Publishers
404 Ink is an alternative book publisher based in Edinburgh. Established in mid 2016 we sought to provide an alternative literary programme …
Acair publishes a wide range of texts and is the principal publisher of Gaelic texts for children in Scotland. Established in 1977, with man …
Arkbound is a publishing social enterprise based in Glasgow. Their aim is to support authors from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds to g …
The Association for Scottish Literature is an educational charity promoting the languages and literature of Scotland. Founded in 1970, we pu …
World-class Sports books. BackPage Press was founded by three sports journalists in 2009. We produce sports books where the writing is as im …
The Banner of Truth Trust is an Evangelical and Reformed non-profit publishing house, structured as a charitable trust and founded in London …
Barrington Stoke is an award-winning, publisher, and the market leader for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers. The company was found …
Belle Media is based in Glasgow. Our first book was a social history of the Clyde, Hurricane Hutch’s Top 10 Ships of the Clyde. This led to …
Birlinn Ltd is an independent publishing house based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company is built on traditions of the written and spoken wo …
Since 1999, Black and White Publishing has produced a wide range of titles with over 300 now in print, including 30 in the award-winning Itc …
Bright Red Publishing is an independent educational publishing company based in Edinburgh with our own distribution warehouse in Fife. We ar …
We were established around 1850 and publish around 7 books per annum. We mainly publish nautical and some yachting publications. Our main pu …
Canongate was founded in 1973, and was taken over by current CEO Jamie Byng in 1994 following a management buyout. It has since emerged as o …
Edinburgh-based Charco Press, founded by Samuel McDowell and Carolina Orloff, aims to change the current literary scene to make room for a k …
Established at the beginning of 2016, Cranachan is a small independent publisher and a fresh-face in Scottish publishing landscape. They are …
Curly Tale Books was launched in May 2013 with the publication of author Alan Grant’s first story for young children The Quite Big Rock. We …
DC Thomson is one of the leading media organisations in the UK. Our headquarters are in Dundee but we also have offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen …
Connecting people and ideas to inspire creative thinking, open new perspectives and shape the world we live in. Our ambition is to create a …
Extremis Publishing is an independent publishing house based in the heart of Scotland which is dedicated to producing the highest quality of …
Fieldsports Press are a specialist independent publisher producing country pursuits related periodicals and books. Edinburgh-based couple Si …
Floris Books is an independent publisher based in Edinburgh and the largest children’s book publisher in Scotland. In 2016 Floris won the Sa …
Foggie Toddle Books is a small independent publisher (and children’s bookshop) based in Wigtown, Scotland’s National Booktown. We publish ch …
Forest Research is Great Britain’s principal organisation for forestry and tree related research and it provides evidence and scientific ser …
Frontline Noir, founded in 2008, is a publisher of current affairs and recent history titles covering controversial topics and events, often …
The Gaelic Books Council (Comhairle nan Leabhraichean) is the lead organisation with responsibility for supporting Scottish Gaelic authors a …
We have a long history of publishing – Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum opened in 1901, and people have been writing about and publishing …
At Hachette Learning (formerly Hodder Gibson) there’s one thing we’re certain about. No two students learn the same way. That’s why our appr …
Hachette UK is the UK’s second largest book publishing group. The award-winning adult publishing divisions are Orion; Little, Brown; John Mu …
Halcyon is a publisher of books that tell real stories about real football. We believe in celebrating the beautiful game, finding hope and i …
Hallewell Publications is a small publishing house based in Argyll which concentrates largely on a single project: a popular series of walki …
The Handsel Press was founded in 1976 to publish high quality academic and more popular books relating Christian faith to other fields of st …
HarperCollins UK publishes a wide range of books, from cutting-edge contemporary fiction, to block-busting thrillers, from fantasy literatur …
Haunt Publishing was founded in 2018 by publishing professional Rebecca Wojturska, and is an independent publisher of Gothic, horror and dar …
Historic Environment Scotland Historic Environment Scotland is the lead public body for Scotland’s historic environment: a charity dedicated …
Into Creative is an independent publishing house based in Glasgow, Scotland. Its imprint, Into Books, has a reputation for quality writers p …
Jasami Publishing & Productions CIC takes talented new writers on the journey to becoming published authors. By publishing a myriad of g …
Kitchen Press is an independent publishers specialising in restaurant and market cookery books. We collaborate with chefs, illustrators, pho …
Knight Errant Press is a queer, intersectional micropublisher. They saw a definite lack of distinctly queer publishing and decided to step u …
Leamington Books publishes a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles under our ethos, Transformative Publishing. Our authors are chosen fo …
Founded in 1989, Leckie & Leckie is Scotland’s leading educational publisher, with a list of over 200 revision guides specifically for S …
Lexus started up in 1980, some years before the car. The company was founded by a group of bilingual lexicographers who had learned their tr …
Little Door Books was officially launched as an independent publisher in 2016. We work collaboratively with established and emerging authors …
Luath Press takes its name from Robert Burns, whose little collie Luath (Gael., swift or nimble) tripped up Jean Armour at a wedding and gav …
Luna Press Publishing is an independent press founded in 2015. We deal with Science Fiction, Fantasy and Dark Fantasy, in both fiction and a …
Main Point Books was established in 2023 by Jennie Renton and Madeleine Mankey as a publisher of alternative poetry. As publishing freelance …
McNidder & Grace is an award-winning independent publisher specialising in biographies and memoirs, music literature, art, travel, histo …
We are a small, independent, family-run company, founded in 1980, to create illustrated information books for young children, aged 5 to 9. …
Muddy Pearl is a young independent publisher based in Edinburgh and specialising in books that help people explore issues of spirituality an …
National Galleries of Scotland
Shortlisted for Saltire Society Publisher of the Year, 2016 National Galleries of Scotland Publishing is an established fine art and photogr …
NMS Enterprises Limited – Publishing
NMS Enterprises Limited – Publishing is the publishing division of National Museums Scotland. We produce lavishly illustrated catalogues for …
We are a bibliophile husband and wife team, Tom and Rhonda Muir of the Okney Islands. Orkneyology Press evolved from our website, Orkneyolog …
The beginnings of publishing house Pipin’s Book go back to 2011 and our Slovenian roots. We are a sister company of the Slovenian Publishing …
Established in 2011 and based in Edinburgh, Polaris Publishing Ltd are immensely proud to publish award-winning works by world-class authors …
Ringwood Publishing is a small independent Scottish Publisher, based in Glasgow, dedicated to publishing quality works of Scottish fiction a …
Rowan Tree Publishing specialises in books for children (and sometimes grown-ups!) that have a Scottish connection or theme. We publish non- …
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a world renowned centre for plant research, conservation and education. Our four Gardens are al …
Rymour Books is a small but fast growing publisher of, primarily, titles of Scottish interest. Their books have received excellent reviews a …
Saint Andrew Press was founded in 1954 to publish the works of William Barclay. Since then, over 17 million copies of William Barclay’s bibl …
Saraband is a creative independent publisher known for its engaging, well-written and beautiful non-fiction titles (especially in nature, hi …
Scotland Street Press publishes with a mission to concentrate on debut authors and, particularly, older women. They publish memoir, literary …
Launched in 2020, the Scottish Mountaineering Press exists to promote and share Scotland’s natural wonders, embracing the creativity born ou …
Based in the Borders seaside town of Eyemouth, Serafina Press aims to produce art-driven children’s picture books. The books have a strong s …
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland has been an active publisher of Scotland’s history and archaeology since 1792. We publish beautifully …
Sparsile Books is a small independent publisher, based in Glasgow, specializing in high quality fiction and non-fiction. We see publishing a …
Studies in Photography is the trading name of the Scottish Society for the History of Photography. It is developing two complementary book s …
Sunono is an Arabic publisher established in the UK. We publish our books in Arabic and in English. We publish children’s books with the app …
Tapsalteerie is an independent poetry press based in rural Aberdeenshire. We publish a diverse range of poetry with a focus on new and innov …
Since 2003, IBT has published over 100 books or booklets on the history and culture (in English and Gaelic) of Scottish islands. In an earli …
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS), was founded in 1923 as the Scottish Country Dance Society by Jean Milligan and Ysobel Stew …
The Saltire Society seeks to encourage everything that might improve the quality of life in Scotland. It works to preserve all that is best …
The White Horse Press is a small independent publisher specialising in scholarly books and journals on environment and society. We aspire to …
ThunderPoint Publishing Ltd is based on the Island of South Uist in the Western Isles. The company publishes high quality fiction, in paperb …
Tippermuir Books Ltd is a book publisher based in Perth. Established in 2009, Tippermuir seeks to add to the cultural life of Scotland by pu …
Vagabond Voices is an independent publisher based in Glasgow, committed to introducing new titles from Scottish authors and translating fict …
Quirky, special, niche and Scottish, Waverley Books publish well-designed, high-quality books on Scotland, history, trains, nostalgia, ficti …
Whittles Publishing continues to expand its established lists in geomatics including remote sensing, civil/structural engineering, geotechni …
Wild Goose Publications produces books, e-books, CDs and digital downloads relating to the community’s concerns for social justice, politica …
Witherby Publishing Group was established in 2008, initially as Witherby Seamanship Limited, through a merger between Witherbys Publishing a …
ALSO ON BOOKS FROM SCOTLAND
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Food, Whisky, Life by Ghillie BaŞan
‘Pastries filled with ground nuts, baked fruit or creamy, semolina mixtures, and bathed in honey or …
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A Chaos of Light: New Writing Scotland
‘The attic lowed like a crystal haal, last I saa her – / dark-eyed and ready tae furgit me.’
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‘The pleasures of the unexamined life and all that. Dan had read somewhere that the lower classes – …
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Mrs Burke & Mrs Hare by Michelle Sloan
‘If you rip these bodies from the place that’s been blessed as their final place of peace, where fam …
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It’s Hotting Up! Summer Reading Suggestions
‘Carso sits on the very north edge of Britain, higher than the Highlands, where the swirling waters …
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David Robinson Reviews: To See Ourselves by Alistair Moffat
‘This confluence of styles – analytical yet elegiac, objective yet personal – makes To See Ourselves …
FEATURED AUTHOR:
Michael Pedersen
Michael Pedersen is a Scottish poet and author. His acclaimed prose debut, Boy Friends, was published by Faber & Faber in 2022 and was a Sunday Times Critics Choice. He’s unfurled three collections of poetry, the most recent being The Cat Prince …
FEATURED PUBLISHER:
Floris Books
Floris Books is an independent publisher based in Edinburgh and the largest children’s book publisher in Scotland. In 2016 Floris won the Saltire Society Scottish Publisher of the Year. We publish the Kelpies imprint, which includes Scottish books for …