2023 McILVANNEY PRIZE & BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE ANNOUNCED

The 2023 Winners of The McIlvanney Prize and The Bloody Scotland Debut Prize were announced last night at Bloody Scotland. The finalists for both prizes led the iconic torchlit procession from Stirling Castle through the historic old town this evening accompanied by the pipes and drums of the Stirling and District Schools Pipe Band. 

The winner of The Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut of the Year went to Kate Foster for The Maiden (Mantle)

The McIlvanney Prize Scottish Crime Book of the Year went to another debut author, Callum McSorley for Squeaky Clean (Pushkin Press).