The third Aye Write! Bank of Scotland Book Festival ran from Friday 7 to Saturday 15 March 2008. Launched in 2005, Aye Write! brings the best of Scottish and international writers to the city. It aims to encourage reading, writing and creativity for all ages, as well as being stimulating, entertaining, inspirational - and great fun.
The Edinburgh Book Festival takes place each August. Copies of the programme are available at all Glasgow libraries, where you can also access the festival website.
The Clare Maclean Prize for Scottish Fiction is awarded to the Scottish writer who, in the opinion of the judges, has written the best novel first published in 2007. This year's winner is Dan Rhodes for his novel Gold.
The Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction celebrates novels of excellence, originality and accessibility written by women. The 2008 prize has been awarded to Rose Tremain for her novel "The Road Home". Copies of the 2008 longlisted titles can be borrowed from all Glasgow libraries.
The Man Booker Prize represents the very best of contemporary fiction. The 2007 Prize was awarded to Anne Enright for her novel The Gathering. The 2008 longlist has just been announced and copies will be available to borrow from all Glasgow libraries.
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie has been voted Best of the Booker
Scottish Readers - "the best reading for free at Scottish libraries"
Whichbook.net is a completely new way of choosing what to read.
The Poetry Archive is based around a collection of contemporary and historic recordings of poets reading their own work.
For more information, please contact:
Reader Development
The Mitchell
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Glasgow
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Phone: 0141 287 2865
Fax: 0141 287 2815
E-mail: lil@csglasgow.org