UK Government mini-budget 2022
Many but not all of the announcements in the UK Government’s Growth Plan (or mini budget) announced on 23 September apply to…
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Mairi Kidd to take up new leadership appointment at Moat Brae
Taking up leadership of Moat Brae in October 2022, Mairi Kidd’s role will be to lead recovery and reshape the organisation to…
Scots Language Awards winners 2022
Winners at the Scots Language Awards 2022 include Doric Nursery Rhymes for Loons & Quines (Scots Bairns Book of the Year), and…
National Insurance increase reversed
From 6 November 2022, the 1.25 percentage point rise in National Insurance (in effect from April) will be reversed.
Amazon reforms ebook policies in response to union concerns
Online retailer Amazon is to change practices around returns of digital books following discussions with the Society of Authors (UK) and Authors’…
BookSource awarded Living Wage accreditation
Distributor BookSource has been accredited as a Living Wage employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at BookSource receive a…
UK Government outlines plans to help cut energy bills for businesses
Through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the UK Government will provide a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for all non-domestic…
Luna Press Publishing wins Best Independent Press at British Fantasy Awards 2022
Congratulations to Luna Press Publishing which was announced as the winner at a ceremony on 17 September as part of FantasyCon 2022.
Winners of the Gaelic Literature Awards 2022
Prizes were awarded in Glasgow on 15 September in four categories for published books, and also for unpublished manuscripts for adults and…
Winners of the 2022 McIlvanney Prize and Bloody Scotland Debut Prize announced
May God Forgive by Alan Parks (Canongate) and Welcome to Cooper by Tariq Ashkanani (Thomas & Mercer) were revealed as the winners…
Major international literary conference announced for Edinburgh
Edinburgh cements its place as a world leading literary city with the announcement that the UNESCO Cities of Literature Network Conference will…
The Biggest Footprint wins Wainwright Children’s Prize 2022
The Biggest Footprint by writer/illustrator brothers Rob and Tom Sears (Canongate Books) is the winner of the Wainwright Prize for Children’s Nature &…