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Find the latest news from Scottish Book Trust here. Press releases are listed by month, with the latest releases at the top of the page.
February 2020
Scottish Book Trust announces recipient of Next Chapter Award 2020
January 2020
Alan Windram to visit North East on Scottish Friendly tour
Scottish Book Trust announces recipients of New Writers Award 2020
Nursery rhyme rap tops the chart after Bookbug app's first year
Bookbug Picture Book Prize winner announced
December 2019
Ignite Fellowship awardees announced
November 2019
Scottish Book Trust celebrates publication of free Blether book
Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship open for applications
Almost half a million books gifted for Book Week Scotland
'Dreich' voted most iconic Scots word
The Snowman(this will open in a new window) revealed as Scots' favourite festive read
October 2019
Book Week Scotland launches 2019 programme
September 2019
Search begins for teen writers and illustrators
Free author residencies for ten Scottish schools
Ignite Fellowship to fire up careers of professtional writers
August 2019
Scottish Book Trust announces new Bookbug Hero award
First Minister launches new app for teen readers
Scottish Book Trust launches campaign to fight the effects of poverty
Bookbug Picture Book Prize 2020 shortlist announced
July 2019
Writers aged over 40 invited to apply for national award
Scots language publication grant awards funding for nine new titles
June 2019
First Ministers Reading Challenge celebrates groups across Scotland
May 2019
Free events across Scotland for Bookbug Week 2019
April 2019
2019 Robert Louis Stevenson Fellows announced
March 2019
Bestselling crime writer Val McDermid joins the search for stories