The dingwallbased publisher has provided a platform for scottish subjects and taken risks with translated fiction, resulting in publishing the winner of this years man booker international prize. Winner the scottish town in the age of enlightenment 17401820 by robert harris and charles mckean edinburgh university press saltire publisher of the year award. Gray awarded inaugural saltire society lifetime achievement award. We wish everyone taking part, across all literary genres, the very best of luck. The first book of the year award was inaugurated in 1988 and recognises an author who has not previously published a book.
Saltire literary awards the shortlists announced for. As part of the saltire societys 80 th anniversary celebrations, this years publisher of the year was awarded a fully funded placement on the renowned yale publishing course, a weeklong. Two publishing awards were presented the saltire society scottish publisher of the year was awarded to sandstone press, based in inverness who have. Floris wins scottish publisher of the year award the bookseller.
Established in 20 and supported by creative scotland, the saltire society publisher of the year award is dedicated to encouraging and supporting the scottish publishing industry. The saltire society emerging publisher of the year award, presented in partnership with publishing scotland, was awarded jointly to kay farrell of sandstone press and alan windram of little door books. This award and its recipient will exemplify creativity and the relationship between the designer, the publisher and. The necessary death of lewis winter glasgow trilogy 1 by malcolm mackay. Saltire society scottish book of the year award shortlist. Saltire society scottish first book of the year award. The saltire society announces winners of 2019 literary. The saltire society scottish fiction book of the year award went to nina x by ewan morrison, who is originally from caithness. For the first time, the saltire society will award a prize for scottish book cover and a special award for lifetime achievement. Scotlands national book awards 2019 have again shown the astounding literary talent of scotland and we congratulate all our recipients and shortlistees. Nov 11, 2019 the saltire society publisher of the year award. Organised by saltire society scotland, the awards are considered to be scotlands most prestigious book awards. The saltire society publisher of the year award 2018 in partnership with publishing scotland.
This award is administered by the scottish poetry library and it is the first time it has been presented as part of the saltire society literary awards. Canongate picked up the publisher of the year award, their fantastic team earning them a firm place on the global publishing stage. The saltire society publisher of the year award aims to recognise and promote the work of scottish publishers. Oct, 2017 the saltire society emerging publisher of the year award. Research book of the year went to what the victorians made of romanticism by tom mole and the saltire society honoured 30 years of the first book award by honouring louise welsh and the cutting room, who picked up. The literary awards will be open to submissions of nonfiction, fiction, history, poetry, first books and research until monday 5 august. The callum macdonald memorial award cmma is for the publisher of an outstanding example of pamphlet poetry published during the previous year. The winners will be formally announced at a special ceremony in edinburgh on 24 november. Founded in 1936, the society was set up to promote and celebrate the uniqueness of scottish culture and scotlands heritage, and to reclaim scotlands place as a distinct contributor to european and international culture. Saltire literary awards shortlists announced scottish. This years 2019 ceremony saw the introduction of two new awards. Established in 20, the saltire society publisher of the year award is dedicated to encouraging and supporting scottish publishers. Saltire society literary awards winners 2019 publishing scotland. The saltire society publisher of the year award in partnership with publishing scotland.
The award, administered by the saltire society, which supports the arts and cultural heritage of scotland, was launched in 20 to recognise innovation within scottish publishing. Recent winners have included kapka kassabova for border 2017 and kathleen jamie for the bonniest companie 2016. Nov 29, 2018 on st andrews day 2018, historic environment scotland was highly commended by the saltire society for the publisher of the year award 2018. Many congratulations to the saltire society award winners 2019. Sandstone win publisher of the year sandstone press. The first saltire society book award was given in 1937, the year after the saltire society was established. Saltire society literature alliance scotland caidreabhas. The publisher of the year award is a very recent addition to the saltire literary awards. Nov 25, 2016 the award, administered by the saltire society, which supports the arts and cultural heritage of scotland, was launched in 20 to recognise innovation within scottish publishing. Saltire literary awards 2019 the edinburgh reporter. No awards were given after 1939 due to the second world war, and the next award was made 1956.
Saraband was named inaugural saltire society publisher of the year in 20 and published graeme macrae burnets 2016 man booker prizeshortlisted his bloody project as well as being the publisher of other prizewinning authors including chitra ramaswamy, jim crumley, ever dundas, karen lloyd, donald s murray and bob gilbert. Kirstie blair received the prestigious saltire society scottish book of the year award for her working verse in victorian scotland. Sarah mason, programme director for the saltire society, said. Sandstone press won scottish publisher of the year, and kay farrell of. Saltire literary awards reveal their 2016 shortlist the skinny. The saltire society announced the winners of the 2019 literary awards at a. The saltire society today announced the shortlists for the 2019 saltire literary awards, as well as two brand new prizes. This award and its recipient will exemplify creativity and the relationship between the designer, the publisher and author. Once again, this years shortlist was very strong and shows the scottish publishing industry to be in fine fettle. The saltire society is a membership organisation which aims to promote the understanding of the culture and heritage of scotland. These awards are widely regarded as scotlands national. Alasdair gray wins the inaugural saltire society scottish.
In this blog, they take us on a journey through producing their awardwinning books. The saltire society literary awards are made annually by the saltire society. Saltire society literary award for book cover of the year 2019. All entrants must be born in scotland, live in scotland or their books must be about scotland. We publish authors with deep knowledge of the culture, local landscapes, wildlife, folk traditions and history in regions around the uk. The winning book from each of the book awards will go on to compete for the coveted saltire scottish book of the year award and an accompanying. As part of inspiring scotland programme, announced to celebrate the saltire societys 80 th anniversary earlier this year, the winner of the publisher of the year award will receive a fully funded place to the yale publishers course in august 2017, with the winner of the emerging publisher of the year award to receive a. Scotlands national book award winners 2019 announced. As part of the inspiring scotland programme, announced to celebrate the saltire society s 80th anniversary earlier this year, the winner of the publisher of the year award will receive a fully funded place to the yale publishers course in august 2017. Oct 28, 2019 for the first time this year, the saltire society will also award a prize for the best scottish book cover and a lifetime achievement award. Press, community published by oxford university press, and in a new award for. Shortlisted in the saltire publisher of the year award category in 2017, 404 ink is an awardwinning alternative, independent publisher of books and literary magazines. Ellmann and barr make saltire literary awards shortlist as.
The winners of all eleven prizes, and the saltire book of the year, will be announced at a ceremony in edinburgh on saturday 30 november. Sandstone press won the saltire society scottish publisher of the year award on saturday at the organisations 2019 literary awards in edinburgh. Saltire book cover of the year 2019 our new award for cover design celebrates the enormous talent scotland has in book production and design. Executive director of the saltire society jim tough said. Dec 01, 2019 the saltire society announced the winners of the 2019 literary awards at a glittering ceremony at the national museum of scotland last night.
Book awards are a pervasive aspect of contemporary book culture, attracting both substantial media and. The saltire society is a membership organisation which aims to promote the understanding of. Our fiction includes literary, historical and contemporary stories reflecting uk and international. Saraband is an award winning independent publisher of outstanding fiction, absorbing nature writing, pressing environmental issues and compelling memoir. Established in 2001 in memory of scottish publisher callum macdonald, this award was created to encourage, recognise and reward the publication of poetry in pamphlet form. Saltire society publishers of the year 2019 publishing scotland. Michel faber wins saltire book of the year award bbc news. This publishers focus on high quality fiction and committment to publishing work by established writers, brilliant debuts, short story collections and forgotten classics made them a worthy winner of the saltire society s esteemed publisher. The saltire society literary awards gave out a host of prizes at the national. Pauline cuchet, canongate books, anne glennie, cranachan, kay farrell, sandstone press, jamie norman, canongate books, richard wainman, floris books, alan windram, little. Poetry, press, community published by oxford university press, and in a new award for 2019 alasdair gray was awarded the.
Moira forsyth and robert davidson of sandstone press. The 2014 saltire literary awards were dished out at our dynamic earth in edinburgh read the full list of winners and nominees below. Ellmanns publisher, sam jordison at galley beggar press. The saltire society scottish publisher of the year was awarded to invernessbased sandstone. Our aim is to create books that celebrate scotlands unique history and heritage. The winner of each category receives a cash prize of.
The saltire society emerging publisher of the year award. Meyers a superior spectre shortlisted for saltire literary. Floris wins scottish publisher of the year award the. Award categories first book of the year, which is open to authors who have not previously been published fiction book of the year history book of the year, which honours the memory of saltire society member, historian and writer agnes mure mckenzie. Inverness company sandstone press wins publisher accolade at.
The scottish fiction book of the year went to ewan morrison for his novel nina x. The winners of all 11 prizes, and the saltire book of the year, will be announced at a ceremony in edinburgh on saturday november 30. Jamie norman of canongate books was highly commended. The saltire society emerging publisher of the year award, presented in partnership with publishing scotland, was awarded jointly to kay farrell of sandstone press and alan windram of little door press. Our new award for cover design celebrates the enormous talent scotland has in book production and design. The callum macdonald memorial award for the publisher of an outstanding example of pamphlet poetry published during the previous year was won by sarah stewart for tapsalteerie, glisk. The callum macdonald memorial award 2019 scottish poetry. The winner of the 2015 publisher of the year award was glasgowbased independent publisher freight books. The societys emerging publisher of the year award was given jointly to kay farrell of sandstone press and alan windram of little door press. The publisher awards will be open until monday 12 august. Saltire literary awards literature alliance scotland.
Book prize judge alleges cojurors did not finish reading shortlist. The history book of the year award was inaugurated in 1965. Organised by independent charity the saltire society as an integral part of its annual programme of awards and events, the award aims to recognise and promote the. Claire askew, this changes things bloodaxe books isabel buchanan, trials jonathan cape vintage, penguin random house chitra ramaswamy, expecting saraband martin macinnes, infinite ground atlas saltire publisher of the year award. In 1982 sponsorship was obtained and since then the awards have been made annually. The saltire society announced the winners of the 2019 literary awards at a glittering ceremony at the national museum of scotland on saturday 30 november. The saltire society announced the winners of the 2019 literary awards at a glittering ceremony at the national museum of scotland on. Oct 25, 2019 the saltire society publisher of the year award in partnership with publishing scotland. The saltire society emerging publisher of the year award, presented in. The saltire society announced the winners of the 2019 literary awards at a glittering. The winners of all eleven prizes, and the saltire book of the year. Oban publisher celebrates winning saltire award the oban times.
Submissions for the 2019 awards have come from publishers across scotland and the uk and as far afield as mit in the usa. Shortlists for scotlands national book awards scottish field. This year, for the first time, the saltire society will be awarding a prize for scottish book cover and a special award for lifetime achievement. Nov 27, 2015 the saltire society publisher of the year award freight books faber collected both awards and a cash prize of.
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