General Readers

Scottish Book Trust fosters readers and writers from all backgrounds by offering a range of projects, events, advice and online resource on books and authors.

At Scottish Book Trust we firmly believe
that reading for pleasure and learning helps us engage with the world...


Michael Rosen

Meet Our Authors

Introducing a digital resource of first-class online content featuring the world’s best children's authors, centring on live and exclusive web-broadcast events.


The Book That Changed My Life

The Book That Changed My Life - out in March

Our collection of short stories about life-changing books features entries by Alexander McCall-Smith, Brian Cox and Janice Galloway as well as the general public - maybe even you! On sale from March 4th (World Book Day), with special launch events in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

 

 

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Writer in Prison blog

 

Keep up with our Prison Writer in Residence Deborah Nicholson as she spends a year working with inmates at HMP Glenochil.

Deborah Nicholson