Louise Welsh appointed Honorary President of Scottish PEN
In her role as Honorary President, Louise will advocate for the work of Scottish PEN and amplify the principles of the PEN…
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Carrie Kills a Man, and Madly Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries, are shortlisted for Nibbies
Carrie Kills a Man by Carrie Marshall (404 Ink) is shortlisted for the Discover Book of the Year, and Madly Deeply: The…
Canongate Books and Edinburgh University Press shortlisted for British Book Awards 2023
Canongate Books is shortlisted in both the Independent Publisher of the Year and the Export categories. Edinburgh University Press is shortlisted for…
Longlists announced for Jhalak Prize and Jhalak Children’s & YA Prize
Canongate Books and Polygon Books have books longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023, and Barrington Stoke has a book on the Children’s…
Luna Press Publishing books shortlisted for BSFA Awards, Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards, and Aurealis Awards
Congratulations to Luna Press Publishing on four of its books being shortlisted in five categories in three awards.
Scottish Mountaineering Press wins BBA Small Press of the Year Scotland 2023
First-time finalist Scottish Mountaineering Press is the winner of the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year Scotland 2023.
Homesick by Jennifer Croft longlisted for Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023
Homesick is part of Charco Press’s Untranslated series launched in 2022.
Witherby Publishing Group establishes new fund to help rural students
The Witherby Publishing Group Charitable Trust has donated £105,000 to provide scholarships and bursaries to talented individuals across the Highlands and Islands…
Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive gets National Lottery Heritage Fund grant
Lavender Menace CIC has been awarded a grant of £148,250 (100% of total costs) to engage the public with the Lavender Menace…
Scottish Government reverses proposed £6.6m reduction to Creative Scotland budget
Creative Scotland has welcomed the announcement reversing the proposed reduction and will now consider what this change means for its own Budget…
Independent Publishing Awards 2023 shortlists
Belle Media, BookSource, Canongate Books, Edinburgh University Press, and Saraband are all shortlisted for IPG Independent Publishing Awards 2023.
British Book Awards Independent Bookshop of the Year Scotland finalists
Eight independent bookshops are finalists in the Scotland category of the BBA 2023 Independent Bookshop of the Year award.