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The NLS Saltire Research Book of the Year
2007 RESEARCH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD £1,500 THE WINNER OF THE 2007 SCOTTISH RESEARCH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD - supported by The National Library of Scotland. was a joint Award given to: ROBERT CRAWFORD Scotland's Books, The Penguin History of Scottish Literature, Penguin and DAVID ROBB Auld Campaigner, A Life of Alexander Scott, Dunedin Academic Press ABOUT ROBERT CRAWFORD Robert Crawford was born in Belshill, Lanarkshire,in 1959, he was educated at Glasgow University and at Oxford. Robert Crawford had taught at St Andrews University since 1989 and is the Professor of Modern Scottish Literature. His published works include:- · A Scottish Assembly (Chatto, 1990) · The Tip of My Tongue (Cape, 2003) · Selected Poems (Cape, 2005) · Sharawaggi (Polygon, 1990) · The Penguin Book of Poetry from Britain and Ireland since 1945 (1998) (edited with Simon Armitage). · The New Penguin Book of Scottish Verse (2000) (Edited with Mick Imlah). Robert Crawford was also a founding editor of the magazine Verse. ABOUT DAVID ROBB David Robb was Joint General Editor of the Scottish Writers series and General Editor of the Scottish Classics series. He has been particularly concerned with the work of the late Alexander Scott (1920-89) in recent years and is the editor of the Collected Poems. Daivd Robb is now a senior Lecturer in English at the University of Dundee. His published works include:- · The Collected Poems of Alexander Scott (ed) (Mercat Press, 1994). · Muriel Spark's 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie', Scotnotes No.7 (Aberdeen: Association for Scottish Literary Studies, 1992), pp.57. · George MacDonald (Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1987), pp.136. 2007 SHORT LIST Crawford, Robert Scotland's Books, The Penguin History of Scottish Literature, Penguin Cumming, Elizabeth Hand, Heart and Soul The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland, Birlinn Hughes, Gillian James Hogg, A Life, Edinburgh University Press McKirdy, Gordon Crofts Land of Mountain and Flood, Scottish Natural Heritage/Birlinn Robb, David Auld Campaigner, A Life of Alexander Scott, Dunedin Academic Press Royle, Trevor The Flowers of the Forest, Scotland and the First World War, Birlinn Whatley, Christopher A. The Scots and the Union, Edinburgh University Press Criteria for Selection Overall, the awarded book will add to our knowledge and understanding of Scotland and the Scots. The award may be given to any book by an author or authors of Scottish descent or living in Scotland, it may also be given for any book which deals with the work or life of a Scot - or with a Scottish question, event or situation. The book will represent a significant body of research work which offers new insight or adds a new dimension to its subject. The book will conform to recognised standards of presentation in its field. Timings The Adjudicators will consider works published between 1st September 2006 and 31st August 2007. Adjudication Panel (i) Conveners of the Society's awarding panels. (ii) Invited specialists. Requirements One side of an A4 sheet giving details of the Author, Title, Publisher and ISBN, along with a description of the book and an explanation of why it is worthy of the award. This sheet must also contain the nominator's contact details. In the cast of a nomination being put forward by a publisher, a copy of the book should accompany the above requirements. The Result will be announced at the Society's Literary Awards which will be held at the National Library of Scotland (Causewayside Building) on St.Andrew's Day, 30 November, 2007. We do hope you will participate and we look forward to receiving your nomination(s). Nominations should be sent up to and including 7th September 2007 to: Kathleen Munro, Administrator, (Research Book Award) The Saltire Society, 9 Fountain Close, 22 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TF email: kathleen@saltiresociety.org.uk Tel. 0131 556 1836 The last date for nominations is 7th September 2007 THE MEMBERS OF THE PANEL ARE: Karen Anderson Douglas Gifford John Carruthers Ted Cowan Tony Franks Kevin Halliwell Bruce Proudfoot Gerald Mortimer Gilbert MacKay The Panel has the right to withhold the awards in any year when they consider that no book reaches the required standard. Scottish Literary AwardResearch Book:
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