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).

The Scottish Arts Council Book Awards have recognised and rewarded Scottish authors in four categories: Fiction (including the short story), Poetry, Literary Non-Fiction 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.

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]

Winners

YearCategoryTitleAuthor Reference
1968 Fiction A Gift from Nessus William McIlvanney
Poetry Stoats in the Sunlight Stewart Conn [2]
1970 Book of the Year Terry Street Douglas Dunn [3][4]
Poetry
1972 Poetry Memo for Spring Liz Lochhead [5]
1974 <unknown> Anne Stevenson [6]
1975 Fiction Docherty William McIlvanney
Poetry Love or Nothing Douglas Dunn [4]
1977 Literary Non-Fiction Jacobite Risings in Britiain Bruce Philip Lenman [7]
1978 Fiction Secrets and Other Stories Bernard MacLaverty [8]
1979 Poetry Under the Ice Stewart Conn [2]
1980 Literary Non-Fiction An Economic History of Modern Scotland Bruce Philip Lenman [9]
1981 Fiction Lamb Bernard MacLaverty [8]
1981 Book of the Year Lanark: A Life in Four Books Alasdair Gray [10]
First Book
1982 Fiction A Time to Dance and Other Stories Bernard MacLaverty [8]
Poetry Black Spiders Kathleen Jamie [11]
Literary Non-Fiction The Death of Men Allan Massie [12]
1985 Literary Non-Fiction Red Sky at Night John Barrington
1986 Poetry Standing Female Nude Carol Ann Duffy [13]
1988 Fiction The Great Profundo and Other Stories Bernard MacLaverty [8]
Poetry The Way We Live Kathleen Jamie [11]
First Book A Case of Knives Candia McWilliam [14]
Poetry The Hoop John Burnside [15]
1989 Fiction A Little Stranger Candia McWilliam [14]
Poetry The Apple Ghost John Glenday [16]
1990 Literary Non-Fiction In Xanadu William Dalrymple
Poetry The Other Country Carol Ann Duffy [13]
1991 Poetry Common Knowledge John Burnside [15]
First Book Night Geometry and the Garscadden Trains A.L. Kennedy [17]
1992 Poetry The Adoption Papers Jackie Kay [18]
Surviving the Shipwreck and Strange Loyalties William McIlvanney
The Luncheon of the Boating Party Stewart Conn [2]
1993 Poetry Mean Time Carol Ann Duffy [13]
Fiction Looking for the Possible Dance A.L. Kennedy [19]
First Book Nil NIl Don Paterson [20]
1993 (or 1994) First Book Trainspotting Irvine Welsh [21][22]
1994 Poetry Forked Tongue W. N. Herbert [23]
Fiction Now That You're Back A.L. Kennedy
First Book Pig Andrew Cowan [3][24]
1995 Book of the Year Free Love and Other Stories Ali Smith [25]
First Book
Fiction So I Am Glad A.L. Kennedy
1996 Poetry Cabaret McGonagall W. N. Herbert [23]
Poetry Slattern Kate Clanchy [26]
1997 Literary Non-Fiction From the Holy Mountain William Dalrymple
God's Gift to Women Don Paterson [20]
1998 Poetry The Laurelude W. N. Herbert [23]
1999 First Book Scar Culture Toni Davidson [27]
Poetry Samarkand Kate Clanchy [26]
Fiction Everything You Need A.L. Kennedy [28]
Children's Book Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rolling [29]
2000 Fiction Mr Mee Andrew Crumey [30]
2001 Book of the Year Hotel World Ali Smith
Fiction
Literary Non-Fiction The Golden Peak: Travels in Northern Pakistan Kathleen Jamie [11]
Goblet of Fire J. K. Rolling [29]
2002 <unknown> Don Paterson [20]
2004 Book of the Year Joseph Knight James Robertson
2005 Book of the Year The Tree House Kathleen Jamie [31]
Poetry
2006 Book of the Year The People's Act of Love James Meek [32]
Fiction The Accidental Ali Smith [33]
2007 Book of the Year The Boy and the Sea Kirsty Gunn [34]
Fiction
Literary Non-Fiction A Lie About My Father John Burnside [34]
First Book George Mackay Brown: The Life Maggie Fergusson [34]
Poetry Swithering Robin Robertson [34]
2008 Book of the Year A Book of Lives Edwin Morgan [35]
Poetry
First Book Morocco Rococo Jane McKie [36]
2009 Book of the Year Kieron Smith, Boy James Kelman [37]
Literary Non-Fiction What Is She Doing Here?: A Refugee's Story Kate Clanchy [26]
2010 Book of the Year A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir Donald Worster [38]
<unknown> A.L. Kennedy
<unknown> Don Paterson [20]
2011 Book of the Year The Breakfast Room Stewart Conn [2]
Poetry
Literary Non-Fiction Red Dust Road Jackie Kay [18]
2012 Book of the Year All Made Up Janice Galloway [39][40]
Literary Non-Fiction
Fiction There but for the Ali Smith [40]
Poetry Aibisidh Angus Peter Campbell [40]
First Book Let Not the Waves of the Sea Simon Stephenson [40]
2013 Book of the Year Empire Antarctica Gavin Francis [41]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History of the Awards". Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award / Creative Scotland. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Stewart Conn - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Terry Street by Douglas Dunn | Goodreads". Goodreads. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Professor Douglas Dunn - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Picture This – Scottish Review of Books". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Stevenson, Anne (Katharine) 1933- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Bernard MacLaverty Awards and Prizes". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Scottish Arts Council Literary Award for the Book : "An Economic History of Modern Scotland", 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.
  10. ↑ "Alasdair Gray - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 "Kathleen Jamie - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Allan Massie - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 "Carol Ann Duffy - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Candia McWilliam - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  15. 1 2 "John Burnside - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "bio". john glenday. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "A. L. Kennedy - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Jackie Kay - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "A.L Kennedy, Looking for the Possible Dance (1993) - Angl-Am". wiki.angl-am.uni-oldenburg.de. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Don Paterson - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "6 books that Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh loved reading | CBC Books". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "Irvine Welsh - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  23. 1 2 3 "W. N. Herbert - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  24. ↑ "Professor Andrew Cowan - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  25. ↑ "Ali Smith". literature.britishcouncil.org. British Council. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  26. 1 2 3 "Kate Clanchy - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  27. ↑ "Toni Davidson - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  28. ↑ "Kennedy, A(lison) L(ouise) 1965- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  29. 1 2 "Harry Potter Handbook: JK Rowling and Book Awards Information". www.siue.edu. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  30. ↑ "Scottish Arts Council Book Award — Northumbria University Research Portal". Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  31. ↑ "Scottish Arts Council Book Awards 2005". Scottish Arts Council. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  32. ↑ "Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Awards 2006". Scottish Arts Council. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  33. ↑ "Reviews". www.cercles.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  34. 1 2 3 4 "Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book Awards - EdinburghGuide.com". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  35. ↑ "Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year". Scottish Arts Council. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  36. ↑ "Jane McKie". The University of Edinburgh. 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  37. ↑ "Kieron Smith, boy is Scottish Book of the Year 2009". Scottish Arts Council. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  38. ↑ "Pat Kane on Donald Worster". Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award / Creative Scotland. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  39. ↑ "2012 Winner: Janice Galloway". Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award / Creative Scotland. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  40. 1 2 3 4 "Janice Galloway wins Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award - Edinburgh International Book Festival". Edinburgh International Book Festival. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  41. ↑ "Empire Antarctica named Scottish Book of the Year". BBC News. 3 November 2013.
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