Polygon to Publish The Light of All Things by Merryn Glover
13 Oct '26
Polygon has acquired World all language rights for Merryn Glover’s new novel The Light of All Things, which will be published in 2027. Polygon...
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Summer Hours by Alessandra Thom longlisted for the Polari Prize
09 Oct '26
We are delighted to share the news that Summer Hours by Alessandra Thom has been longlisted for the Polari First Book Award 2026. Summer Hours is the...
Birlinn to Publish The Scottish Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2028 by Anna Marshall
11 Sep '26
Birlinn are delighted to announce the publication of a major new title to our trade list for 2027. Anna Marshall, author of The 44 Scotland Street...
Val McDermid and Jo Sharp Show Support for the Trans Community at Glasgow Pride
21 Jul '26
Polygon authors Val McDermid and Jo Sharp showed up this past weekend at Glasgow Pride with a firm stance of support for the transgender community....
Polygon Signs Two-Book Deal with Natalie Jayne Clark
29 May '26
Polygon has acquired World rights for Murder Comes to Whisky Castle and a third novel by crime author Natalie Jayne Clark. The two-book deal was...
Polygon Acquires New Collection from Award-winning Poet Alycia Pirmohamed
12 May '26
Polygon Editor Edward Crossan has acquired UK & Commonwealth rights from Caro Clarke at Portobello Literary for Then the Lake Shifts, a new...
Celebrate World Book Night with one of our short reads
17 Apr '26
Next Thursday 23rd April is World Book Night, and as part of the National Year of Reading, The Reading Agency are uniting adults across the UK with...
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...
Polygon Seeks New Submissions of Romance Fiction
12 Mar '26
Polygon is currently seeking new submissions of romance fiction with a strong Scottish connection. Examples of the kind of associations to Scotland...
