The Saltire Society is celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of its >b>Scottish Book of the Year Award with the publication of a fully illustrated souvenir magazine documenting its history. An impressive 5 out of the 25 winners have been Carcanet authors: Edwin Morgan, Muriel Spark, Sorley MacLean, Iain Crichton Smith and Stuart Hood. Other past winners of the award, which recognises books by authors of Scottish descent or on a Scottish topic, include Tom Leonard, Liz Lochhead, Kate Atkinson, A L Kennedy and George Mackay Brown. Visit www.saltiresociety.org.uk or write to Saltire at 9 Fountain Close, 22 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TF for more information.