One Shot… one take…
Tanya Landman‘s One Shot – a story inspired by the early life of the great Annie Oakley – has been announced as the winner of this year’s Scottish Teenage Book Prize [...]
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So you think you’ve got it bad…
It’s great news for Chae Strathie and illustrator Maris Morea – the first in a series of ‘So you think you’ve got it bad…‘ books about the Ancient Greeks has [...]
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L J MacWhirter‘s debut novel, the Carnegie-nominated Black Snow Falling, evolved over a number of years until it was published in the summer of 2018 to considerable acclaim. Since then, Liz [...]
Hannah Foley and how she drew Billy Hippo
Scottish Book Trust has posted an interview with Exeter-based illustrator, Hannah Foley in which she reveals the story behind the story of How Billy Hippo Learned to Swim. Billy’s story is [...]
Live Literature – a writer in residence for your school?
Yesterday we had the great news that L J MacWhirter, author of the captivating Black Snow Falling which will be published this summer by Scotland Street Press, has been accepted for registration [...]
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Posted Vivian French – awarded the 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award
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 [...]