We are thrilled to announce that Floris Books is Scottish Publisher of the Year! The Saltire Scottish Publisher of the Year Award, which is initiated and administered by the Saltire Society and funded by Creative Scotland, was presented at last night’s Saltire Society Literary Awards where members of the Floris team anxiously awaited the...
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On Friday evening, the Floris team trooped down to The Creative Exchange in Leith to host the award ceremony for the second annual Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize. The bright and airy exhibition space was the perfect backdrop for the twelve shortlisted designs – the various interpretations of the design brief were really brought...
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We are absolutely delighted to announce that Kelpies author Alex McCall was named as one of the winners at the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2015 today, during a special ceremony at Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms attended by 600 young people from all over Scotland. Alex won the Younger Readers (8-11 years) category with his egg-cellent...
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It’s always exciting to see the nominations for the CILIP Carnegie Medal are announced. But yesterday’s announcement was a particularly exciting one for us because one of our KelpiesTeen novels — Mind Blind by Lari Don — has been nominated! A mind-bending thriller for young teens, Mind Blind follows 14-year-old Ciaran Bain — a...
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We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Saltire Society’s annual Scottish Publisher of the Year Award for the second year in a row. Floris was named runner-up in last year’s awards, the inaugural year, which are run by the Saltire Society and funded by Creative Scotland. This year Floris...
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Fresh from our success at the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2014, where Kelpies author Janis Mackay took home the Younger Readers Award for her time-travel-trouble adventure The Accidental Time Traveller, we are proud to announce that we have had 3 books shortlisted once again for the 2015 Awards! Our three shortlisted books are: Pyrate’s...
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We’ve battled through a mountain of entries, spent six months reading all day every day, met three wonderful shortlisted authors, hosted one glamourous awards ceremony, and now we’re delighted to finally announce the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2014. A hearty congratulations to Lindsay Littleson and her charming tale of family love and how...
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Every year as part of the Kelpies Prize, we look for the best unpublished children’s fiction with a Scottish twist. This year, the Kelpies Prize is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its launch and since February, our judges have been working their way through a mountain of entries to find our three finalists for...
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We are very excited to announce that Edinburgh-based illustrator Astrid Jaekel is the winner of the inaugural Kelpies Design & Illustration Prize! We made the announcement at an award ceremony last night at Edinburgh’s Gallery Seventeen, where we will also be showcasing the ten shortlisted entries this weekend. Astrid’s design for the cover of...
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We are absolutely delighted to announce that Kelpies author Janis Mackay was named as one of the winners at the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2013 today, during a special ceremony at Glasgow’s Mitchell Library attended by 800 young people from all over Scotland. Janis won the Younger Readers (8-11 years) category with her Kelpies...
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