Winter 2024
Editorial
It’s always a pleasure to cast an editorial eye over a new issue of Northwords Now as it prepares to meet the wider world. For this one, that feeling is all the sweeter after a long gap in publication.
As anyone who follows the funding challenges of the Scottish cultural scene knows, the past year and more has been hard for artists (in the broadest sense of the word) to get financial support for their work. The same applies to venues and publications – like this one – that rely on grant aid to survive.
One of the many unique ‘selling’ points of Northwords Now is that is not sold, but available free in print and online. That allows m... read more