Partnering with Global Ink

Global Ink is the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s flagship industry event, bringing together industry professionals from around the world.
Some of our former international publishing Fellows will be taking part in the first 2025 panel.

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Publishing Scotland Translation Fund- Applications now open

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.

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Scottish Books Showcase

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.

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Scotland at London 2025

See photos from our time at London Book Fair 2025 on the 'Scotland at London' stand.

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New Books Scotland

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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Sign up for this flexible training course

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.

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Books from Scotland

The latest issue Get Set showcases extracts, reviews and Q&As about great books for children, history buffs, armchair travellers, poetry lovers and crime fiction fans.

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Training in 2025

Click to see all available courses so far in 2025...

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Sustainability in Publishing

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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Our members

Search for publisher and network members, get information on joining, and catch up on member news.

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Scottish Books International

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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50 Years of Publishing Scotland

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.

Welcome to Publishing Scotland

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.