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The Glencairn
Glass has announced that it will contiue
its sponsorship of the Bloody Scotland
Scottish International Crime Writing
Awards for a further three years.
Award winning
Scottish family business Glencairn
Crystal has announced that it will
continue its sponsorship of the
McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime
Book of the Year and the Bloody Scotland
Debut Crime Novel of the Year with its
famous Glencairn Glass for the next
three years.
Glencairn Crystal had produced the
trophy for the winner of The McIlvanney
Prize over many years and in 2020 it was
a natural progression for the company to
come on board with its iconic Glencairn
Glass as an official sponsor of both the
prizes. The new three-year deal agreed
will secure the company’s commitment and
sponsorship until the end of 2025.
Both of the prestigious literary prizes
are awarded as part of the annual Bloody
Scotland International Crime Writing
Festival which takes place each
September in Stirling. This year it will
take place from the 15th to the 17th of
September. The festival has brought
hundreds of new and established crime
writers to the stage with exciting
events covering criminal topics such as
fictional forensics, police procedurals,
psychological thrillers and serial
killers, along with enthusiastic
festival attendees since 2012.
The McIlvanney Prize, in memory of
William McIlvanney (the crime-writing
‘Godfather of Tartan Noir’), is Bloody
Scotland’s annual prize awarded to the
best Scottish crime book of the year.
Last year it received over 80 entries
and was won by Alan Parks with ‘May God
Forgive’. In 2019 Bloody Scotland also
introduced a new prize to recognise new
talent emerging within crime writing –
the Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Debut
of the Year - and in 2022 it was awarded
to Tariq Ashkanani with ‘Welcome to
Cooper’.
The Glencairn Glass’s involvement with
the Bloody Scotland literary awards is
the perfect fit for the Scottish family
owned company. Scottish crime writing,
like The Glencairn Glass, is uniquely
Scottish with an international following
and the company is proud to continue the
partnership and to celebrate and reward
the rich and talented tradition of
Scottish crime fiction.
 Kirsty Nicholson, Glencairn’s Design and
Marketing Manager, said: "We are
delighted to extend our sponsorship of
such prestigious writing prizes. Like
Scottish crime writing, the Glencairn
Glass is a truly global phenomenon and
we look forward to working with Bloody
Scotland in celebrating great crime
novels."
Bob McDevitt, Director of The Bloody
Scotland International Crime Writing
Festival said: "We are so pleased that
The Glencairn Glass has extended its
sponsorship of our prizes, helping us to
celebrate new and established voices in
Scottish crime writing."
Both the McIlvanney Prize for the
Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the
Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel of the
Year will be awarded on 15th September
at the Bloody Scotland Festival. The
McIlvanney Prize includes a £1000 prize,
a giant Glencairn Glass trophy and
nationwide promotion in Waterstones. The
Bloody Scotland Debut Prize winner will
receive £500 and a Glencairn Star
trophy.
In 2021, as well as sponsoring the
Bloody Scotland literary prizes, The
Glencairn Glass also launched its first
ever crime short story competition - in
partnership with the Bloody Scotland
International Crime Writing Festival and
Scottish Field Magazine - attracting
entries from both novice and experienced
crime writers around the world. The
competition was launched again for the
second time last year and the winners
will be announced in March 2023.
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