Media Centre

Welcome to the Creative Scotland Media Centre. General enquiries and updates on funded projects can be sent to media.office@creativescotland.com.

Journalists and PR representatives can also access Creative Scotland's News Releases, Photos, Video, Audio and Supplementary Materials by contacting a member of the Media & PR team. You can download Creative Scotland logos on our Logos page.

If you're a funding recipient, find out more about ways we can support you in promoting your activity in our Promotion Guide.

Team Contacts

Wendy Grannon
Media & PR Manager
T:  +44 (0)131 523 0016
M: +44 (0)7989 854 306

Jacqueline Munro
Media & PR Officer
T: +44 (0)141 302 1708
M: +44 (0) 7967 822 266

Eilidh Walker
Media & PR Officer - Screen
T: +44 (0)131 523 0019
M: +44 (0)7545 402 064

 

Boilerplates

Creative Scotland is the public body that supports culture and creativity across all parts of Scotland, distributing funding provided by the Scottish Government and The National Lottery. Further information at creativescotland.com. Follow us on TwitterFacebook and Instagram. Learn more about the value of art and creativity in Scotland and join in at www.ourcreativevoice.scot

Screen Scotland drives development of all aspects of Scotland’s film and tv industry, through funding and strategic support. Screen Scotland is part of Creative Scotland and delivers these services and support with funding from Scottish Government and The National Lottery. Find out more at screen.scot and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

Media Contacts

This Media Contacts list is compiled by Creative Scotland, inclusive of Screen Scotland, with the aim of giving individuals, projects, and organisations in receipt of our funding a free, GDPR compliant way to tell your stories through the media.

The listings contain generic contacts for national Scottish, Scottish local and UK national newspaper, broadcast, and trade outlets. You can search by artform, type of media outlet and base location, and as an evolving resource, we will be adding additional content and search options on an ongoing basis.

We welcome feedback and if you have any questions or comments about the listings, please do let us know by emailing media.office@creativescotland.com

Media Contacts

Download our Media Contacts list in Excel format - last updated 3 October 2023.

Latest News Releases

Looking for an older release? Try searching the archive.

Theatre workshops a good sign for deaf and disabled communities across Scotland

Krazy Kat Theatre’s free Sign Language workshops for young deaf and disabled children are just of the creative projects enhancing accessibility in the Arts with support from The National Lottery through the latest round of Creative Scotland’s Open Fund awards.

Published: 28 Jun 2023

New Funds for Touring Theatre and Dance

New funds are available for Scottish based artists, companies, producers and venues for touring live theatre and dance work from the Spring of 2024.

Published: 27 Jun 2023

Funding for international cultural exchange and collaboration confirmed

Funding to support innovative models of international cultural exchange and collaboration has been confirmed by the UK Arts Councils and Agencies.

Published: 27 Jun 2023

Bloody Scotland Reveals Stellar Line Up for 2023 Crime Writing Festival

Bob McDevitt, Director of Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival revealed the 2023 programme in Stirling on Thursday 22 June 2023.

Published: 22 Jun 2023

Multi-Year Funding, update from the Briefing Sessions

The new Multi-Year Funding programme will change our relationship with all organisations we fund on a year-on-year basis. If you’re an organisation that receives funding from Creative Scotland, or would like to in the future, this update is for you.

Published: 21 Jun 2023

Edinburgh International Book Festival announces Jenny Niven as new Festival Director

Today the Edinburgh International Book Festival announces that Jenny Niven, a leading cultural producer and director who has worked with a range of influential literary festivals in Scotland and internationally, will replace Nick Barley as Festival Director. Jenny will begin her new role in September after Nick has overseen his (...)

Published: 19 Jun 2023

Edinburgh Art Festival reveal first programme under new Director Kim McAleese

Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) today announce plans for the 2023 festival, the first under the direction of Kim McAleese and a programme that connects the people and city of Edinburgh with a global dialogue through a range of exhibitions, commissions, performances and events.

Published: 19 Jun 2023

Edinburgh International Book Festival celebrates The Joy of Words and its 40th anniversary

The Edinburgh International Book Festival today announces its 2023 programme which celebrates The Joy of Words and its 40 years as the world’s leading celebration of the written word. From 12 - 28 August 2023, the Festival invites the world’s greatest writers, artists and thinkers to help create positive conversations (...)

Published: 16 Jun 2023

Publication of Illustrated Fair Work Guide: A Guide to Putting Fair Work into Practice for the Creative and Cultural Sectors in Scotland

Culture Radar have published a practical guide to Fair Work for employers in the creative and cultural sectors in Scotland - with case studies and illustrations to help digest the information.

Published: 14 Jun 2023

Stars On Stage This Weekend for the 20th Edition of the Borders Book Festival

The Borders Book Festival opens on 15 June to a literary fanfare with the announcement of the winner of one of the UK’s leading literary prizes, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

Published: 13 Jun 2023