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The Highland Book Prize, established in 2017, celebrates the finest published work that recognises the rich talent, landscape, and cultural diversity of the Scottish Highlands

This annual prize is open to work in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.

Presented by the Highland Society of London and facilitated by Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre, this literary prize aims to bring recognition to books created in or about the Highlands.

The 2024 Highland Book Prize Winner was announced 22nd July 2025. The 2025 Highland Book Prize is currently open for entries. The winning author will be awarded £2000 prize money and a week’s writing retreat at Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre.

The William Grant Foundation provides funding to encourage public engagement with the Highland Book Prize.

Mun duais:  

Tha Duais Leabhair na Gàidhealtachd, a chaidh a stèidheachadh ann an 2017, a’ comharradh brod nam foillseachaidhean a tha a’ tarraing air tàlant, dreach-tìre agus ioma-chultarachd na Gàidhealtachd. Tha an duais bhliadhnail seo fosgailte do sgrìobhadh ficsein, neo-fhicsein agus bàrdachd. 

Tha an duais litreachais seo ga thoirt seachad le Comunn Gàidhealach Lunnainn agus ga ruith le Mon Ìothaig Mhòr – Ionad Sgrìobhaidh Chruthachail agus airson urram a thoirt do leabhraichean a chaidh a chruthachadh air a’ Ghàidhealtachd no feadhainn a tha mu dhèidhinn na Gàidhealtachd. Tha an William Grant Foundation a’ toirt seachad maoin airson com-pàirteachas a’ phobaill a bhrosnachadh ann an Duais Leabhair na Gàidhealtachd. 

Gheibh an neach a bhuannaicheas Duais Leabhair na Gàidhealtachd duais £2000 agus greis sgrìobhaidh aig ionad Mhon Ìothaig Mhòr. 

2024 Winner Announced

‘Deeply moving and important’, Night Train to Odesa: Covering the Human Cost of Russia’s War by Jen Stout wins the Highland Book Prize

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2024 Shortlist Announced

The shortlist for the Highland Book Prize 2024 has been announced

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2024 Longlist Announced

The longlist for the Highland Book Prize 2024 has been announced by the Highland Society of London and Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre.

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