Press, community published by oxford university press, and in a new award for. The saltire society emerging publisher of the year award, presented in. Two publishing awards were presented the saltire society scottish publisher of the year was awarded to sandstone press, based in inverness who have. The societys emerging publisher of the year award was given jointly to kay farrell of sandstone press and alan windram of little door press. Canongate picked up the publisher of the year award, their fantastic team earning them a firm place on the global publishing stage. The callum macdonald memorial award 2019 scottish poetry. The winners of all eleven prizes, and the saltire book of the year. Ellmann and barr make saltire literary awards shortlist as. The saltire society announces winners of 2019 literary. The publisher awards will be open until monday 12 august. Inverness company sandstone press wins publisher accolade at. Saltire society publishers of the year 2019 publishing scotland.
The saltire society scottish fiction book of the year award went to nina x by ewan morrison, who is originally from caithness. Meyers a superior spectre shortlisted for saltire literary. Gray awarded inaugural saltire society lifetime achievement award. The saltire society emerging publisher of the year award. Recent winners have included kapka kassabova for border 2017 and kathleen jamie for the bonniest companie 2016. The history book of the year award was inaugurated in 1965. Book prize judge alleges cojurors did not finish reading shortlist. The saltire society scottish publisher of the year was awarded to invernessbased sandstone. Sandstone win publisher of the year sandstone press. The saltire society announces winners of 2019 literary awards.
Saltire society literary awards winners 2019 publishing scotland. Alasdair gray wins the inaugural saltire society scottish. The winner of the 2015 publisher of the year award was glasgowbased independent publisher freight books. 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. The saltire society literary awards are made annually by the saltire society. Our new award for cover design celebrates the enormous talent scotland has in book production and design. The scottish fiction book of the year went to ewan morrison for his novel nina x. Poetry, press, community published by oxford university press, and in a new award for 2019 alasdair gray was awarded the.
We publish authors with deep knowledge of the culture, local landscapes, wildlife, folk traditions and history in regions around the uk. 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. This award and its recipient will exemplify creativity and the relationship between the designer, the publisher and. Once again, this years shortlist was very strong and shows the scottish publishing industry to be in fine fettle. 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. In 1982 sponsorship was obtained and since then the awards have been made annually. The 2014 saltire literary awards were dished out at our dynamic earth in edinburgh read the full list of winners and nominees below. The publisher of the year award is a very recent addition to the saltire literary awards. Many congratulations to the saltire society award winners 2019. 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. 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.
The saltire society publisher of the year award 2018 in partnership with publishing scotland. Established in 20, the saltire society publisher of the year award is dedicated to encouraging and supporting scottish publishers. The saltire society publisher of the year award aims to recognise and promote the work of scottish publishers. 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. 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. The saltire society announced the winners of the 2019 literary awards at a glittering ceremony at the national museum of scotland on.
Saltire society literature alliance scotland caidreabhas. 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. 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. 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 the shortlists announced for. 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. Saltire literary awards 2019 the edinburgh reporter. 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. 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 saltire society announced the winners of the 2019 literary awards at a glittering ceremony at the national museum of scotland on saturday 30 november. Michel faber wins saltire book of the year award bbc news. The winner of each category receives a cash prize of. The saltire society today announced the shortlists for the 2019 saltire literary awards, as well as two brand new prizes.
The callum macdonald memorial award cmma is for the publisher of an outstanding example of pamphlet poetry published during the previous year. Organised by saltire society scotland, the awards are considered to be scotlands most prestigious book awards. 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. Submissions for the 2019 awards have come from publishers across scotland and the uk and as far afield as mit in the usa. 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. Shortlists for scotlands national book awards scottish field. Scotlands national book awards 2019 have again shown the astounding literary talent of scotland and we congratulate all our recipients and shortlistees. Saraband is an award winning independent publisher of outstanding fiction, absorbing nature writing, pressing environmental issues and compelling memoir. Saltire society scottish book of the year award shortlist. 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.
Saltire literary awards reveal their 2016 shortlist the skinny. The saltire society is a membership organisation which aims to promote the understanding of. Sarah mason, programme director for the saltire society, said. For the first time, the saltire society will award a prize for scottish book cover and a special award for lifetime achievement. 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. Jamie norman of canongate books was highly commended. Kirstie blair received the prestigious saltire society scottish book of the year award for her working verse in victorian scotland. The winners will be formally announced at a special ceremony in edinburgh on 24 november. Floris wins scottish publisher of the year award the bookseller. Floris wins scottish publisher of the year award the. Scotlands national book award winners 2019 announced. Saltire society literary award for book cover of the year 2019.
No awards were given after 1939 due to the second world war, and the next award was made 1956. Saltire literary awards shortlists announced scottish. The saltire society literary awards gave out a host of prizes at the national. Moira forsyth and robert davidson of sandstone press. 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. 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 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. 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. The first book of the year award was inaugurated in 1988 and recognises an author who has not previously published a book. Ellmanns publisher, sam jordison at galley beggar press. This award and its recipient will exemplify creativity and the relationship between the designer, the publisher and author. Oct 25, 2019 the saltire society publisher of the year award in partnership with publishing scotland. Sandstone press won scottish publisher of the year, and kay farrell of.
This years 2019 ceremony saw the introduction of two new awards. The saltire society is a membership organisation which aims to promote the understanding of the culture and heritage of scotland. The first saltire society book award was given in 1937, the year after the saltire society was established. Book awards are a pervasive aspect of contemporary book culture, attracting both substantial media and. Sandstone press won the saltire society scottish publisher of the year award on saturday at the organisations 2019 literary awards in edinburgh. The saltire society announced the winners of the 2019 literary awards at a glittering. 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. Executive director of the saltire society jim tough said.
The necessary death of lewis winter glasgow trilogy 1 by malcolm mackay. Pauline cuchet, canongate books, anne glennie, cranachan, kay farrell, sandstone press, jamie norman, canongate books, richard wainman, floris books, alan windram, little. Saltire book cover of the year 2019 our new award for cover design celebrates the enormous talent scotland has in book production and design. Saltire society scottish first book of the year award. In this blog, they take us on a journey through producing their awardwinning books. Oban publisher celebrates winning saltire award the oban times. 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. Nov 11, 2019 the saltire society publisher of the year award.
We wish everyone taking part, across all literary genres, the very best of luck. 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. Our fiction includes literary, historical and contemporary stories reflecting uk and international. The literary awards will be open to submissions of nonfiction, fiction, history, poetry, first books and research until monday 5 august. 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. 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 literary awards literature alliance scotland.
All entrants must be born in scotland, live in scotland or their books must be about scotland. 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. Nov 27, 2015 the saltire society publisher of the year award freight books faber collected both awards and a cash prize of. The saltire society publisher of the year award in partnership with publishing scotland. The saltire society announced the winners of the 2019 literary awards at a. Oct, 2017 the saltire society emerging publisher of the year award. 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. Our aim is to create books that celebrate scotlands unique history and heritage. These awards are widely regarded as scotlands national.
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