The Scottish Universities’ International Summer School (SUISS) was
founded as a non-profit organisation by Professor David Daiches in 1947.
In the spirit of the Edinburgh International Festival, SUISS brings
together students and academics who, irrespective of their national,
religious, or cultural difference, share a love of literature.
SUISS is affiliated with seven prestigious Scottish universities: The
University of Aberdeen, The University of Dundee, The University of
Edinburgh, The University of Glasgow, The Open University in Scotland,
The University of St Andrews and The University of Strathclyde.
Throughout its 66 years, SUISS has achieved a high academic standing
and has welcomed many distinguished literary scholars, critics and
writers. Lecturers on the Text & Context course have included Robert
Crawford, Randall Stevenson and Patricia Waugh to name a few. We have
also welcomed many writers to contribute to our Creative Writing course,
names such as Neil Gaiman, AL Kennedy and Ian Rankin.
Each summer, SUISS offers an intense, challenging and diverse
programme of study that takes place in July and August in Edinburgh, the
world’s first UNESCO City of Literature. We offer three courses in Text
and Context: British and Irish Literature from 1900 to the Present, one
course in Creative Writing, and one course in Contemporary British and
Irish Theatre and Performance. Our literature courses offer extensive
examination of Modernism, Scottish Literature and Contemporary
Literature, while our Creative Writing course allows students to develop
their personal writing portfolios. Our Theatre and Performance course,
which explores both theoretical and performative approaches to drama,
coincides with the Edinburgh Festivals and is delivered in partnership
with the Scottish Playwrights’ Studio.
Courses offered
Application
You can register for all SUISS courses and book accommodation in
Edinburgh by downloading the relevant application form. Please note that
applicants are required to make a £100 deposit at the time of
submitting an application form (scholarship applicants exempt). Please
visit the Payment page for further details on how to do this. The application deadline is Friday, April 22nd 2016.
Download an application form using the link below. Applications should be submitted by post or by email to Lauren Pope, Administrative Manager at suiss@ed.ac.uk. All applicants will be informed of the result of their application within one month of applying.
Download application forms: http://www.suiss.ed.ac.uk/application/
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