Edinburgh's Martin MacInnes takes home Fiction Book of the Year

The Saltire Society tonight announced the winners for the 2023 Scotland’s National Book Awards in Glasgow which this year illustrates Scotland's talent and variety. Included in these were Edinburgh's Martin MacInnes, taking home Fiction Book of the Year, after being longlisted for the Booker Prize previously in 2023. Charco Press and Edinburgh University Press have both jointly won Saltire Society Publisher of the Year 2023. Similarly, the Emerging Publisher of the Year 2023 has been split between two also, going to both Grace Balfour-Harle (at Edinburgh University Press) and Melissa Tombere (at Canongate). Liz Lochhead, poet, playwright and former Scots Makar, was awarded the 2023 Saltire Society Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Scottish literature.

Scotland’s National Book Awards, co-ordinated by the Saltire Society, recognise work across six literary categories (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Research, History, Poetry and First Book) and three publishing categories (Publisher, Emerging Publisher and Cover Design). The Literary Awards see the winners each receive a cash prize of £2,000 and go on to be considered for the top Award of Saltire Scottish Book of the Year, receiving a further £4,000.