LITERACY AT THE CROSSROADS

A talk given to CILIP in London on 11th September 2007 

‘Please let these words be heard as a call for just such a project; a project wider in its scope, more penetrating in its detail and broader in its ambitions than anything attempted before, not only addressing present needs but projecting far into the future towards benefits we cannot yet see in full.’ 

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THE NEED TO READ: Developing the Sandstone Press Vista Series

This article by the Vista Series Editor first appeared in the Hi-Arts Online Magazine to announce the start of the series and describe its beginnings. Brought up to date it serves well to introduce the Vistas to new readers; that is to say, to readers of all kinds, at all stages of development, and to literacy professionals. Its author is an accomplished novelist and poet.

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GOOD READING FOR ALL

Mary Rhind is Development Officer with Highland Adult Literacies. She is a powerful advocate for literacy not only in Highland but also far beyond. She is also a novelist and journalist in both English and Gaelic.

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Rochford Readers Spread The Joy Of Reading

Nicole De Weirdt is Audience Development Officer for Essex County Council Libraries. She has worked with emergent readers since the start of Quick Reads in Essex in 2001. Her work reinforces her belief that reading and libraries can change lives.
Contact her on: Nicole.de.weirdt@essexcc.gov.uk

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CAN YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST BOOK YOU READ?

This article by Moira Forsyth was published on the Hi-Arts web site, ‘Northings’, in June 2005 after the launch of the second issue of the Vista Series.

Can you remember the first book you read, all the way through? Mairi can. She remembers it well because she read it so recently. Mairi is in her thirties. Her first book was Blood Red Roses, by Lin Anderson. Blood Red Roses is a novella commissioned by Sandstone Press for the second issue of the Vista Series. The Vistas are books created for people like Mairi who come late to reading, and have until now found it impossible to get hold of adult stories, rather than children’s books.

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INTERVIEW WITH DES DILLON AND SUHAYL SAADI

At the Celebration of Learning in Inverness on 2nd December 2004 authors Des Dillon and Suhayl Saadi took time to speak to two readers about their work. As well as talking about the influences on their writing Des spoke about his novel from the forthcoming Vista series “The Blue Hen”.

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