• Home
  • What’s On
  • Festival Info
    • About Us
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting Stirling
    • History
    • Author Portraits
    • Contact
  • Take Part
  • Blog
Bloody Scotland Logo Black Flattened
Bloody Scotland Logo White Flattened
  • Contact
  • Basket

Bloody Scotland's Blog

Record-Breaking Year at Bloody Scotland

Crime in the Spotlight 2025

Longlist revealed for the 2025 McIlvanney Prize

Shortlist revealed for the 2025 Debut Prize

An interview with DCI Logan author, JD Kirk

A criminally good catch up with AA Chaudhuri

Louise Minchin

A bloody good chat with Louise Minchin

author headshots

2024 Crime in the Spotlight Authors Announced

Liz Webb

A catch up with former Crime in the Spotlighter Liz Webb

McIlvanney prize covers

PRIZES 2025

Ruth Stairs

A bloody good chat with Ruth Ware

WINNER REVEALED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND DEBUT PRIZE 2024

Bob McDevitt

Bloody Scotland Newsletter – May 2024

Linwood Barclay – Whistle

Bloody Scotland Newsletter April 2024

Bloody Scotland Newsletter – April 2024

Bloody Scotland Newsletter – March 2024

Bloody Scotland Newsletter – February 2024

Festival Info - All about the festival, our beginnings, who we are and what we do.

Festival Info

Sponsors & Funders

© 2024 Bloody Scotland. Made By Launch.

Bloody Scotland Logo White Flattened

The Caledonian Crime Writing Festival, Scottish Company No SC404578, Registered office: Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8HE.

The Caledonian Crime Writing Festival is a Scottish Registered Charity, known as Bloody Scotland; Charity No SC042615

Privacy Policy | Harassment & code of conduct policy

Privacy Preference Center

Privacy Preferences