Book Week Scotland FAQs

No, Book Week Scotland is not running in 2026. Instead, the team is programming a small number of flagship events to celebrate the National Year of Reading.

This means there will be no funding for organisations to hold events in 2026. However, we will be accepting applications for events as part of Book Week Scotland 2027.

Book Week Scotland 2027 is taking place from 14–20 June 2027.

Many reasons! The impetus for the move was feedback from our partners about the challenges of programming events in November. As a result, we surveyed these partners with a proposal to move the week to June 2026 and a majority were in favour.

Book Week Scotland is a huge project which engages a massive amount of organisations and audiences. Therefore, moving the week wasn’t an easy decision to make but it will provide a number of advantages and opportunities to Scottish Book Trust, the partners we work with and the audiences we engage, including: - Avoiding frequent inclement weather in November that causes cancellations and reduced attendance for organisations - Removing barriers for those who struggle, or are reluctant, to attend events in November - Allowing time to explore the events and communities Scottish Book Trust wants to engage with Book Week Scotland - Allowing Scottish Book Trust to provide more funding opportunities for partners as part of Book Week Scotland 2027 - Alleviating organisational bottle-necking leading up to, and during, November

While Book Week Scotland won’t be running in 2026, local libraries will be programming events as part of the National Year of Reading. We would encourage you to check upcoming events and support your local library!

We will be sending our call for applications in October 2026 and reviewing applications in January 2027.

Yes, library services can claim their SLIC funding to programme events as part of the National Year of Reading.

You should have heard from the Book Week Scotland team with info on how to claim your SLIC funding but if not you can contact [email protected].

No, we will not be displaying event listings on our website in 2026. However, we may be able to help you promote specific events on our social channels, contact [email protected].

Yes, we’d love to hear about the events you have programmed and the impact they’ve had. Scottish Book Trust will send you a short survey after your event’s completion.

From logistics, author and fee recommendations or accessibility information, the team is always on hand to help with any area of your event. Contact [email protected] to chat with someone from the team.

Yes! Scotland’s Stories is running in 2026. We will be open for submissions from early September and our deadline is the end of October.

Our theme for 2026 is Wonder and we will have a number of sub-strands to inspire folk to think about the types of stories they’d like to write.

Distribution will continue to coincide with Book Week Scotland, with this year’s book deliveries scheduled for May 2027.

Our order form will be open from early 2027. Register for updates here.