I’m delighted to have the opportunity to showcase one of the authors who has been shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year 2020. I reviewed Francine Toon’s Pine at the start of the year and you can see my review here. The judges said of Pine: ‘an impressiveContinue reading “BLOODY SCOTLAND McIlvanney Prize #blogtour @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald @FrancineElena”
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BLOODY SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL REVEALS FOUR FINALISTS FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2020
The annual McIlvanney judges lunch was a virtual Bank Holiday breakfast this year with Karen Robinson in London, Stuart Cosgrove in Glasgow and James Crawford in Edinburgh. All were impressed by the variety and diversity of the finalists, with titles of dark humour, historical research, ambitious and innovative writing which demonstrate the sheer range ofContinue reading “BLOODY SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL REVEALS FOUR FINALISTS FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2020”
SHORTLIST FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT and SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2020 @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald
Winners to be presented on Friday 18 September 2020 Four years ago the Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award was renamed the McIlvanney Prize in memory of William McIlvanney who is often described as the Godfather of Tartan Noir. Last year Bloody Scotland also introduced a prize for The Bloody Scotland Debut Scottish CrimeContinue reading “SHORTLIST FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT and SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2020 @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald”
BLOODY SCOTLAND CONFIRMS THAT THE McILVANNEY PRIZE AND BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE WILL GO AHEAD WITH NEW SPONSOR – THE GLENCAIRN GLASS
Longlist to be announced on Tuesday 23 June 2020 Finalists to be announced on Tuesday 1 September 2020 Winner to be to be announced on Friday 18 September 2020 As we wait to hear whether the Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival can go ahead (a decision is expected at the end of the month) there is good news around the annual prizes the FestivalContinue reading “BLOODY SCOTLAND CONFIRMS THAT THE McILVANNEY PRIZE AND BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE WILL GO AHEAD WITH NEW SPONSOR – THE GLENCAIRN GLASS”
Bloody Scotland Days 2 and 3; Sat 21 , Sun 22nd September @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald @mcdevitt_bob
The start of Bloody Scotland was such a blast, I was on a high as I began Day 2. My love of new writing combines perfectly with the Bloody Scotland ethos, so it was obvious that I was always going to be at the Debut novel panel. I had seen each of these panelists before,Continue reading “Bloody Scotland Days 2 and 3; Sat 21 , Sun 22nd September @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald @mcdevitt_bob”
Bloody Scotland 2019: What an awesome weekend crime blast! @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald #BloodyScotland2019
Friday 20 September Every year, it seems, Bloody Scotland just gets better and better. This year’s was a hugely enjoyable and informative blast of crime fiction, starting with the awarding of the McIlvanney Prize for the Best Scottish Crime Novel of the Year. Even the weather was glorious for the first two days of theContinue reading “Bloody Scotland 2019: What an awesome weekend crime blast! @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald #BloodyScotland2019”
Crime Writers and Readers to stand up for Climate Justice at Bloody Scotland @BloodyScotland @JackieJamxx @Brownlee_Donald
Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival 20-22 September 2019 Top crime writers from around the world will be gathering to support the global call for action on climate change and invite you to join them on Saturday 20 September 1-1.30pm At the beginning of the worldwide week of #ClimateStrike (20-27 September), authors attending Scotland’s annualContinue reading “Crime Writers and Readers to stand up for Climate Justice at Bloody Scotland @BloodyScotland @JackieJamxx @Brownlee_Donald”
A Breath on Dying Embers by Denzil Meyrick @BloodyScotland @lochlomonden @PolygonBooks #BloodyScotland #blogtour
Source: Review copyPublication: 11th July 2019 from Polygon PP: 400ISBN-13: 978-1846974755 Bloody Scotland is the highlight of my year. There’s no better place to see and listen to fabulous crime writers amidst the historic Stirling setting. And the books! Oh my goodness what books there are to treasure, to get signed, to fill up theContinue reading “A Breath on Dying Embers by Denzil Meyrick @BloodyScotland @lochlomonden @PolygonBooks #BloodyScotland #blogtour”
Bloody Scotland Reveals Final Four on Shortlist for McIlvanney Scottish Crime Book of the Year Prize 2019 @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald
Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival 20-22 September 2019 A panel of judges including Alison Flood, James Crawford and Stuart Cosgrove today revealed the finalists for The McIlvanney Prize 2019. They are the multi-talented Doug Johnstone who has a PhD in nuclear physics and moonlights as the manager and drummer for the Fun Lovin’ CrimeContinue reading “Bloody Scotland Reveals Final Four on Shortlist for McIlvanney Scottish Crime Book of the Year Prize 2019 @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald”
MURDER THEY WROTE? TOP SCOTTISH CRIME WRITERS PEN THEIR FIRST JOINT STORY @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald @SundayTimesScot
Four of Scotland’s bestselling crime writers are pooling their talents to write their first joint short story together, ahead of this month’s Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. Christopher Brookmyre, Val McDermid, Ian Rankin and Louise Welsh – who between them have sold tens of millions of copies of their books – have joined forcesContinue reading “MURDER THEY WROTE? TOP SCOTTISH CRIME WRITERS PEN THEIR FIRST JOINT STORY @BloodyScotland @Brownlee_Donald @SundayTimesScot”
