Literary Awards and Prizes

Scottish Literary Awards
UK Book Prizes

Scottish Literary Awards

Dundee International Book Prize
Dundee City Council
City of Discovery Campaign
3 City Square
Dundee
DD1 3BA
Telephone: 01382 434275
Website: www.dundeebookprize.co.uk
Summary: A biennial prize of £10,000 and the chance of publication by Polygon, is awarded for an unpublished novel.

The Kelpies Prize
Floris Books
15 Harrison Gardens
Edinburgh EH11 1SH
UK
Contact: Chani McBain, Sales & Marketing Executive
Telephone: 0131-337 2372
Email: chani@florisbooks.co.uk
www.florisbooks.co.uk/kelpiesprize
Summary: The Kelpies Prize looks for previously unpublished works of fiction, set in contemporary Scotland and suitable for children aged 8—12.

The Callum Macdonald Memorial Award
The Callum Macdonald Memorial Fund
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh
EH1 1EW
Telephone: 0131 226 4531
Contact: The Administrator
Summary: This annual award has been created to recognise publishing skill and effort, to validate the practice of poetry publication in pamphlet form and to encourage the preservation of printed material of this kind in the national collections. The award was created in memory of Callum Macdonald MBE, Scottish literary publisher and founder of Macdonald Publishers and Printers. The prize consists of The Callum Macdonald Quaich and a cash prize of £500.

The Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship
Contact: Fiona Morrison Graham
Email: morrisongraham@tiscali.co.uk
Mobile: 07748 782 058
Summary: A two-month residency at Grez-sur-Loing, Fontainbleu, France, where Stevenson first met his wife Fanny Osborne, funded by the Scottish Arts Council and the National Library of Scotland.
Appointed By: Scottish Arts Council/ National Library of Scotland
Occurrence: Annual

The Saltire Society Scottish Literary Awards
The Saltire Society
9 Fountain Close
High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1TF
Telephone: 0131 556 1836
Contact: Kathleen Munro, Administrator
Summary: Two awards, Scottish Book of the Year (£5,000), and Scottish First Book (£1,500), are open to any author of Scottish descent or living in Scotland, or for a book by anyone which deals with the work or life of a Scot or with a Scottish problem, event or situation. Nominations are made by literary editors of Scottish newspapers and periodicals.

Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Awards
Literature Department
Scottish Arts Council
12 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DD
Telephone: 0131-226 6051
Fax: 0131 225 9833
Contact: Aly Barr, Literature Officer
Summary: The Book Awards recognise and reward literary excellence and merit. There are four categories each worth £5,000: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry and First Book

James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
Department of English Literature
University of Edinburgh
David Hume Tower
George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9LF
Telephone: 0131 650 3619
Website: www.ed.ac.uk/englit/jtbinf.htm
Summary: Two prizes of £10,000 each are awarded annually: one for a biography and the other for fiction. The closing date for submissions is 31 January. Mark envelopes "James Tait Black Prize".

Robin Jenkins Literary Award
The Robin Jenkins Literary Award 2008/9 is a new writing award for £5,000 for a work of fiction or non-fiction that draws and builds on Scotland’s cultural heritage using the country’s unique environmental assets, in particular trees and forestry. Sponsored by Forestry Commission Scotland, the Robin Jenkins Literary Award will be for £5,000. The work should not exceed 100,000 words in length. It can be a biography, environmental or wildlife study, historical account or a work of fiction, as long as it can be clearly referenced to the key theme. Entries of new writing and works published within the last 2 years are eligible if they meet the criteria. Entries should be sent to the organisers no later than 31 March 2009.
Website: www.robinjenkinsaward.org

The Royal Mail Awards for the Scottish Children's Book
The Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books were originally set up by the Scottish Arts Council in 1999 and are now run by Scottish Book Trust. The awards recognize excellence in Scottish writing and illustration for children across three categories: Early years (0-7 years), younger readers (8-11 years), older readers (12-16 years). There is also a special Gaelic and Scots category, which in 2009 will take the form of a creative writing competition for Gaelic-speaking children across Scotland. The winners of the awards are decided entirely by children and young people in schools and libraries across Scotland, reading and voting for their favourite books.

To take part or find out more information about the awards please visit www.scottishbooktrust.com/royalmailawards