-1

Doric Books is delighted to help promote this project – not only is Brian giving Doric a boost, he is giving the Anchor Unit some money too.

As a huge thank you for the continued support throughout his cancer treatments and complete remission, Brian Noble has dedicated his new Doric poetry book ‘Anchor What?’ to the kind and caring staff at the Anchor Unit of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

If you want to support this great book, you can find it on Amazon using the link below:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anchor-What-Brian-Wood-Noble/dp/B0BQ9R68PF/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1674815479&refinements=p_27%3ABrian+Noble&s=books&sr=1-1

Nae lang intae e nyow year (e lunar een onywye!), let’s tak a keek at sum hichlichts fur Doric Books in 2022:

• We wir nominatit fur twa Scots Language Awards
• We collaborated wi Macduff Marine Aquarium, Denis Law Legacy Trust an Rose Reilly tae produce twa beuks
• We gaed tae a puckle care hames tae dee Doric Blethers
• An puckles o skweels tae dee Doric storytellin

Noo read e hale article fur mair o fit we got up til an fit we’re planning fur 2023!

Fresh into the new year (the lunar one!), let’s rewind and take a peek at some highlights for Doric Books 2022:

• We were nominated for two Scots Language Awards
• We collaborated with Macduff Marine Aquarium, Denis Law Legacy Trust and Rose Reilly to produce two books
• We went to several care hoames to deliver Doric Blethers
• And several schools to do Doric storytelling

Now read the whole article for more of what we did and what we’re planning for 2023!