Good news for Scottish writers; there's a brand new national prize for Scottish fiction.
The Clare Maclean Prize for Scottish Fiction is dedicated to the memory of Professor Mike Gonzalez of the Universtiy of Glasgow. It offers a top prize of £3000 for the best published book of the year.
Carry on over the cut for the authors in with a chance...
In the running are:
Old Men in Love by Alisdair Gray
Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith
Gold by Dan Rhodes
The Steep Approach to Garbadale by Iain Banks
The Devil's Footprints by John Burnside
Day by AL Kennedy
The winner will be announced on 15th March at the Aye Write! festival in Glasgow.
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