Two Birlinn books shortlisted for The Irish Book Awards
23 Oct '25
It is with great pride we announce the shortlisting of two of our books for the prestigious An Post Irish Book Awards. At a special shortlist...
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The Malt Whisky Murders shortlisted for The Bloody Scotland Debut Prize
06 Jun '25
We are delighted to share the news that The Malt Whisky Murders by Natalie Jayne Clark has been shortlisted for the 2025 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize....
Night Train to Odesa triumphs at The Saltires: Scotland’s National Book Awards
29 Nov '24
We are thrilled to share the news that Jen Stout, author of Night Train to Odesa: Covering the Human Cost of Russia’s War, has won the First...
Columba’s Bones shortlisted for Bookmark Book Festival Book of the Year 2024
12 Feb '24
We have some lovely news to share on this sunny Monday. Columba’s Bones by David Greig has been shortlisted for the Bookmark Book Festival...
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...
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...
