Amid some 250 events in August’s hybrid edition of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, a group of programs welcomes industry players.
Publishing Scotland’s BookSource To Handle MMS Distribution
Specialized in handling children’s literature from Walker Books, Hogs Back Books, and others, MMS signs on with BookSource for distribution.
June’s ‘Scottish Books Long Weekend’ Opens for Registration
Taking the digital route, Publishing Scotland and Books From Scotland offer a free series of events to showcase writers and their work.
International Booker and Edinburgh Book Festival Announce RSC Program
Following readings for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Royal Shakespeare actors will be seen in the International Booker ceremony.
Publishing Scotland Announces £23,000 in New Translation Grants
The second 2020-2021 round of translation funding from Publishing Scotland supports literary works translated into 10 languages.
Publishing Scotland Opens a New Round in Its Translation Fund
The second of two rounds in translation funding of works from Scottish by international publishers has opened for proposals.
Rights Roundup: Beyond Buchmesse, a ‘Frankfurt Season’
In today’s Rights Roundup, we have work from Canada, Scotland, France, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, and a study in Yiddish of Russian imprisonment.
Publishing Scotland on Nature Writing: ‘Possession and Being Possessed’
‘Nature writing’s got a job to do,’ says author Jim Crumley in Publishing Scotland’s new short documentary, ‘Second Nature.’
Society of Authors Opens £600,000 Hardship Fund for Scotland’s Authors
Since March, 65 percent of professional writers, illustrators, and literary translators in the UK are reported to have lost income.
Berlin’s FuturePublish in January; Publishing Scotland’s Translation Funding
Industry Notes: Set for mid-January, Germany’s Future!Publish calls for proposals, as Publishing Scotland kicks off this year’s translation grants.