The latest issue 'Heatwave' showcases extracts, reviews and Q&As from new fiction, memoir, history, nature writing and children's books, and celebrates the work of 20th Century literary legends.
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The purpose of the fund is to support publishers based outside the UK with the payment of translation fees to translate Scottish writers.
Submission Deadline: MONDAY 18 AUGUST 2025.
You can find the application form here.
See photos from the latest Scottish Books Showcase event which took place in Munich, Germany in June 2025.
This visit was a fantastic opportunity for Scottish writers and publishers to network and promote their work overseas.
See photos from our time at London Book Fair 2025 on the 'Scotland at London' stand.
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New Books Scotland Spring/Summer 2025 is our latest catalogue of the finest writing and books being produced by Scottish publishers.
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Editing for Better Communications -
Covering topics from structure and style to soundness and sense, this course will help you become a better editor in a communications role for a business or another type of organisation.
Have a look at our Knowledge Bank to find out what the book industry is doing so far to help tackle the climate emergency.
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Search for publisher and network members, get information on joining, and catch up on member news.
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Co-owned by Publishing Scotland, Scottish Books International is dedicated to the international promotion of books, writers, festivals, and organisations. Its Author Travel Fund supports writers who have been invited overseas to promote their work.
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2024 marked our 50th anniversary. This online showcase gives a taste of some of our highlights from the past five decades.
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Publishing Scotland’s curated online showcase of thousands of Scottish books. Learn more.
Our UK-wide book distribution service based in Glasgow. Learn more.
International promotion of Scottish books, writers, festivals, and organisations. Learn more.
Publishing Scotland provides support, training, funding and advocacy for the book publishing sector in Scotland.
We act as the voice and network for publishing, to develop and promote the work of companies, organisations and individuals in the industry, and to co-ordinate joint initiatives and partnership.
Apply by Monday 18 August for this full-time permanent role, based in Edinburgh. Canongate Books is…
Apply by Monday 25 August for this full-time, 12 month fixed-term role, based in Edinburgh. Canongat…
Apply by 24 September for these Scottish Book Trust writers awards. Scottish Book Trust’s New Writer…
Apply by 31 August for this writer opportunity. SBWN and WAHS Creative Balance are seeking pitches f…
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Useful resources related to the publishing industry, including information on funding, sustainability, Brexit, and Fair Work.
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In this webinar, legal expert Jamie Watt will look at the key ways in which members’ rights portfolios can be leveraged to maximise income, and will include a review of […]
Online proofreading course for beginners with Publishing Scotland’s regular tutor Denise Cowle. 3 CIEP upgrade points. 16 and 18 September 2025.
Are you prepared to manage the risks and make the most of the benefits of Artificial Intelligence in publishing? George Walkley’s Practicalities of AI provides a practical overview of the […]
Legal Information Management (LIM), the journal of the British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL), is to be published by Edinburgh University Press (EUP) from the start of 2026.
All 4 shortlists have been announced for these awards celebrating nature, conservation, and environmental writing, including two titles from Publishing Scotland publisher member Canongate Books.
40 organisations sign open letter
This week Jenny Brown Associates Literary Agency announced the second Debut Writers Over 50 Award Shortlist – their award for unpublished novelists in the UK over the age of 50. Open to all writers over 50, the Award was first created in 2023 to address the lack of literary opportunities available to older writers eager to break into the publishing industry…
A new small Scottish publisher with a focus on Southern African books will launch in early 2026.
