They've announced the Saltire Literary Awards shortlists in the six categories in which they hand out prizes.
These awards are apparently: "now widely recognised as Scotland's most prestigious annual book awards" -- and certainly the names of the authors in the running for the Saltire Society Scottish Fiction Book of the Year Award are pretty impressive this year, as they include: Kate Atkinson, Michel Faber, Janice Galloway, Andrew O'Hagan, and Irvine Welsh.
These awards are apparently: "now widely recognised as Scotland's most prestigious annual book awards" -- and certainly the names of the authors in the running for the Saltire Society Scottish Fiction Book of the Year Award are pretty impressive this year, as they include: Kate Atkinson, Michel Faber, Janice Galloway, Andrew O'Hagan, and Irvine Welsh.