See some pictures from our conference which took place on Tuesday 17 May 2022 in Edinburgh and online. It is an annual event organised by Publishing Scotland and Booksellers Association.
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Across 2022, Publishing Scotland is celebrating the Year of Scotland's Stories through events, online content and much more. One of our most recent activities is the Shaping Scotland's Stories Spring/Summer catalogue.
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As the excitement of the summer and the festival season winds down, and the seasons start to turn, the latest Books from Scotland Issue is here to recommend books that will refresh and encourage new passions. From fiction to picture books and history to travel, you will find books that celebrate art and life.
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See our list of events from book festivals to book fairs, training courses to conferences.
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Co-owned by Publishing Scotland, Scottish Books International is dedicated to the international promotion of books, writers, festivals, and organisations. Its Author Travel Fund supports writers who have been invited overseas to promote their work.
Find out morePublishing Scotland provides support, training, funding and advocacy for the book publishing sector in Scotland.
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Our latest catalogue of member publishers’ books – Shaping Scotland’s Stories – is now available to download. You can also pick up a print copy from booksellers across Scotland while stocks last.
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Publishing Scotland will host Jonny Gallant, Publisher Relations Director of Bookspeed, for a hybrid Open Book session on Thursday 29 September at 11.30am at the Publishing Scotland office and online to tell us more about the trends in the non-traditional market as well as sharing tips on the best way to work with Bookspeed.
Award-winning author Lari Don presents The Tall Tale of the Giant’s Causeway. Discover the traditional Celtic folklore that inspired Lari’s witty story about two bickering giants, imagine your own magical […]
Chasing the Deer: The red deer, majestic monarch of the glen, is Britain's largest land mammal and undisputed king of woodlands and glens. Common across the Scottish Highlands and resident […]
Many but not all of the announcements in the UK Government’s Growth Plan (or mini budget) announced on 23 September apply to Scotland.
Taking up leadership of Moat Brae in October 2022, Mairi Kidd’s role will be to lead recovery and reshape the organisation to fulfil its vision to champion children’s books and empower children through books.
Winners at the Scots Language Awards 2022 include: Anne Donovan (Janet Paisley Services to Scots Award), Doric Nursery Rhymes for Loons & Quines (Scots Bairns Book of the Year), and Be guid tae yer Mammy (Scots Book of the Year).
From 6 November 2022, the 1.25 percentage point rise in National Insurance (in effect from April) will be reversed.
Online retailer Amazon is to change practices around returns of digital books following discussions with the Society of Authors (UK) and Authors’ Guild (US). Amazon believes the improvement can be implemented by the end of 2022.