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Edinburgh author reimagines the gunpowder plot in debut novel Remember, Remember

Debut historical fiction novelist Elle Machray talks to Scottish Field about their new book and Edinburgh as a writer's muse. ā€˜Someone can be both a...

Author Jenny Colgan to host midnight signing to launch new Christmas novel

Best selling author Jenny Colgan will be hosting a midnight signing to launch her new Christmas novel. Jenny will be at Kays on Victoria Street,...
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Shortlist for Scotlandā€™s National Book Awards announced

The shortlist for Scotlandā€™s National Book Awards has been announced, featuring books on climate change, the importance of male friendships and King James VI. The...
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Glencairn Glass invites writers to enter annual crime short story competition

Scottish Field has joined forces with the Glencairn Glass for the third installment of it's crime short story competition. The Glencairn Glass is once again...
FREE PICTURE:  Anne Brown Prize Winner at Wigtown Book Festival, Mon 25/09/2023: 
 Author Rodge Glass (correct, centre) has been named the winner of the 2023 Anne Brown Essay Prize for Scotland.
 The Ā£1,500 prize, established in 2021 by the family of the late BBC Scotland journalist and Wigtown Festival Company chair Anne Brown, celebrates the best literary essay by a Scottish writer. 
 Best-known for his biography of Alasdair Gray, Glassā€™s essay On the Covenant explores his relationship with his Jewish family and the idea of what belonging and ties of blood mean. 
 The Essay Prize, which was this year run in association with The Herald, was awarded yesterday [Sunday, 24 September 2023] at a special event at Wigtown Book Festival.
Pictured with Rodge Glass (centre) is Adrian Turpin (left), Creative Director at Wigtown Book Festival and broadcaster and author Gavin Esler (right, chair of the judging panel).
More information in accompanying Press Release and from: Matthew Shelley, PR Consultant for Wigtown Book Festival - Matthew@ScottishfestivalsPR.org - 07786 704 299. 
 Photography for Wigtown Book Festival / Wigtown Festival Company from: Colin Hattersley Photography - www.colinhattersley.com - cphattersley@gmail.com - 07974 957 388.

Winner of the Anne Brown Essay Prize for Scotland announced

The 2023 Anne Brown Essay Prize for Scotland has been awarded to author Rodge Glass. The Ā£1,500 prize, established in 2021 by the family of...
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Hamza Yassin, Judy Murray and Henry Dimbleby at Wigtown Book Festival

The first weekend of the 25th Wigtown Book Festival saw Scotlandā€™s National Book Town welcome a host of celebrities and special guests. Among those taking...


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