17 May 2011
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Literary Events
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award
Scottish Mortgage was the proud sponsor of the 2011 Scottish Book of the Year Awards, in partnership with Creative Scotland. The prize, the largest of its type in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK, was awarded in a ceremony at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on the 26th August. Jackie Kay, for her book Red Dust Road, was awarded the accolade and a £30,000 cash prize.
Born in Edinburgh to a Scottish nurse and a Nigerian student, Kay was adopted at birth by a white couple and brought up in Glasgow. Red Dust Road is an autobiographical account of Jackie’s search to find her birth parents, a journey that is full of unexpected twists, turns and deep emotions.
The prizes for the four category winners were also presented at the ceremony:
FICTION
Leila Aboulela – Lyrics Alley (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
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NON-FICTION
Jackie Kay – Red Dust Road (Picador)
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POETRY
Stewart Conn – The Breakfast Room (Bloodaxe)
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FIRST BOOK
Sue Peebles – The Death of Lomond Friel (Vintage)
More information about the awards, including exclusive content from the winning author, can be found at www.scottishbookawards.com.
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