Book Awards 2010
Submissions are invited from publishers for the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards 2010
Since their establishment in 1972, the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards have recognised and rewarded literary excellence in literary fiction, poetry, and literary non-fiction by Scottish authors resident in, or outwith, Scotland. In 1999 the Scottish Arts Council introduced the first Children’s Book Awards in Scotland for writers for children, and a new overall prize of £10,000 for the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year.
The four categories of awards are:
(including short story)
Poetry
Literary Non-Fiction
First Book
The winning author of each category will receive an award of £5,000.
These four winning authors will then be considered for the fifth and largest prize, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year, worth an additional £25,000. The winning author will therefore receive an overall prize of £30,000.
Deadline for submission is 31 December 2009
Download the Book Awards guidelines (doc) for further information
Kieron Smith, boy is Scottish Book of the Year 2009
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Acclaimed writer James Kelman won Book of the Year 2009 in the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards for his novel Kieron Smith, boy. Managed by the Scottish Arts Council the awards are Scotland’s richest book awards and net the author a total prize of £30,000...read more |
The renamed Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards are the next evolution of the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards which were first introduced in the 1970s. The generous sponsorship by Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust represents a long term sponsorship commitment and celebrates the Trust’s Centenary year in 2009.
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is one of the oldest and largest investment trusts listed on the London Stock Exchange. The trust has been managed by Scotland’s leading independent fund manager Baillie Gifford since its launch as The Straits Mortgage and Trust Company Ltd in 1909. The trust started life investing in mortgages on rubber plantations in Malaysia seeking to profit from the advent of the mass produced motor car. Today Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust invests on a global basis and looks to reward its investors by searching out strong companies which offer above average returns to their shareholders. The trust holds net assets of over £1.67bn*.
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC is listed on the stock market. As a result, the value of the shares can be affected by changing stock market conditions and by currency exchange rates. The value of an investment and any income from it can fall as well as rise, and investors may not get back the amount they invested.
*as at 31 December 2009 . |