Saltire Celebrations
26 Oct '23
Huge and sincere congratulations to our shortlistees for the Saltire National Book Awards 2023 (announced today). The members of the Birlinn team are...
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The Hidden Fires shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker
01 Sep '23
We are thrilled to share the news that The Hidden Fires by Merryn Glover has been shortlisted for the Boardman TaskerAward for Mountain Literature...
Fire of the Dragon shortlisted for Orwell Prize for Political Writing
11 May '23
We are thrilled to share the news that The Fire of the Dragon: China’s New Cold War by Ian Williams has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize...
Birlinn shortlisted for Publisher of the Year by the Saltire Society!
01 Dec '22
Today, the Saltire Society announced that Birlinn has been shortlisted for their Publisher of the Year Award, celebrating the best in Scottish...
Birlinn celebrates 6 books shortlisted for Scotland’s National Book Awards!
14 Nov '22
We are thrilled to announce that 6 books published by Birlinn and Polygon have been shortlisted for Scotland’s National Book Awards,...
HOORAH for the MCILVANNEY PRIZE FOR CRIME FICTION!
08 Jun '22
TWO POLYGON BOOKS INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR’S LONGLIST FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2022 Sponsored by The Glencairn Glass In Bloody Scotland’s 10th...
Graham Clark wins 2021 Prize for Best Paper in Scottish Local History
25 Nov '21
Together with the Scottish Local History Forum we are pleased to announce that Dr GRAHAM CLARK has been awarded the Prize for Best Paper in Scottish...
Alexander McCall Smith honoured by City of Edinburgh
29 Sep '21
Last night, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Frank Ross, presented the Edinburgh Award to Alexander McCall Smith at a ceremony held at the City...
Something to celebrate – The Fresh and the Salt longlisted for The Lakeland Book of the Year
02 Aug '21
We are delighted to share the news that The Fresh and the Salt: The Story of the Solway by Ann Lingard has been longlisted for the 2021 Lakeland Book...
2020 Highland Book Prize Longlist Announced
10 Nov '20
We are delighted to announce that Alistair Moffat’s new book, In Search of Angels, is one of the 13 books selected for the 2020 Highland Book...
Native by Patrick Laurie on Wainwright Shortlist
30 Jul '20
Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape by Patrick Laurie – shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize.
A Double Celebration for a Very Special Book
05 Jun '20
Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape by Patrick Laurie is LONGLISTED for the WAINWRIGHT PRIZE and sells to Counterpoint in the USA.
