Ah Dinnae Ken: Stories of Scottish Identity

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Edinburgh, GB

Who We Are

Hello there! We are a team postgraduate publishing students at Edinburgh Napier University who are currently working on a live book project for Merchiston Publishing, the in-house publishing arm of Edinburgh Napier University and the Scottish Centre for the Book. Merchiston Publishing is a not-for-profit publishing house which distributes copies of its books freely, and is supported by the generous donations of organizations such as the Edward Clark Trust. 

 

Our Project

What does it mean to be Scottish? Can Scottishness be defined, and is there really a difference between Scotland and the rest of the UK? Some of today’s leading Scottish authors for young adult literature – Cathy MacPhail, Claire McFall, Diana Hendry, J.A. Henderson, Matthew Fitt, Cathy Forde, and others – address these questions and more, in this thought-provoking collection of stories about national identity. Each story is unique, some are amusing, others moving, but together they show how different people, ideas, and even dialects make up the Scotland we know and love today. The book also features a foreword by Scottish journalist and broadcaster Stuart Cosgrove.
 
However, Merchiston Publishing relies on external funding, and as such we are only able to produce a small number of copies of Ah Dinnae Ken. In order for us to increase our print run and distribute as widely as possible, we need more money! Our current funding would allow us to distribute thirty copies of the book to ten schools, but we hope to increase that number to at least sixteen schools. For each £5 raised we hope to print an extra 2 books but, as they say, 'every little bit helps' so please donate whatever you can to allow us to reach more schools and more teenagers with this exciting and educational collection! 
 
We would very much appreciate any contribution you are able to make to help us achieve our goal! Contributor bonuses can be viewed to the right, in the sidebar, and thank you very much for your support in our project!
 

Unique Attributes

  • Capitalises on an important time in Scottish history
  • Promotes and enables a wide discussion in Scottish high schools by donating the books to selected schools 
  • Adheres to Curriculum for Excellence requirements for English, Social, and Creative Studies
 

Other Ways You Can Help

If you support our goal to get as many copies of Ah Dinnae Ken to Scottish schools as possible, but don’t have the means to finance us, you can still help us out! Get the word out on Twitter and Facebook (the share tools above make it easy to pass it on to your followers, family, and friends)! 
 
You can also find us on social media, at @EdNapierPublish on Twitter, #AhDinnaeKen, and on our Facebook page. For more details, check out the Ah Dinnae Ken website. Finally, for more information on Merchiston Publishing, visit their page at merchistonpublishing.com
 
Thanks again for your time and support! 
 
 
 
Video credits:
Voices: Jonny McIntosh and Rachel Sneddon
Script: Lindsey Fratz
Photography: Laura Holliday
Video editing and production: Kyra Jones
Drawings: Kyra Jones
Music: "The Engagement" by silent partner and "The Creek" by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (courtesy of YouTube Audio Library)
And It Is Done...
Posted: Wednesday, 30 April, 2014 - 16:04

 

We have now finished crowdfunding and due to our wonderful backers we have raised £900!!

Well done to everyone who contributed, liked shared and tweeted. We are busy collecting together the awards for our backers and they will be distributed shortly.

Thank you for all your support!

Only two weeks to go...
Posted: Wednesday, 16 April, 2014 - 12:04

 

The finishing line is in sight! With only two weeks to go and our loveley backers have taken us to 68% of our target goal.

While their generosity has been apparent on this page, we have been busy behind the scenes promoting Ah Dinnae Ken at the London Book Fair and finalising the all important cover designs. We can confirm seven contributors to the project, our brilliant writers; Claire McFall, J A Henderson, Cathy McPhail, Diana Hendry, and Matthew Fitt. We also have our foreword writer, the multi-talented Stuart Cosgrove.

If you would like to see this exciting project go ahead, donate and tell all your friends!

We've reached our minimum!!
Posted: Wednesday, 19 March, 2014 - 16:03

 

Only 2 weeks ago we launched our Crowdfunding campaign for Ah Dinnae Ken. Thanks to your kind support we have not only reached our minimum goal (£250), but almost doubled it!

Your enthusiasm and involvement have made us even more motivated to go on with this amazing project, and we even spoke to STV about Ah Dinnae Ken! We are really looking forward to seeing this book out and about in Scottish schools.

 

A huge thank you from the Merchiston Team! Keep your eyes open for more updates.

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Website Credit

£2.00 or more : A listing on the Ah Dinnae Ken website and the warm fuzzy feeling in your heart that comes with knowing you have helped Scotland's youth of today.

 

Weekly Facebook Roundup

£5.00 or more : You will be a part of the weekly list of people thanked in a Facebook post on the Ah Dinnae Ken page, as well as being listed on the website.

 

Thank You Tweet!

£10.00 or more : Your very own thank you tweet on twitter, and if you have a twitter account just send us a message with your account name. You will also be a part of the Facebook post and listed on the website.

 

Thank You Email

£15.00 or more : As well as the above rewards you will receive a thank you email with an update from the team.

 

Bookmark!

£25.00 or more : For this amount you will receive a PDF Bookmark to print out as many times as you want! You will also receive the above goodies.

 

Handwritten Thank You!

£50.00 or more : For this amount your thank you email will turn into a handwritten thank you note from the team, alongside our previous offerings.

 

Books Books Books

£100.00 or more : An exciting parcel of 3 books published by Merchiston Publishing. *If you live outside of the UK shipping costs may be applied.