Competition News Archive

November 2012

• Saltire Literary Awards 2012

  Monday 19 November 2012
  

June 2012

• Scottish Children's Book Awards Shortlist Announced

  Monday 25 June 2012
  

  Scottish Children's Book Awards Shortlist Announced

• Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Finalists 2012

  Monday 18 June 2012
  

  The finalists for the 2012 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards have been announced. The overall winner will be announced at the EIBF in August.

May 2012

• Ecstatics Wins Callum Macdonald Memorial Award

  Monday 21 May 2012
  

  Congratulations to Brae Editions, whose poetry collection "Ecstatics, A language of birds" has won the 2012 Callum Macdonald Memorial Award.

• The Testament Of Jessie Lamb Wins Arthur C Clarke Award

  Thursday 03 May 2012
  

  Congratulations to Jane Rogers, whose novel The Testament of Jessie Lamb has won the 2012 Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction

• Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards Shortlist 2012

  Tuesday 01 May 2012
  

  The shortlist for the 2012 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards have been announced. The Creative Scotland lead prize is worth a total of £30,000.

March 2012

• Charles Stross Shortlisted for 2012 Arthur C Clarke Award

  Tuesday 27 March 2012
  

  Edinburgh author Charles Stross has been shortlisted for an Arthur C. Clarke award.

• Orange Prize Longlist 2012

  Thursday 08 March 2012
  

  Four Scottish books have been longlisted for the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction, which is exclusively for women writers

• Glengoyne Short Story Writing Competition

  Thursday 08 March 2012
  

  Bloody Scotland, Scotland's crime fiction festival, is launching a crime story writing competition.

February 2012

• Scottish Children's Book Awards 2012

  Thursday 23 February 2012
  

  The three winners of the 2012 Scottish Children's Book Awards have been announced.

• Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition 2012

  Wednesday 08 February 2012
  

  Details of the 2012 Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition, which has a £6,600 prize fund.

January 2012

• John Burnside Wins T S Elliot Prize

  Tuesday 17 January 2012
  

  Congratulations to poet and novelist John Burnside, who has won the TS Elliot Prize for Poetry for his collection Black Cat Bone

• Callum Macdonald Memorial Award 2012

  Monday 16 January 2012
  

  Pamphlet Poetry publishers in Scotland are being asked to enter the 2012 Callum Macdonald Memorial Award.

• Carol Ann Duffy Wins Costa Poetry Award

  Wednesday 04 January 2012
  

  The Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, has won the 2011 Costa Prize for Poetry for her collection The Bees

December 2011

• Saltire Society Award Winners 2011

  Thursday 01 December 2011
  

  The winners of the 2011 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Awards announced at a ceremony at the NLS in Edinburgh.

November 2011

• Saltire Society Books of the Year Shortlist 2011

  Monday 21 November 2011
  

  The shortlisted books for the Saltire Society's Book of the Year, First Book, History Book and Research Book awards have been announced.

• Costa Book Awards Shortlist 2011

  Wednesday 16 November 2011
  

  John Burnside, Jackie Kay and Carol Ann Duffy have all been shortlisted for the 2011 Costa Book Awards

October 2011

• John Burnside Wins Forward Prize

  Thursday 06 October 2011
  

  Leading Scottish poet John Burnside has finally won the Forward Prize for poetry, for his collection Black Cat Bone

September 2011

• Four Scots Shortlisted for Green Carnation Prize for LGBT Writing

  Thursday 29 September 2011
  

  Four Scottish writers have been shortlisted for the 2011 Green Carnation Prize for LGBT writing.

• Scottish Children's Book Awards Shortlist Announced

  Wednesday 07 September 2011
  

  The shortlisted books for the 2011 Scottish Children's Book Awards have been announced by the Scottish Book Trust.

• Jamrach's Menagerie Shortlisted for Booker

  Tuesday 06 September 2011
  

  Carol Birch's novel Jamrach's Menagerie has been shortlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize.

August 2011

• Jackie Kay Wins Scottish Book of the Year Award 2011

  Friday 26 August 2011
  

  Jackie Kay has won the 2011 Scottish Book of the Year award for her autobiography Red Dust Road.

• Winner of 2011 Kelpies Prize Announced

  Friday 19 August 2011
  

  Alette Willis was announced as the winner of the 2011 Kelpies Prize for Children's Fiction at a ceremony at EIBF yesterday.

• Jane McKie Wins Edwin Morgan Prize for Poetry

  Wednesday 17 August 2011
  

  Jane McKie has won the Edwin Morgan Prize for poetry for her poem Leper Window, St Mary the Virgin

July 2011

• Sandstone & Canogate on 2011 Booker Longlist

  Tuesday 26 July 2011
  

  Two Scottish books, from publishers Canongate and Sandstone Press, have been longlisted for the 2011 Booker Prize

• Making Shore Winner of 2010/2011 People's Book Prize

  Thursday 21 July 2011
  

  Making Shore, the debut novel by Sara Allerton, has won the 2010/2011 People's Book Prize for Fiction

• Burnside Shortlisted for 2011 Forward Prize for Poetry

  Thursday 14 July 2011
  

  John Burnside's collection Black Cat Bone has been shortlisted for the 2011 Forward Prize for Poetry

June 2011

• The Scottish Review Greatest Scots - Literary Talent

  Wednesday 29 June 2011
  

  The Scottish Review has announced its shortlist for the Who's Who in Scotland Greatest Scots of the last 25 years. Six writers are on the list.

May 2011

• A Life in Pictures Shortlisted for James Tait Black Award

  Thursday 19 May 2011
  

  Alasdair Gray's autobiographical A Life in Pictures has been shortlisted for the 2011 James Tait Black Prize

• Story Shop 2011

  Thursday 19 May 2011
  

  Fancy reading your short fiction at the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival? The Edinburgh City of Literature Trust are looking for submissions.

• Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Shortlist 2011

  Monday 16 May 2011
  

  The four category winners for the 2011 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards have been announced, and they will go forward as the shortlist for the Book of the Year prize.

April 2011

• Callum Macdonald Memorial Award Shortlist 2011

  Tuesday 26 April 2011
  

  Six pamphlets have been shortlisted for the 2011 Callum Macdonald Prize for Poetry

• Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust 2011 Book Awards Longlist

  Wednesday 20 April 2011
  

  Nineteen books have been longlisted for the 2011 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards, which is run in conjunction with Creative Scotland

• Stuart Kelly Longlisted for Samuel Johnson Prize

  Friday 15 April 2011
  

  Journalist and writer Stuart Kelly has been longlisted for the 2011 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction

• Are Ye Dancin'? Shortlisted for Music Award

  Monday 11 April 2011
  

  Martin Kielty's history of Scotland's music halls has been shortlisted for a music industry award.

• Walter Scott Prize 2011 Shortlist

  Monday 04 April 2011
  

  Six novels have been shortlisted for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

March 2011

• Kelman Shortlisted for 2011 Man International Booker

  Thursday 31 March 2011
  

  The only Scot to ever win the Man Booker Prize, James Kelman, has been shortlisted for the 2011 Man International Prize

• Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship Award 2011

  Tuesday 22 March 2011
  

  Applications are being sought for the 2011 Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship Award.

February 2011

• Winners Of Royal Mail Awards 2010 Announced

  Wednesday 23 February 2011
  

  The winners of the 2010 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Book Awards have been announced at a ceremony in Glasgow's Tramway Theatre.

• Sorley MacLean Composition Winners Announced

  Monday 07 February 2011
  

  The winners of the first Sorley MacLean composition have been announced.

January 2011

• Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2011 Shortlist

  Thursday 27 January 2011
  

  A number of Scottish books, including Tooth and Claw published by Whittles, are shortlisted for the 2011 Scottish Nature Photography Awards

• Maggie O'Farrell Wins First Award

  Wednesday 05 January 2011
  

  Maggie O'Farrell has won her first major literary award, winning the Fiction Category of the 2010 Costa Book Awards for her novel The Hand The First Held Mine

December 2010

• Scottish Shortlist at the Gourmand Awards 2011

  Tuesday 21 December 2010
  

  The shortlisted books in the "Scottish" category of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2011 have been announced.

• Wigtown Poetry Competition 2011

  Monday 13 December 2010
  

  The Wigtown Poetry Competition is Scotland’s most prestigious poetry prize, and entries are being sought for the 2011 competition.

• Let's Get Lyrical Writing Competition

  Monday 13 December 2010
  

  The Scottish Writers' Centre in collaboration with the ‘Let’s Get Lyrical’ initiative between Glasgow & Edinburgh - UNESCO Cities of Music & Literature - invites submissions of Short Stories & Poetry inspired by a Song Lyric for the Scot

November 2010

• Saltire Society Winners 2010

  Tuesday 30 November 2010
  

  The winners of the 2010 Saltire Society Awards for Literature were announced at a ceremony on 29th November.

• A Scottish Wave of Change Writing Competition

  Friday 19 November 2010
  

  A national story competition organised by A Scottish Wave of Change invites people from all across Scotland to respond to the question – what values should shape the future Scotland?

• Saltire Society Book of the Year Shortlists 2010

  Wednesday 17 November 2010
  

  The shortlist for the Saltire Society's Book of the Year Award 2010 has finally been announced, with nine titles on the list, as well as the First Book and Research Books of the Year.

• Costa Book Awards Shortlist 2010

  Wednesday 17 November 2010
  

  Two Scottish writers, a novelist and a poet, appear in the 2010 Costa Book Awards shortlists.

September 2010

• Star Gazing is Most Romantic Novel - RNA Poll

  Friday 17 September 2010
  

  Congratulations to Linda Gillard, whose novel Star Gazing has been named as the most romantic novel of the last 50 years in a poll

• Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Awards Shortlist 2010

  Thursday 09 September 2010
  

  The nine shortlisted books for the 2010 Royal Mail Scottish Children's Book Awards have been announced

August 2010

• James Tait Black Winners Announced for 2010

  Monday 23 August 2010
  

  The winners of the 2010 James Tait Memorial Prize have been announced at a ceremony at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

• Sorley MacLean Composition Competition

  Sunday 22 August 2010
  

  A new music competition has been organised by the StAnza Poetry Festival, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and the University of St Andrews

• Kelpies Prize 2010 Winner Announced

  Friday 20 August 2010
  

  Congratulations to Aberdeenshire writer Caroline Clough, who was won the 2010 Kelpies Prize for Children's Writing for her novel Red Fever

July 2010

• Alan Warner Longlisted for Man Booker Prize 2010

  Wednesday 28 July 2010
  

  Alan Warner's novel The Stars in the Bright Sky has been longlisted for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. He joins 12 author authors in the list.

• Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition Winners 2010

  Tuesday 20 July 2010
  

  The winners of the 2010 Edwin Morgan International Poetry Competition have been announced, although the overall winner has not.

• Close Range Photogrammetry Wins Award

  Monday 05 July 2010
  

  Close Range Photogrammetry, published by Caithness publishers Whittles, won the international Karl Kraus Medal award

June 2010

• Neil Gunn Writing Competition 2010-2011

  Monday 21 June 2010
  

  Details of the 2010-2011 Neil Gunn Writing Competition have been announced.

• First Walter Scott Prize Winner Announced

  Saturday 19 June 2010
  

  Hillary Mantel won the first ever Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction for her novel Wolf Hall.

• Donald Worster Wins SAC 2010 Book of the Year Award

  Friday 18 June 2010
  

  The winner of the SAC's Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award for 2010 was announced at the Borders Book Festival.

• Heart of Hawick Award for Tarantula Tide

  Friday 04 June 2010
  

  Congratulations to Sharon Tregenza, whose Kelpies Prize winning novel Tarantula Tide has been awarded the Heart of Hawick Award

May 2010

• Arvon International Poetry Competition 2010

  Thursday 13 May 2010
  

  The 2010 Arvon International Poetry competition opens on 13th May, and has an increased prize of £7,500

• The Hidden Places of Scotland Competition

  Saturday 01 May 2010
  

  Are you "Staycationing" this year? Are you planning a holiday in Scotland? A chance to win the seventh edition of The Hidden Places of Scotland, a fantastic travel guide that will take you off the beaten track

April 2010

• Children's Bookshop Shortlisted for 2010 Bookseller Industry Awards

  Wednesday 21 April 2010
  

  The Children's Bookshop in Edinburgh, and Canongate's Andrea Joyce, have both been shortlisted for Bookseller Industry Awards

March 2010

• 2011 Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition

  Monday 22 March 2010
  

  Details of the 2011 Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition, which has a total prize fun of over £7,000.

• SAC SMIT Book Awards 2010 Shortlist

  Thursday 18 March 2010
  

  The shortlist for the 2010 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards, run by the SAC, was announced on 18th March

• RL Stevenson Fellowship 2010

  Friday 12 March 2010
  

  The SAC is supporting the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, which offers a six-week writing retreat in France, plus a grant of £300 per week.

• Corrag Competition

  Monday 08 March 2010
  

  Win a selection of six Scottish books in our March competition.

January 2010

• Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for Val McDermid

  Tuesday 12 January 2010
  

  Congratulations to Fife-born crime writer Val McDermid, who has been awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger award

• 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

• 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

• Saltire Society Shortlist 2009

  Tuesday 24 November 2009
  

  Details of the Scottish books shortlisted for the 2009 Saltire Society Literary Awards 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!

• 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

• 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

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

• 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.

• Carry Me Down Wins Award

  Thursday 19 July 2007
  

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

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

• Allan Spence wins Spirit of Scotland award

  Friday 01 December 2006
  

  News of the 2006 Spirit Of Scotland Awards.

• 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.

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

• 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.