Through Publishing Scotland’s ‘Go-See’ initiative, BookSource is pleased to offer support to the Scotland based publishing community to help develop their businesses, to reach new markets, and to internationalise their offering – in essence, to help them do business. This is round two of the fund.
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Administered by Publishing Scotland on behalf of Creative Scotland, the Translation Fund supports publishers based outside the United Kingdom with the payment of translation fees to translate Scottish writers. Round two of the 2025/26 Translation Fund is open until Monday 26 January 2026.
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New Books Scotland Autumn/Winter 2025 is our latest catalogue of the finest writing and books being produced by Scottish publishers.
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The latest issue 'Celebrate' showcases extracts, reviews and Q&As from books that are perfect for gift giving, excellent for giving you chills up your spine, and ideal for getting into the winter mood.
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See photos from the latest Scottish Books Showcase event which took place in Munich, Germany in June 2025.
This visit was a fantastic opportunity for Scottish writers and publishers to network and promote their work overseas.
See photos from our time at London Book Fair 2025 on the 'Scotland at London' stand.
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Editing for Better Communications -
Covering topics from structure and style to soundness and sense, this course will help you become a better editor in a communications role for a business or another type of organisation.
Have a look at our Knowledge Bank to find out what the book industry is doing so far to help tackle the climate emergency.
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Search for publisher and network members, get information on joining, and catch up on member news.
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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.
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2024 marked our 50th anniversary. This online showcase gives a taste of some of our highlights from the past five decades.
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Publishing Scotland’s curated online showcase of thousands of Scottish books. Learn more.
Our UK-wide book distribution service based in Glasgow. Learn more.
International promotion of Scottish books, writers, festivals, and organisations. Learn more.
Publishing Scotland provides support, training, funding and advocacy for the book publishing sector in Scotland.
We act as the voice and network for publishing, to develop and promote the work of companies, organisations and individuals in the industry, and to co-ordinate joint initiatives and partnership.
Apply by 11 February for this part-time, fixed-term role based in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. Open Boo…
Apply by 26 January for this part-time, fixed-term role based in Edinburgh. Scottish Book Trust is a…
Apply by 2pm on Thursday 5 February for this small fund for individuals, organisations and creative…
Apply by 12 noon on Monday 23 February for this fund to cover 100% of salary of intern for regional…
Discover the companies and organisations that belong to Publishing Scotland.
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Useful resources related to the publishing industry, including information on funding, sustainability, Brexit, and Fair Work.
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Is your publishing business behaving responsibly in terms of ESG? This webinar will look at the current laws in the UK about environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and areas […]
Online proofreading course for beginners with Publishing Scotland’s regular tutor Denise Cowle. 3 CIEP upgrade points. 10 and 12 February 2026.
Hands-on Prompt-Based AI for Publishers workshop to learn practical prompting techniques and develop prompting strategies to produce book concepts, marketing copy, searchable metadata, and summarised data insights.
A note from our CEO, Sheila Pinder, upon attending the National Year of Reading Launch in Scotland at the National Library. Find out more about conversations had on the day and what Publishing Scotland will be doing.
Yesterday the Scottish government announced the Budget for 2026-7. Below are some budget specifics relevant for our sector: ‘We will provide £20 million uplift to the culture budget in support of multi‑year funding to Creative Scotland. This brings the cumulative increase in the culture budget to £70million per year compared to 2023‑24, another step towards…
The Publishing Scotland Prize for Stirling M. Litt. Publishing Studies Best Dissertation 2025 has been won by Racheal Kizza, for ‘The Influence of the Caine Prize for African Writing on the Visibility and Career Trajectories of East African Women’.
Publishing Scotland member Charco Press has today announced that it is launching a range of fine art prints based on their iconic covers.
Last week the Booksellers’ Association launched their report on the importance of Scotland’s bookshops.
