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Guy Grieve shares adventures at Game Fair

SCOTTISH FIELD columnist Guy Grieve will be sharing stories from his adventures at next month's Scottish Game Fair. Grieve will take to the stage in...

Diana Gabaldon to get honorary degree

OUTLANDER author Diana Gabaldon will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow this summer. Gabaldon will become an honorary doctor of letters (DLitt)...

Outlander author in book festival line-up

OUTLANDER author Diana Gabaldon is among the writers who will appear at this summer's Edinburgh International Book Festival. Gabaldon returns to the festival for the...

McIlvanney Prize 2022 longlist revealed

THE longlist for the McIlvanney Prize 2022 has been unveiled to mark book festival Bloody Scotland's 10th anniversary. Ten books are competing for the Ā£1,000...

Queen’s birthday honours for Rankin and curlers

THE Queen's birthday honours list includes a knighthoods for author Ian Rankin and shortbread maker James Walker, as well as awards for our Olympic-winning women's...
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site 1 kilometre east of Cruden Bay. The core of the castle is a 16th-century tower house, built by the 9th Earl of Erroll. Bram Stoker once stayed in the Castle, using it as inspiration for his story, Dracula.

Dracula and his Scottish links are revealed

DRACULA and his links to Scotland are being marked tonight. Bram Stoker's novel is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Stoker began writing Dracula while...


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