Submissions for the Saltires: Scotland’s National Book Awards 2026 are now open! Full details of eligibility criteria and how to submit your title(s) are available here: thesaltires.org.uk/

We are delighted to announce that The Saltires: Scotland’s National Book Awards 2026 will open for submissions on Thursday 18 June 2026. More details to follow soon!

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Congratulations to Stewart Conn on receiving the Fletcher of Saltoun Award for Arts & Humanities last night. The award recognised Stewart's own body of work as a poet and playwright, and his support for other writers, particularly as Head of Radio Drama at BBC Scotland.

Delighted to share #SaltireBookAwards Poetry Shortlist 2025: 6 amazing titles including 2 debuts. On the debuts, congrats to Tim Craven & Cáit O'Neill McCullagh, & to Juana Adcock, Niall Campbell, Anthony Vahni Capildeo & Kathleen Jamie, up for Scotland's Poetry Book of the Year!

Delighted to share #SaltireBookAwards Fiction Shortlist 2025: 6 amazing titles including 2 debuts. Congrats to Debut Prize contenders Krystelle Bamford & Chris Kohler, and to Karen Campbell, Sean Lusk, Chris McQueer & Michael Pedersen, up for Scotland's Fiction Book of the Year!

Delighted to share #SaltireBookAwards Non-fiction Shortlist 2025: 6 amazing titles of which 2 are debuts. Congrats to Debut contenders Howard Amos & Katie Goh, and to Gerry Cambridge, Jenni Fagan, David Farrier, and Sarah Moss, up for Scotland's Non-fiction Book of the Year!

Delighted to share #SaltireBookAwards Non-fiction longlist 2025: 10 amazing titles including 3 debuts. Congrats Gerry Cambridge, Jenni Fagan, David Farrier, Rodge Glass, Sir Chris Hoy, Kathleen Jamie, Sarah Moss, Howard Amos, Katie Goh and Louis D. Hall!