Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards

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The Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards, formerly known as the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, Scottish Arts Council Creative Scotland Award (2001), and Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book Awards (2007-2008), were a series of annual literary awards in Scotland that ran from 1972 [1] to 2013. Organised by Creative Scotland (formerly the Scottish Arts Council/SAC), it was sponsored by the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (2013), Sundial Properties (at least 2007-2008).

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Starting in 2007, the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards have recognised and rewarded Scottish authors in four categories: Fiction (including the short story), Poetry, Nonfiction and First Book. [1] The winners in each category were selected by a panel of judges, and a public vote decided the overall winner of the Book of the Year award. The selected authors either live in Scotland or wrote a book that is of Scottish interest. [2]

In 1999 a new overall prize of £10,000 for the Book of the Year. In 2013 the category winners received £5,000 each, with the Book of the Year winner receiving a further £25,000. [1] [2]

Winners

YearCategoryTitleAuthorReference
1968Fiction A Gift from Nessus William McIlvanney
PoetryStoats in the Sunlight Stewart Conn [3]
1970Book of the YearTerry Street Douglas Dunn [4] [5]
Poetry
1972PoetryMemo for Spring Liz Lochhead [6]
1974<unknown> Anne Stevenson [7]
1975Fiction Docherty William McIlvanney
PoetryLove or Nothing Douglas Dunn [5]
1977NonfictionJacobite Risings in Britiain Bruce Philip Lenman [8]
1978FictionSecrets and Other Stories Bernard MacLaverty [9]
1979PoetryUnder the Ice Stewart Conn [3]
1980NonfictionAn Economic History of Modern Scotland Bruce Philip Lenman [10]
1981FictionLamb Bernard MacLaverty [9]
1981Book of the Year Lanark: A Life in Four Books Alasdair Gray [11]
First Book
1982FictionA Time to Dance and Other Stories Bernard MacLaverty [9]
PoetryBlack Spiders Kathleen Jamie [12]
NonfictionThe Death of Men Allan Massie [13]
1985NonfictionRed Sky at Night John Barrington
1986PoetryStanding Female Nude Carol Ann Duffy [14]
1988FictionThe Great Profundo and Other Stories Bernard MacLaverty [9]
PoetryThe Way We Live Kathleen Jamie [12]
First BookA Case of Knives Candia McWilliam [15]
PoetryThe Hoop John Burnside [16]
1989FictionA Little Stranger Candia McWilliam [15]
PoetryThe Apple Ghost John Glenday [17]
1990NonfictionIn Xanadu William Dalrymple
PoetryThe Other Country Carol Ann Duffy [14]
1991PoetryCommon Knowledge John Burnside [16]
First BookNight Geometry and the Garscadden Trains A. L. Kennedy [18]
1992PoetryThe Adoption Papers Jackie Kay [19]
Surviving the Shipwreck andStrange Loyalties William McIlvanney
The Luncheon of the Boating Party Stewart Conn [3]
1993PoetryMean Time Carol Ann Duffy [14]
FictionLooking for the Possible Dance A. L. Kennedy [20]
First BookNil NIl Don Paterson [21]
1993 (or 1994)First Book Trainspotting Irvine Welsh [22] [23]
1994PoetryForked Tongue W. N. Herbert [24]
FictionNow That You're Back A. L. Kennedy
First Book Pig Andrew Cowan [4] [25]
1995Book of the Year Free Love and Other Stories Ali Smith [26]
First Book
FictionSo I Am Glad A. L. Kennedy
1996PoetryCabaret McGonagall W. N. Herbert [24]
PoetrySlattern Kate Clanchy [27]
1997Nonfiction From the Holy Mountain William Dalrymple
God's Gift to Women Don Paterson [21]
1998PoetryThe Laurelude W. N. Herbert [24]
1999First BookScar Culture Toni Davidson [28]
PoetrySamarkand Kate Clanchy [27]
FictionEverything You Need A. L. Kennedy [29]
Children's Book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling [30]
2000Fiction Mr Mee Andrew Crumey [31]
2001Book of the Year Hotel World Ali Smith
Fiction
NonfictionThe Golden Peak: Travels in Northern Pakistan Kathleen Jamie [12]
Children's Book Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling [30]
2002Book of the Year Hotel World Ali Smith [32]
Children's BookOranges and Murde Alison Prince [32]
2003Book of the YearWhite Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-century India William Dalrymple [32]
Children's BookLittle Rabbit Lost Harry Horse [32]
2004Book of the Year Joseph Knight James Robertson [32]
Children's Book The Garbage King Elizabeth Laird [32]
2005Book of the YearThe Tree House Kathleen Jamie [33] [32]
Children's BookSleepwalking Nicola Morgan [32]
2006Book of the YearThe People's Act of Love James Meek [34] [32]
2007Book of the YearThe Boy and the Sea Kirsty Gunn [35] [32]
Fiction
NonfictionA Lie About My Father John Burnside [35] [32]
First BookGeorge Mackay Brown: The Life Maggie Fergusson [32]
PoetrySwithering Robin Robertson [32]
2008Book of the YearA Book of Lives Edwin Morgan [36] [32]
Poetry
FictionGirl Meets Boy Ali Smith [32]
NonfictionThe Wild Places Robert Macfarlane [32]
First BookMorocco Rococo Jane McKie [37] [32]
2009Book of the Year Kieron Smith, Boy James Kelman [38] [32]
Fiction
NonfictionWhat Is She Doing Here?: A Refugee's Story Kate Clanchy [27] [32]
PoetryDear Alice: Narratives of Madness Tom Pow [32]
First BookMoonshine in the Morning Andrea McNicoll [32]
2010Book of the YearA Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir Donald Worster [39] [32] [2]
Nonfiction [32]
PoetryOutside the Narrative Tom Leonard [32]
FictionStrip the Willow John Aberdein [32]
First BookEating Pomegranates Sarah Gabriel [32]
2011Book of the YearRed Dust Road Jackie Kay [19] [32] [2]
Nonfiction [19] [32]
PoetryThe Breakfast Room Stewart Conn [32]
Fiction Lyrics Alley Leila Aboulela [32]
First BookThe Death of Lomond Friel Sue Peebles [32]
2012Book of the YearAll Made Up Janice Galloway [40] [41] [2]
Nonfiction
Fiction There But For The Ali Smith [41]
PoetryAibisidh Angus Peter Campbell [41]
First BookLet Not the Waves of the Sea Simon Stephenson [41]
2013Book of the YearEmpire Antarctica Gavin Francis [42] [2]
Nonfiction
FictionClose Your Eyes Ewan Morrison [43] [2]
PoetrySmall World Richard Price [2]
First BookTony Hogan Bought Me an Ice-Cream Float Before He Stole My Ma Kerry Hudson [2]

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Empire Antarctica named Scottish Book of the Year". BBC News. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Stewart Conn - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Terry Street by Douglas Dunn | Goodreads". Goodreads. Faber paper covered editions. 1971. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Professor Douglas Dunn - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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  7. ↑ "Stevenson, Anne (Katharine) 1933- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Scottish Arts Council Literary Award for the Book : "Jacobite Risings in Britiain", Scottish Arts Council Literary Award, Scotish Arts Council (SAC), - University of St Andrews". University of St Andrews - Scotland's first university, founded 1413. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Bernard MacLaverty Awards and Prizes" . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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  11. ↑ "Alasdair Gray - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 "Kathleen Jamie - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Allan Massie - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 "Carol Ann Duffy - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Candia McWilliam - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  16. 1 2 "John Burnside - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "bio". john glenday. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "A. L. Kennedy - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  19. 1 2 3 "Jackie Kay - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "A.L Kennedy, Looking for the Possible Dance (1993) - Angl-Am". wiki.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Don Paterson - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "6 books that Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh loved reading | CBC Books" . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  23. ↑ "Irvine Welsh - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  24. 1 2 3 "W. N. Herbert - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  25. ↑ "Professor Andrew Cowan - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  26. ↑ "Ali Smith". literature.britishcouncil.org. British Council. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  27. 1 2 3 "Kate Clanchy - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  28. ↑ "Toni Davidson - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  29. ↑ "Kennedy, A(lison) L(ouise) 1965- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  30. 1 2 "Harry Potter Handbook: JK Rowling and Book Awards Information". www.siue.edu. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  31. ↑ "Scottish Arts Council Book Award — Northumbria University Research Portal" . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Previous Winners | Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award". 26 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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  34. ↑ "Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Awards 2006". Scottish Arts Council. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  35. 1 2 "Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book Awards - EdinburghGuide.com" . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  36. ↑ "Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year". Scottish Arts Council. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  37. ↑ "Jane McKie". The University of Edinburgh. 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  38. ↑ "Kieron Smith, boy is Scottish Book of the Year 2009". Scottish Arts Council. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  39. ↑ "Pat Kane on Donald Worster". Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award / Creative Scotland. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  40. ↑ "2012 Winner: Janice Galloway". Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award / Creative Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  41. 1 2 3 4 "Janice Galloway wins Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award - Edinburgh International Book Festival". Edinburgh International Book Festival. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  42. ↑ "Empire Antarctica named Scottish Book of the Year". BBC News. 3 November 2013.
  43. ↑ Lelatham, Xantha (16 September 2014). "Scottish independence: Ewan Morrison's No switch". The Scotman. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
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