Overview
- Sir Ian Rankin presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Atkinson at the Edinburgh ceremony.
- Scotland’s Fiction Book of the Year went to Sean Lusk for A Woman Of Opinion, with Non-Fiction awarded to Sarah Moss for My Good Bright Wolf.
- Anthony Vahni Capildeo won Poetry Book of the Year for Polkadot Wounds, and Bruce Peter took Research Book of the Year for Art Deco Scotland.
- Debut prizes went to Chris Kohler, Katie Goh and Tim Craven, who receive cash awards and bespoke mentoring supported by Creative Scotland.
- Saltire Society director Mairi Kidd praised Atkinson as a global ambassador for Scotland and highlighted the awards’ focus on literature’s value in challenging times.