The latest issue 'All In' showcases extracts, reviews and Q&As from a fabulous mix of books being released in the second quarter of 2026 - including classic fiction, cracking crime fiction, children's adventures, poetry, and non-fiction on music, nature, desire and landscape. Find out for yourselves - Go All In!
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We're hosting a series of monthly Silent Reading Group events at Edinburgh's Fruitmarket on the last Monday of every month in 2026! We’ll provide solid reading time, a chance to chat and network with fellow readers, and a free drink with every ticket. Get your tickets now!
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New Books Scotland Spring/Summer 2026 is our latest catalogue of the finest writing and books being produced by Scottish publishers.
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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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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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A free, online information session to provide interested members with more information about Publishing Scotland's new Accuracy, Sensitivity and Authenticity Fund, with speaker Rita Faire.
Publishing Scotland, in association with UNESCO Edinburgh City of Literature, will be hosting a series of monthly Silent Reading Group events at Fruitmarket throughout 2026. Each month, we’ll be giving readers the time and space to enjoy reading whatever they want in a convivial and welcoming atmosphere. We’ll provide an hour of solid reading time, plus there will be a chance to chat and network with fellow readers.
This free webinar will look at some of the key legal issues that publishers should consider when looking to enter and trade in foreign markets, from moving stock across borders, through appointing sub-publishers, to working with translations, along with the key important issue of generating, moving and receiving revenues where tariffs, duties and tax play a key role.
Publishing Scotland member publishers included in those donating to HarperCollins UK and Children’s Book Project’s new partnership, gifting books across 20 schools in Glasgow.
Bloody Scotland prides itself on supporting new talent and The Bloody Scotland Debut Prize which began in 2019 has launched the careers of numerous Scottish crime writers including Natalie Jayne Clark, Tariq Ashkanani, Allan Gaw, Claire Askew, Kate Foster and Callum McSorley. For the first time ever, the shortlist for The Bloody Scotland Prize is entirely ma…
Our CEO, Sheila Pinder, was interviewed for The Bookseller by Caroline Carpenter. Their conversation explores her career background and her reflections on her first few months in post.. The article is out online now, and will appear in the Scotland Focus Bookseller edition. You can read the full article in The Bookseller here: Publishing Scotland’s new CEO S…
The UK’s Government’s response to the Late Payment Consultation published yesterday is clear evidence that writing to MPs and using our collective voice can make a material difference. The Detailed Response available here proposes eight measures. The Next Steps summary at the end of Measure 2 (maximum payment terms) shows the influence of the book industry’s…
At the London Book Fair this evening Publishing Scotland will announce eight new International Publishing Fellows for 2026.
