Competition News Archive

January 2010

• Don Paterson Wins Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry

  Friday 01 January 2010
  

  Congratulations to Don Paterson, the first winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry under the Laureate-ship of Carol Ann Duffy.

December 2009

• Inspired? Get Writing! 2009/2010

  Wednesday 16 December 2009
  

  The Inspired? Get Writing! competition is a collaboration between the English-Speaking Union Scotland, the SPL, and the National Galleries of Scotland

• Carry A Poem - Competition

  Friday 11 December 2009
  

  As part of the Carry a Poem campaign organised by One Book – One Edinburgh, the Scottish Centre for the Book at Edinburgh Napier University is running a competition for all Edinburgh primary-school children

November 2009

• Saltire Society Awards 2009

  Monday 30 November 2009
  

  The five winners of the 2009 Saltire Society Literary Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Edinburgh

• Saltire Society Shortlist 2009

  Tuesday 24 November 2009
  

  Details of the Scottish books shortlisted for the 2009 Saltire Society Literary Awards have been announced

• Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Awards 2009

  Tuesday 24 November 2009
  

  The winners of the 2009 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books have been announced

October 2009

• 2009 Forward Prize Winners Don Paterson and Robin Robertson

  Wednesday 07 October 2009
  

  Congratulations to Don Paterson and Robin Robertson, who have both won at the 2009 Forward Prize awards

• Wigtown Poetry Competition 2010

  Saturday 03 October 2009
  

  The 2010 Wigtown Poetry Competition, which will be judged by Liz Lochhead, will be launched at the Wigtown Book Festival

September 2009

• Cairngorm John Shortlisted for Boardman Tasker 2009 Award

  Tuesday 08 September 2009
  

  Cairngorm John, the biography published by Sandstone Press, has been shortlisted for an award

• Gorgie City Farm Poetry Day Competition

  Tuesday 01 September 2009
  

  Gorgie City Farm are hosting a poetry competition to help celebrate National Poetry Day, and are looking for submissions

August 2009

• Kelpies Prize Winner 2009 Announced

  Thursday 27 August 2009
  

  The winner of the 2009 Kelpies Prize has been announced, and the winning book will be published in October this year.

• Robin Jenkins Literary Award Shortlist Announced

  Wednesday 05 August 2009
  

  The shortlist for the Robin Jenkins Literary award for environmental writing has been announced

July 2009

• ESRC Genomics Network Short Story Competition Winners

  Wednesday 08 July 2009
  

  The winners of the first ever ESRC Genomics Network Short Story Competition have been announced

June 2009

• Canongate Win Publisher of the Year Award

  Tuesday 02 June 2009
  

  Edinburgh publishers Canongate have been announced as the 2009 Publisher of the Year by BBIA

• Callum Macdonald Memorial Award 2009 Winner Announced

  Monday 01 June 2009
  

  The winner of the 2009 Callum Macdonald Memorial Award for poetry publishing has been announced.

May 2009

• James Tait Black Memorial Award Shortlist 2009

  Thursday 14 May 2009
  

  The shortlist for the 2009 James Tait Black Memorial Awards have been announced

• Quick Read Learners' Favourite Award Winner Announced

  Wednesday 13 May 2009
  

  Patience Thomson's 101 Ways to Get Your Child to Read has won the 2009 Quick Read Learners' Favourite Award

• Scottish Pamphlet Poetry Award Shortlist - CMMA 2009

  Wednesday 13 May 2009
  

  The shortlist for the 20092 Callum Macdonald Memorial Award has been announced.

• Royal Mail Awards 2009 Shortlist

  Wednesday 06 May 2009
  

  The shortlist for the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books has been announced. Over 11,000 children in Scotland have registered to vote for this year's winner

• Carol Ann Duffy Named As New Poet Laureate

  Friday 01 May 2009
  

  Carol Ann Duffy has been named the UK's first female poet Laureate, a position she will hold for 10 years

April 2009

• Keith Gray Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal

  Friday 24 April 2009
  

  Edinburgh author Keith Gray has been shortlisted for the 2009 Carnegie Medal award

March 2009

• BBIA Bookselling Shortlists 2009

  Monday 09 March 2009
  

  The regional shortlists for the British Book Industry Awards Bookshop of the Year have been announced

• Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards 2009 Shortlist

  Thursday 05 March 2009
  

  The shortlist for the 2009 SAC book awards - sponsored by Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust - have been announced

January 2009

• Barrington Stoke Nominated for Award

  Friday 23 January 2009
  

  Congratulations to Edinburgh-based Barrington Stoke, who have been nominated for an IPG award

• Romantic Novel of the Year 2009 Shortlist

  Monday 19 January 2009
  

  Glasgow author Linda Gillard has been shortlisted for an award, alongside Susanna Kearsley

November 2008

• Saltire Society Shortlist 2008

  Monday 17 November 2008
  

  News of the shortlisted books for the 2008 Saltire Society Literary Awards

• UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award 2009

  Wednesday 05 November 2008
  

  The deadline for the British Council's UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award 2009 is Friday 7th November.

October 2008

• Kelpies Prize 2009

  Wednesday 29 October 2008
  

  News of the 2009 Kelpies Prize, which is worth £2000

• Mince Limerick Competition

  Friday 03 October 2008
  

  We're sure you'll find poetic inspiration in The Complete Book of Mince, so get your thinking caps on for our new Limerick competition!

• Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2009

  Wednesday 01 October 2008
  

  The biennial Neil Gunn Writing Competition was launched on October 1st, and features prizes for adult, secondary and primary schools

• British Book Design and Production Awards Shortlist

  Wednesday 01 October 2008
  

  Two Scottish publishers have been shortlisted for the 2008 British Book Design and Production Awards

September 2008

• Watermill Bookshop Wins Award

  Thursday 18 September 2008
  

  The Aberfeldy Watermill Bookshop has won the 2008 Independent Bookshop of the Year award

• School Competition: Making Books in Scotland

  Saturday 13 September 2008
  

  The People Behind the Pages is a competition for primary school children in the Edinburgh area

August 2008

• "On the Edge" Short Story Competition

  Wednesday 13 August 2008
  

  How short can you make it? The Wigtown Book Festival is hosting a short short story competition - stories of 100 words or less are welcome

• The McLellan Award 2008 for Play Writing

  Wednesday 06 August 2008
  

  The McLellan Award is a prize given for the best new play in Scots

• Days Like This

  Friday 01 August 2008
  

  Days Like This is a new writing project organised by Scottish Book Trust and BBC Radio Scotland, and they are looking for true stories of extraordinary days

July 2008

• Your Scottish Bookshelf - Prize Draw

  Monday 14 July 2008
  

  We have two Scottish history books to give away in our Summer Prize draw. What are your top Scottish books - what would be on your ideal Scottish bookshelf?

June 2008

• Barrington Stoke Competition Winner Announced

  Thursday 26 June 2008
  

  Congratulations to Becky Wright from Morgan Academy, who has won Barrington Stoke's latest writing competition.

• SAC Sundial Award Winners 2008

  Friday 20 June 2008
  

  Scotland's first Makar, Edwin Morgan, has won the SAC Sundial Book of the Year award for 2008.

May 2008

• British Book Industry Awards 2008

  Friday 16 May 2008
  

  Scottish winners at the 2008 British Book Industry Awards for design and editing

April 2008

• 5th Nibbie for Rowling; 1st for McGregor

  Wednesday 09 April 2008
  

  News of Scottish winners at the 2008 Galaxy British Book Awards, the "Nibbies"

• No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Competition

  Monday 07 April 2008
  

  Enter our competition to win a slip-cased, hardback edition of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

March 2008

• David Toulmin Competition

  Monday 31 March 2008
  

  The deadline for the David Toulmin short story competition is set for 31st March 2008.

• Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition

  Tuesday 25 March 2008
  

  Vital Synz, the Glasgow poetry society, have launched a £5000 poetry competition in honour of Edwin Morgan

• Scotland Street Creative Writing Competition

  Wednesday 19 March 2008
  

  Glasgow Museums are hosting a creative writing competition about school days

• Sundial Book of the Year Shortlist 2008

  Tuesday 04 March 2008
  

  The shortlist for the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Awards have been drawn up

January 2008

• A L Kennedy wins the 2007 Costa Book Awards

  Tuesday 22 January 2008
  

  Congratulations to A L Kennedy, winner of the 2007 Costa Book Awards

• Costa Winners 2007

  Thursday 03 January 2008
  

  Congratulations to A L Kennedy and Ann Kelley, winners of the 2007 Costa Book Awards

December 2007

• Maw Broon's Cookbook Limerick Competition

  Wednesday 19 December 2007
  

  And for something completely different, get your thinking hats on for our limerick competition.

• Guthrie Nominated for Spinetingler Awards

  Wednesday 19 December 2007
  

  Edinburgh writer Allan Guthrie has been nominated for a "Best Novel - New Voice" award at the first Spinetingler Awards

• The BooksfromScotland.com New Year Quiz

  Tuesday 18 December 2007
  

  We have five fantastic books to give away in our New Year Quiz - but be quick, there's not much time!

November 2007

• Costa Awards 2007 Shortlist

  Wednesday 21 November 2007
  

  Two Scottish books have been shortlisted in the 2007 Costa Book Awards

October 2007

• Fresh Shortlisted for Glen Dimplex Award

  Tuesday 23 October 2007
  

  Scottish writer Mark McNay's début novel has been shortlisted for a New Writing award in Ireland

• Happenstance Story Competition

  Sunday 07 October 2007
  

  Independent publisher HappenStance Press are running their second short story competition.

• Nominations for Blue Peter Award

  Wednesday 03 October 2007
  

  The shortlist for the 2007 Blue Peter Book Awards have been announced.

September 2007

• Pushing out the Boat: Call For Submissions

  Tuesday 25 September 2007
  

  Pushing out the Boat, the anthology of writing from the North-East, is looking for short stories and poetry for its seventh edition.

• Boardman Tasker Shortlist 2007

  Monday 17 September 2007
  

  Hamish Brown's The Mountains Look on Marrakech has been shortlisted for the 2007 Boardman Tasker Prize.

August 2007

• Ùr-Sgeul DVD Competition: 3 Gaelic DVDs to be Won

  Wednesday 01 August 2007
  

  In conjunction with Ùr-Sgeul and the Gaelic Books Council we have three DVDs to give away

July 2007

• Carry Me Down Wins Award

  Thursday 19 July 2007
  

  Carry Me Down by MJ Hyland has won the 2007 Hawthornden Prize.

• 2007 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year

  Thursday 19 July 2007
  

  Four Scottish novels have been longlisted for the 3rd Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, part of the Harrogate Festival.

June 2007

• Neil M Gunn Writing Competition 2007

  Friday 29 June 2007
  

  Three age groups are invited to enter the 2007 Neil M Gunn Writing Competiton

• Sundial Scottish Arts Council Awards Winners Announced

  Thursday 14 June 2007
  

  The category winners of the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book Awards have been announced.

• Fidra Novel Writing Competition

  Wednesday 06 June 2007
  

  Fidra Books have launched a competition to find their first novel. They are looking for a new book which will fit their publishing programme, and should be in the 9-14 age range.

May 2007

• RLS Fellowship 2008

  Wednesday 30 May 2007
  

  Application details for the 2008 Robert Louis Stevenson Writing Fellowship organised by the Scottish Arts Council and the National Library of Scotland

March 2007

• British Book Awards 2007

  Thursday 29 March 2007
  

  Two Scottish winners and five additional nominations at the 2007 British Book Awards were announced.

• Welsh Book of the Year

  Tuesday 06 March 2007
  

  Jim Perrin's The Climbing Essays has been nominated for the English Language Welsh Book of the Year award.

• Barrington Stoke Wins Publishing Award

  Monday 05 March 2007
  

  Edinburgh publisher's Barrington Stoke have won an IPG award for their children's titles.

• Dundee Book Prize Winner Announced 2007

  Thursday 01 March 2007
  

  The winner of the 2007 Dundee International Book Prize is announced, and the winning book will be published by Polygon.

• World Book Day Competition - The Eejits

  Thursday 01 March 2007
  

  Win a signed copy of Matthew Fitt's fantastic Scots translation of Roald Dahl's The Twits - The Eejits

February 2007

• BRAW Awards 2007 - Register Your Interest

  Tuesday 20 February 2007
  

  BRAW are inviting organisations to register their interest in helping to judge the 2007 BRAW/Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book awards.

• Colour In Kidnapped Competition!

  Thursday 15 February 2007
  

  Help David Balfour and Alan Breck Strewart escape the brig of the Covenant by colouring in this exciting scene from the Kidnapped Graphic Novel

• Winner of Costa Book of the Year Announced

  Thursday 08 February 2007
  

  The winner of the 2007 Costa Book of the Year has been announced at a ceremony in London

January 2007

• Kidnapped Review Competition!

  Wednesday 31 January 2007
  

  A chance to win 6 fantastic Kidnapped posters and a signed copy of Kidnapped - The Graphic Novel, just by writing a short review of the book.

• Three Scottish Books Shortlisted for Costa Book Awards - Category Winners Announced

  Wednesday 10 January 2007
  

  Three Scottish authors have been shortlisted for the 2006 Costa Book Awards.

December 2006

• Roderick Watson's The History of Scottish Literature: Competition

  Friday 01 December 2006
  

  In conjunction with Palgrave MacMillan, BooksfromScotland.com have five copies of Roderick Watson's two-volume 'History of Scottish Literature' to give away.

• Allan Spence wins Spirit of Scotland award

  Friday 01 December 2006
  

  News of the 2006 Spirit Of Scotland Awards.

November 2006

• Jim Perrin wins Banff Mountain Prize

  Friday 03 November 2006
  

  News of Jim Perrin's success at the 2006 Banff Mountain Book Festival.

October 2006

• Goss First Novel Winner

  Monday 23 October 2006
  

  Congratulations to author Mike Stocks, winner of the 2006 Goss First Book Award.

• Hallowe'en Competition

  Monday 16 October 2006
  

  Three spooky children's books to be won in our quick Halloween competition.

• Robin Robertson Wins the Forward Prize for Poetry

  Thursday 05 October 2006
  

  Robin Robertson has won first prize in the 2006 Forward Prize for poetry.

September 2006

• The 2nd Wigtown Poetry Competition

  Saturday 23 September 2006
  

  News of the 2nd Wigtown Poetry Competiton, Scotland's largest poetry competion, with a £2000 1st price award.

• Boardman Tasker 2006 Shortlist

  Wednesday 06 September 2006
  

  News of two Scottish titles which have been included in the 2006 Boardman Tasker shortlist.

August 2006

• Scottish Success on 2006 Booker Longlist

  Tuesday 15 August 2006
  

  News of Scottish entries to the 2006 Man Booker Longlist

June 2006

• TES Scotland/Saltire Prize for Educational Publishing

  Friday 23 June 2006
  

  Hodder Gibson's 'How to Pass Standard Grade Music' won the 2006 TES Scotland/Saltire Prize for Educational Publishing

• Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship

  Thursday 01 June 2006
  

  Information on the 2007 National Library of Scotland/Scottish Arts Council Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship.

May 2006

• West Dunbartonshire Novella Award

  Wednesday 31 May 2006
  

  West Dunbartonshire Libraries are offering a £500 prize for their Novella Award.

• James Meek Awarded the Ondaatje Prize

  Wednesday 24 May 2006
  

  James Meet awarded the Ondaatje Prize for his novel The People's Act of Love.

• Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books: 2005 Shortlist

  Friday 05 May 2006
  

  Nine titles have been shortlisted for the new Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books in a prize organised by BRAW, the Network for the Scottish Children's Book.

April 2006

• Michel Faber shortlisted for National Short Story Prize

  Tuesday 04 April 2006
  

  Scotland-based author Michel Faber has been shortlisted for the £15,000 National Short Story Price.

March 2006

• Competition: The Hidden Places of Scotland

  Friday 24 March 2006
  

  Courtesy of Travel Publishing, we have five copies of the latest edition of "The Hidden Places of Scotland" to win in our quiz. Competition now closed.

• Summer Short Story Competition

  Wednesday 22 March 2006
  

  To celebrate the launch of the website, we are launching a short story competition. The first prize is publication on the site plus £100 of books, which the winner may choose from the site. Closing Date: 30th June

February 2006

• World Book Day 2006, UK and Ireland

  Wednesday 08 February 2006
  

  Win selected Scottish Children's books with BooksfromScotland.com for World Book Day 2006.

• Callum Macdonald Memorial Award for poetry pamphlets

  Wednesday 01 February 2006
  

  The Callum Macdonald Memorial Award for poetry pamphlets is accepting entries.

January 2006

• Carol Ann Duffy wins the 2005 TS Eliot Award for Poetry

  Tuesday 17 January 2006
  

  17/01/06. Poet and playwright Carol Ann Duffy has won the 2005 TS Eliot Award for Poetry.

• Ali Smith wins the 2005 Whitbread Award for Novel of the Year

  Wednesday 04 January 2006
  

  24/01/06. Scottish novelist Ali Smith has won the 2005 Whitbread Award for Novel of the Year, with her book The Accidental.

December 2005

• National Gallery of Scotland and English Speaking Union Creative Writing Competition

  Thursday 08 December 2005
  

  A creative writing competition with five categories, for fiction or poetry inspired by the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland.

• Win a Signed Copy of the People's Act of Love

  Thursday 01 December 2005
  

  Win a signed copy of James Meek's People's Act of Love

October 2005

• Scottish Adult Learning Partnership: My Inspirations Poetry Competition

  Friday 28 October 2005
  

  As part of Adult Learners' Week in Scotland, SALP are running a poetry competition.

January 2005

• The First Wigtown Book Town Poetry Competition

  Saturday 01 January 2005
  

  Poet and Editor Don Paterson is judging the first ever Wigtown Book Town poetry competion - closing date 27th Jan 2006.