Bloody Scotland
GenreScottish international crime writing festival
Begins2012
FrequencyAnnually
VenueStirling
CountryScotland
Most recent15-18 September 2022
Next event15-17 September 2023
Websitebloodyscotland.com

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]

McIlvanney Prize winners

Scottish Crime Debut of the Year winners

  • 2019: 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

  1. "About Bloody Scotland". Bloody Scotland. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. "Stirling shines as it stages the biggest ever Bloody Scotland festival". Stirling Council. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. "Bloody Scotland festival to go ahead as hybrid event". The Bookseller. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. "Bloody Scotland". Publishing Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. "2022 Brochure". Bloody Scotland. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. "The McIlvanney Prize". Bloody Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. "Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year". Bloody Scotland. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 Brown, Lauren (16 September 2022). "Winners of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize and the McIlvanney Prize revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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