Natalie Jayne Clark and Chris Barkley longlisted for The Saltires
11 Sep '26
The prize news continues this week with TWO of our wonderful Polygon authors being longlisted for The Saltire Awards Fiction Book of the Year 2026....
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Merryn Glover shortlisted for BBC National Short Story Award
11 Sep '26
It was announced on BBC Radio 4 Front Row last night that a short story by Merryn Glover, our author of The Hidden Fires and Of Stone and...
The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize
11 Sep '26
We are delighted to share the news that The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller has been shortlisted for the prestigious McIlvanney Prize 2026, which...
The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller longlisted for the 2026 McIlvanney Prize
03 Jul '26
We are delighted to share the news that The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller has been longlisted for the 2026 McIlvanney Prize. The Diary of Lies is...
The Malt Whisky Murders longlisted for the ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger
16 Apr '26
We are delighted to share the news that The Malt Whisky Murders, the much-acclaimed debut novel by Natalie Jayne Clark, which has today been...
Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet shortlisted for Walter Scott Prize AND longlisted for CWA Historical Dagger
16 Apr '26
We have not one but TWO incredible prize announcements to make for Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet. Today this brilliant novel has been shortlisted...
Holy Boys shortlisted for the Jhalak Poetry Prize
14 Apr '26
We are delighted to share that following its longlisting in February, Holy Boys by Andrés N. Ordorica has now been shortlisted for the Jhalak...
Holy Boys by Andrés N. Ordorica longlisted for the Jhalak Prize
20 Mar '26
We are delighted to share the news that Holy Boys by Andrés N Ordorica has been longlisted for the Jhalak Poetry Prize. This prestigious prize,...
The Cadence of a Song shortlisted for The James Tait Black Prize
19 Mar '26
We are pleased to share that The Cadence of a Song: The Life of Margaret Fay Shaw by Fiona J. Mackenzie has been shortlisted for the James Tait Black...
Birlinn selected as finalists for British Book Awards
19 Feb '26
We are so proud to be selected as one of the finalists in the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year 2026 in the Scotland category. We are...
Benbecula and The Edge of Silence longlisted for the Highland Book Prize
12 Feb '26
Exciting news! We have two books longlisted for the Highland Book Prize 2025, Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet, and The Edge of Silence: In Search...
Night Train to Odesa shortlisted for the Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing
29 Jan '26
We are so pleased to share the news that Night Train to Odesa: Covering the Human Cost of Russia’s War by Jen Stout has been shortlisted for...
