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Belfast writer announced as winner of Walter Scott Prize 2023

Belfast writer Lucy Caldwell has won the 2023 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction at the Borders Book Festival being held in Melrose. She scooped the £25,000 prize for her novel These Days, a story about loss and love set during the aerial ...

15 Jun 2023 at 21:03

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Longlist of 12 announced for Walter Scott book prize

Twelve novelists have been longlisted for a £25,000 award named after a famous Scottish writer. The judges of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction will narrow the 12 down to a shortlist in May. The winner will then be announced at the ...

18 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Historian likens becoming MBE to receiving ‘monumental bunch of flowers’

An historian who founded the Borders Book Festival has said being recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours feels like receiving a “monumental bunch of flowers”. Alistair Moffat, 74, is celebrating becoming a Member of the Order of the ...

13 Jun 2025 at 22:30

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