Scottish Arts Council aims for Scots

The aims for literature and therefore the promotion of the Scots language are as follows:

• To place literature at the heart of every community, accessible to every citizen.
  
• To raise the prestige of Scotland’s literature nationally and internationally.
  
• To invest in writers and writing as a means to ensure the creativity, prosperity and well-being of Scotland.
  
• To position the publishing industry in Scotland to meet the changing needs of the 21st century.
  
• To fashion a framework and structure to meet the continuing development of literature in Scotland.