Bloody Scotland is a Scottish international crime writing festival, held annually in Stirling, Scotland. It was founded in 2012 by Tartan Noir writers Lin Anderson and Alex Gray and describes itself as "the literary festival where you can let down your hair and enjoy a drink at the bar with your favourite crime writer".[1] Its sponsors include the University of Stirling and Stirling Council.[2][3][4] In 2022 most events were held at the Albert Halls or the Tolbooth.[5]
The festival awards The McIlvanney Prize for "the best Scottish Crime book of the year" (so named in 2016 for writer William McIlvanney (1936-2015), who has been called "the Godfather of Tartan Noir"),[6] and, since 2019, the Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year.[7]
^"About Bloody Scotland". Bloody Scotland. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^"Stirling shines as it stages the biggest ever Bloody Scotland festival". Stirling Council. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^"Bloody Scotland festival to go ahead as hybrid event". The Bookseller. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^"Bloody Scotland". Publishing Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^"2022 Brochure". Bloody Scotland. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^"The McIlvanney Prize". Bloody Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^"Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year". Bloody Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ abBrown, Lauren (16 September 2022). "Winners of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize and the McIlvanney Prize revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
External linksedit
Official website
December 15, 2023
bloody, scotland, scottish, international, crime, writing, festival, held, annually, stirling, scotland, founded, 2012, tartan, noir, writers, anderson, alex, gray, describes, itself, literary, festival, where, down, your, hair, enjoy, drink, with, your, favou. Bloody Scotland is a Scottish international crime writing festival held annually in Stirling Scotland It was founded in 2012 by Tartan Noir writers Lin Anderson and Alex Gray and describes itself as the literary festival where you can let down your hair and enjoy a drink at the bar with your favourite crime writer 1 Its sponsors include the University of Stirling and Stirling Council 2 3 4 In 2022 most events were held at the Albert Halls or the Tolbooth 5 Bloody ScotlandGenreScottish international crime writing festivalBegins2012FrequencyAnnuallyVenueStirlingCountryScotlandMost recent15 18 September 2022Next event15 17 September 2023Websitebloodyscotland wbr comThe festival awards The McIlvanney Prize for the best Scottish Crime book of the year so named in 2016 for writer William McIlvanney 1936 2015 who has been called the Godfather of Tartan Noir 6 and since 2019 the Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 7 Contents 1 McIlvanney Prize winners 2 Scottish Crime Debut of the Year winners 3 References 4 External linksMcIlvanney Prize winners edit2012 Charles Cumming A Foreign Country 2013 Malcolm Mackay How A Gunman Says Goodbye 2014 Peter May Entry Island 2015 Craig Russell The Ghosts of Altona 2016 Chris Brookmyre Black Widow 2017 Denise Mina The Long Drop 2018 Liam McIlvanney son of William McIlvanney The Quaker 2019 Manda Scott A Treachery of Spies the winner chose to share the prize with the other shortlisted authors Doug Johnstone Denise Mina and Ambrose Parry 2020 Francine Toon Pine 2021 Craig Russell Hyde 2022 Alan Parks May God Forgive 8 Scottish Crime Debut of the Year winners edit2019 Claire Askew All the Hidden Truths 2020 Deborah Masson Hold Your Tongue 2021 Robbie Morrison Edge of the Grave 2022 Tariq Ashkanani Welcome to Cooper 8 References edit About Bloody Scotland Bloody Scotland Retrieved 29 September 2022 Stirling shines as it stages the biggest ever Bloody Scotland festival Stirling Council 27 September 2022 Retrieved 28 September 2022 Bloody Scotland festival to go ahead as hybrid event The Bookseller 11 August 2021 Retrieved 28 September 2022 Bloody Scotland Publishing Scotland Retrieved 28 September 2022 2022 Brochure Bloody Scotland Retrieved 29 September 2022 The McIlvanney Prize Bloody Scotland Retrieved 28 September 2022 Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year Bloody Scotland Retrieved 28 September 2022 a b Brown Lauren 16 September 2022 Winners of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize and the McIlvanney Prize revealed The Bookseller Retrieved 1 February 2023 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bloody Scotland amp oldid 1136814888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
