Non-fiction

At various meetings with editors in London last week, amidst the pitching of FANTASTIC new books by writers and illustrators represented by Fraser Ross Associates, we found ourselves revisiting [...]

We’re teaming up with other literary agents and publishers based in Scotland, and the good people of XpoNorth for the third in our annual January Tweet Pitches. It’s a chance to pitch [...]

The Edinburgh International Book Festival kicks off today – and as it’s our local, we’re particularly excited about it. FRA writers and illustrators appear at the following [...]

Gill Arbuthnott’s latest book is The Secret Diary of the First World War – the story of a teenager who enlists aged just 14. It’s illustrated throughout by Darren Gate and [...]

Emily Dodd has written several books for the HarperCollins Big Cat series, and one, Volcanoes, may  prove useful when news bulletins are full of volcanic eruptions, most recently in Guatemala, [...]

So you think you’ve got it bad? Well, award-winning author, Chae Strathie and illustrator, Marisa Morea are here to tell you that you really don’t – not compared with a kid [...]

We’re just back from this annual trade fair – a gathering of people from all over the world who work in some way with books for young people. So, walking the long rows of colourful [...]

Congratulations to illustrator, Kate McLelland on her beautiful new book, ‘Ich erzähl dir die Welt’ (I tell you the World) published by German publisher, Ars Edition. It’s a [...]

Congratulations, Emily Dodd! Her second book with Dorling Kindersley is now out and about – at a bookshop and library near you. Do you know about? Science is a rich resource, showcasing [...]

Scottish Book Trust’s Outstanding Achievement Award 2018 has been awarded to Vivian French to mark the vast range of activities in which she’s involved throughout the UK, in addition [...]