Events

Publishing Scotland organises or attends events that are a great opportunity for network and publisher members to make business contacts. They are generally open to all network and publisher members.

For information on an event email us, or for details of membership criteria and benefits complete the membership application request.

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Frankfurt Book Fair: 14 to 18 October 2020

14 October 2020

Event, Frankfurt, Book Fair

Publishing Scotland assists its publishing members to export books and sell rights by hosting a collective national stand at book fairs. This normally includes the Frankfurt Book Fair. Due to the current circumstances we will not be attending in person in 2020 though we will be looking for alternative virtual opportunities with the fair.
Creative Conversations: Writing the Ground Beneath our Feet

13 August 2020

Event

Publishing Scotland and Glasgow University are collaborating on a series of free Creative Conversation events showcasing the best in new Scottish writing. Featuring Gavin Francis (Island Dreams), Mandy Haggith (The Stone Stories series), Kathleen Jamie (Surfacing), and Sue Reid Sexton (Writing on the Road), this event will be chaired by Elizabeth Reeder on Thursday 13 August 2020 from 5.30 pm to 7 pm.
Creative Conversations: Writing the Past in the Present

12 August 2020

Event

Publishing Scotland and Glasgow University are collaborating on a series of free Creative Conversation events showcasing the best in new Scottish writing. Featuring Angus Peter Campbell (Gaelic translation of Animal Farm), Norman Bissell (Barnhill), and Sarah Armstrong (The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt), this event will be chaired by Colin Herd on Wednesday 12 August 2020 from 5.30 pm to 7 pm.
Creative Conversations: Writing the Personal and the Political

11 August 2020

Event

Publishing Scotland and Glasgow University are collaborating on a series of free Creative Conversation events showcasing the best in new Scottish writing. Featuring Stuart Cosgrove (Cassius X), Donald S Murray (As the Women Lay Dreaming), Nadine Aisha Jassat (Let Me Tell You This), and Dina Nayeri (The Ungrateful Refugee), this event will be chaired by Louise Welsh on Tuesday 11 August 2020 from 5.30 pm to 7 pm.
Open Book - Glassboxx

24 June 2020

Event, Trade, Digital

We hosted a Zoom Open Book session on 24 June 2020 with eBook and audiobook distribution service, Glassboxx.
Open Book - Booksellers Association

27 May 2020

Event, Trade

This online Open Book session for Publishing Scotland members is with the Booksellers Association and a number of independent booksellers. The session will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 27 May 2020 from 4pm to 5pm.
Open Book - Gardners

21 May 2020

Event, Trade

An online Open Book session for Publishing Scotland members with Nigel Wyman and Nikki Daigneault from Gardners. The session will be held via Zoom on Thursday 21 May from t 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
Bologna Children's Book Fair CANCELLED

4 May 2020

Event, Book Fair, Outside Scotland

Due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus emergency the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2020 has been cancelled. The next fair will take place 12 to 15 April 2021.
PLS: Introduction to Collective Licensing POSTPONED

22 April 2020

Event, Trade

This event is postponed and will be rescheduled. More to follow.
Scottish Book Trade Conference 2020 CANCELLED

21 April 2020

Event, Conference, Edinburgh

The 2020 Scottish Annual Book Trade Conference with the Booksellers Association will not take place this year. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2021.