The network for trade, training and development
Publishing Scotland is the trade and network body for the book publishing industry in Scotland, working to promote and protect the interests of its members, both nationally and internationally. Parent company of BookSource.
Publishing Scotland and members are at the Frankfurt Book Fair 16 to 20 October 2019. Our collective stand is E91 in Hall 6.0.
Our new Autumn/Winter 2019 rights publication is available to download as a PDF.
Publishing Scotland's International Fellows 2019 - ten senior publishers from around the world - visited Scotland in August to experience a taste of the Scottish book world.
Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth from Arabic and published by our member Sandstone Press, is the winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2019.
Our 2019 joint conference with the Booksellers Association #scotbookconf took place on Tuesday 26 February in Edinburgh at Surgeons Quarter.
Publishing Scotland provides support, training, funding and advocacy for the book publishing sector in Scotland.
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Latest jobs and advice on finding a job in publishing
Apply for this full-time position in Perth by noon on Friday 18 October 2019. This is a permanent role with a 6-month probationary period.
Apply for this full-time, permanent position in Edinburgh by 9am on Monday 21 October 2019.
Apply for this full-time, permanent position in Edinburgh by 5pm on Friday 25 October 2019.
Apply for this part-time (two-day) job share position in Edinburgh by Friday 25 October.
The Picture Hooks Conference 2019 takes place at the V&A in Dundee on Saturday 26 October.
The deadline for nominations is Thursday 31 October 2019.
Apply for this fixed-term (12 months) post in Glasgow no later than Friday 1 November 2019. Immediate start so priority may be given to early respondents (interviews from 28 October).
The deadline for applications is Friday 1 November 2019.
The Gaelic Books Council and Scottish Book Trust are seeking two unpublished writers to participate in the Gaelic New Writers Awards 2020. Apply by 5pm on Friday 8 November 2019.
Here are quick links to the answers to some of the questions we get asked most frequently
You can research publishers and submit your book for consideration or you can publish it on your own (see Getting Published).
For small publishers and self-publishers especially with just one book, doing it yourself is sometimes the only option. Read more about distribution.
Get info on joining, search lists of publisher members & network members & catch up on members' news.
A high quality complete publishing service for all forms of publishing - books, reports, journals and magazines.
A round-up of the latest awards, nominations, jobs and other publisher and network member news.
International promotion of books, writers, festivals etc on behalf of the literature sector in Scotland.
What will Brexit mean for UK-based publishers? We round up comment and advice.
Book now for our Introduction to Proofreading (6 November) and Copy-editing (7 November) courses.
Our new Autumn/Winter rights publication is available at book fairs and to download as a PDF.
Publishing Scotland's distribution service BookSource is one of the UK's fastest growing distributors.
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Publishing Scotland is based at Scott House, 10 South St Andrew Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AZ. Our training also takes place there.
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