BLOODY SCOTLAND REVEALS THE PROLOGUE
Bloody Scotland 12 – 14 September, 2025 American superstar of crime fiction Kathy Reichs will be the first of a series of Early Releases as Bloody Scotland teases its headline acts for 2025. The author of the Temperance Brennan novels will be making her first visit to the Stirling festival since 2013. She is a […]
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | Filed under: Bloody Scotland, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers
Bloody Scotland 2024: Irvine Welsh and Louise Welsh
Saturday 14th September, 2024, 8.30 p.m. Albert Halls, Dumbarton Rd, Stirling FK8 2QL These two outstanding novelists, amongst the best of their generation, share more than a surname. They are both fearless, innovative writers with the priceless ability to create remarkable characters that live long in the memory. Irvine’s new novel Resolution sees the return of maverick […]
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Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | Filed under: Bloody Scotland, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events
Bloody Scotland: Toxic: Tove Alsterdal, Ajay Close and Araminta Hall
Saturday 14 September, 2024 at 5.30 p.m. Misogyny and toxic masculinity lie at the heart of three daring, important crime novels from authors with the storytelling skills to voice the fears and rage of a generation – and generations before them. Long-buried memories and uncomfortable family truths are dredged up alongside a body from a […]
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Bloody Scotland 2024 – Influencers’ Picks
Bloody Scotland 13 – 15 September, 2024 Check out the Leading Influencers’ picks at Bloody Scotland 2024 Follow the leading influencers and see their choices for this year’s Bloody Scotland Grab This Book | Life Is A Festival | The book trail | Bloody Good Reads | reviewsphere | Live & Deadly | Adam Tries […]
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Bloody Scotland 2022 – The McIlvanney Prize & Debut Prize Announced
WINNERS REVEALED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2022 & THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE Sponsored by The Glencairn Glass Bloody Scotland is delighted to announce the winners for the McIlvanney Prize 2022 and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize! The finalists for both prizes led a torchlit procession from Stirling Castle to the Albert Halls this evening […]
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Thursday, September 15, 2022 | Filed under: Bloody Scotland, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Bloody Scotland 2022: Compulsive Page-Turners
Elly Griffiths, Imran Mahmood and Denise Mina Friday 16th September from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Albert Halls, Stirling £10 £9 concession Buy tickets There are now 14 books in Elly Griffiths’s hugely popular Norfolk-set series about forensic archaeologist Dr Ruth Galloway. The latest, The Locked Room, cleverly utilises lockdown and makes it central to the enthralling plot. In Imran Mahmood’s All […]
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Bloody Scotland 2022 – Debut Prize
Debut Prize Panel Tolbooth Stirling, 15th September, 5.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. The authors shortlisted for the coveted Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year award will discuss their novels and their route to publication, in conversation with Arusa Qureshi. This year’s winner has some tough acts to follow but will undoubtedly be a […]
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Bloody Scotland 2022 – The McIlvanney Prize Short List
Finalists for the McIlvanney Prize 2022 – in Bloody Scotland’s 10th anniversary year Liam McIlvanney – The Heretic (HarperCollins) Alan Parks – May God Forgive (Canongate) Ambrose Parry – A Corruption of Blood (Canongate) Louise Welsh – The Second Cut (Canongate) The McIlvanney Prize Judges Ayo Onatade, winner of the CWA Red Herring Award and […]
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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 | Filed under: Bloody Scotland, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Bloody Scotland 2022 McIlvanney Prize Long List
The McIlvanney Prize is Bloody Scotland’s annual prize awarded to the best Scottish Crime book of the year. It provides Scottish crime writing with recognition and aims to raise the profile and prestige of the genre as a whole. The longlisted titles for 2022 are: May God Forgive, Alan Parks (Canongate) The Second Cut, Louise Welsh […]
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Wednesday, July 27, 2022 | Filed under: Bloody Scotland, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Pat's Home Page Blog
Pitch Perfect at Bloody Scotland 2022
(Image – Pitch Perfect Bloody Scotland by Paul Reich) Opportunity for aspiring Crime Writers Pitch-to-win event where unpublished crime writers can pitch their novels to a panel of top publishing executives who are seeking out hot new crime writing talent. Take on the challenge of presenting your novel convincingly, to get valuable feedback on what […]
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Monday, July 25, 2022 | Filed under: Bloody Scotland, Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
