Bloody Scotland prides itself on supporting new talent and The Bloody Scotland Debut Prize which began in 2019 has launched the careers of...

  Denise Mina Revealed to be Guest Programmer for  Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival 2026 International bestselling crime...

  The Shortlist for the McIlvanney Prize has been announced by Bloody Scotland. The award, previously known as the Bloody Scotland Prize for...

  The Shortlist for the 2023 McIlvanney Prize for Scotland's prestigious annual crime writing award, was announced. The Prize is named i...

Sponsored by The Glencairn Glass Winners to be presented on Thursday 15 September 2022 In Bloody Scotland’s 10th Anniversary year, the judge...

  Stirling 15-18 September 2022 We are very exciting to announce our 10 th   anniversary programme! Ten years on from the first Bloody Scotl...

  Bloody Scotland hybrid festival which ran from 17-19 September 2021 and closed its virtual doors on 30 September outperformed targets and ...

  Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival reveals five finalists for the McIlvanney Prize 2021  sponsored by The Glencairn Glas...

  Bloody Scotland closed its virtual doors on Sunday evening (20th) but the majority of the programme is now available on YouTube at-  https...

Bloody Scotland Team Managers, Craig Roberston (Scotland) and Luca Veste (England) today revealed that their teams will again be captaine...

As the crime writing community warms up for the fifth Bloody Scotland festival , with Val McDermid, Chris Brookmyre, Helen Fitzgerald, Nicc...