Hurrah for Scottish Crime! - The Rap Sheet

It's been a long day.

Panzer made a quick stop at The Rap Sheet site where he found a post about Bloody Scotland.

 

J. Kingston Pierce's post has information about this year's McIlvanney Prize and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize winners and the other nominees.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty is sorry he missed this year's writing festival."

 

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea to drink for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to Bloody Scotland 

Bloody Scotland Debut Prize Shortlist Revealed

Bloody Scotland is always a lot of fun.

Panzer made a quick stop at the Bloody Scotland site where he found the announcement of the 2025 Debut Book Prize shortlist of nominees.

 

There are five nominees for the prize. The post contains a short bio and book description for each nominee included in the announcement. The winner will be announced September 12.

  

To read the post tootle over to Bloody 

Bloody Scotland The Podcast: Interviews with Val McDermid and Richard Strachan

I found my comfy place.

Panzer thought you'd might like listening to Bloody Scotland the Podcast. 

 

This episode has interviews with authors Val McDermid and Richard Strachan. It's 54 minutes long. At the podcast site click the Play button on the right side.

 

Make a cup of tea and find a comfy place to relax and enjoy the podcast.

 

To listen to the podcast tootle over to Bloody Scotland the Podcast

Bloody Scotland Debut Novel Shortlist Announced

Bloody Scotland is always fun.

Panzer made a quick trip to the Bloody Scotland site. Bloody Scotland is Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival.

 

According to the post on the Bloody Scotland blog, the shortlist of five books for the Bloody Scotland Debut Novel has been announced.The blog post lists the author, the book and a description of the plot.

 

Panzer says, "Below the shortlist is a description of the launch event and how to get tickets."

 

Note: This is a long medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Bloody Scotland Debut Prize

Bloody Scotland - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival

It really is interesting and fun.

Today Panzer made a trip to the Bloody Scotland site.

 

The International Crime Writing Festival begins September 15 and ends September 17. If you can't attend in person, this is your last chance to get get tickets for the online events. The link below takes you to a list of all the events and their prices.

Panzer says, "The list is arranged by date. The online events are reasonably priced."

Note: This is a long descriptive list of all the Festival events. You'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink while you read.

To read the list tootle over to Bloody Scotland Events

Bloody Scotland Events and Costs Schedule

Panzer made a stop at the Bloody Scotland site today. Bloody Scotland is Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival. It runs September 15 - 17. If you plan to attend whether in-person or online, he found all the event schedules and costs for you.

 

I'm ready, Mom.

Since Panzer doesn't like riding in airplanes, he checked the scheduling and costs for the online events. Individual online events are available, a Masterclass pass is available and a digital pass is available as well as the individual in-person events. You can read the full event descriptions by clicking the event title. You'll need to check the site to convert the times and costs to your own country's time and currency.

 

Panzer says, "I've gone twice online and it was so much fun."

 

Note: This is a very, very, very long schedule of events. You'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink.

 

To read the Events post tootle over to Bloody Scotland Events

To read the flip book brochure for the Events tootle over to  Bloody Scotland Brochure

Bloody Scotland Festival Schedule Announced

 

It's a lot of fun.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Bloody Scotland site. 

 

There he discovered they have a flip book for the conference schedule. The flip book lists all the classes and the panel members. The conference will be both online and in person September 15 - 17.

If you don't want to read the flip book, Panzer has included a link to the schedule page at the site below too.

 

To read the flip book schedule tootle over to Bloody Scotland

To read the conference page schedule tootle over to Bloody Scotland Events 

Bloody Scotland, Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival, Events Schedule

Today, Panzer went to the Bloody Scotland site and discovered the events schedule for the upcoming International Crime Writing Festival has been announced. The conference is September 15 - 18.

This is my excited.look.

At the Event Schedule page clicking on an event's title will take you to an information page. There you will find the cost to attend and a purchase button. In addition to the individual event tickets, there is a Digital Pass also available. The Pass gives online access to forty of the events. Not all events are available with the Pass so it's important to check the list of what the Pass covers. The online events covered by the Pass are only available for viewing online until October 6.

 

Panzer says, "With all the authors and their stories about writing the Festival is always so much fun."

 

Note: Since the schedule covers the events for the entire festival, you'll need to decide what drinks and food to bring for your reading today.

 

To read the post tootle over to Bloody Scotland Events

Crime in the Spotlight - Bloody Scotland

Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the Bloody Scotland site. There he found an interesting post.

 

Market your book?

The crime writing conference Bloody Scotland will be held September 15-18 in Stirling Scotland. If you are based in the U.K., Bloody Scotland has openings for authors to read excerpts from their crime fiction at the event. The reading can be in person or via online.

 

Panzer says, "You'll need to hurry. The application deadline is August 5."

 

To read the post and the application tootle over to Crime in the Spotlight

Bloody Scotland Events List Program

Now for my nap.

If you're thinking about attending Bloody Scotland this year, Panzer found the Events List for the program. This year will be a hybrid, both online and in-person.

The list includes the presenters, the dates, times, ticket cost, and if it will be online or in-person.

 

To read the program list tootle over to Bloody Scotland Events List

McIlvanney Prize Entry - Bloody Scotland Site

Always read the rules.

Today, when Panzer was cleaning the seats in the Panzermobile, he found a wadded up post under a seat cushion. Flattening it out, our fastidious kitty discovered it was a post about the Bloody Scotland's McIlvanney Prize.

 

If you're interested in entering and meet the criteria, the deadline is April 8. You need to hurry and read the post about the entry rules

 

To read the post tootle over to McIlvanney Prize

The Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition

 Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to make a stop at The Glencairn Glass site. There he discovered a post about a crime writing competition.

 

According to the post, The Glencairn Glass is made by the Glencairn Crystal company. The Glencairn Crystal company is the McIlvanney Prize and the Bloody Scotland Debut prize sponsor. Both prizes are presented at Bloody Scotland each year.

Read all the rules.

Now, Glencairn Crystal, Bloody Scotland and Scottish Field Magazine have joined together to sponsor The Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition. The contest is now open for submissions and will close on December 31. The competition is open to writers worldwide. The post includes a link to the complete rules for the competition.

Panzer says, "The prize is in pounds. Inquiring kitties want to know pounds of what? Fish? Kitty Treats? Catnip?"

 

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to crime short story

Bloody Scotland Announces Prize Winners

You know it's hybrid this year.

Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today took him to the Bloody Scotland site. Bloody Scotland is the name given to the Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. At the site he discovered the McIlvanney Prize and the Debut Prize winners were announced.

 

The news release announces Craig Russell's novel Hyde won the McIlvanney Prize and Robbie Morrison's novel Edge of the Grave won the Debut Prize.

 

To read the announcement tootle over to 2021 prize winners

McIlvanney Prize 2021 Short List Announced - Bloody Scotland

Now for my afternoon nap.

Today Panzer discovered Bloody Scotland has announced the five finalists for the McIlvanney Prize. The winner will be announced on September 17. 

 

Tickets to the announcement of the winner will be for either in-person or the online broadcast. 

 

Tickets to attend either are free and a link to get tickets is included in the announcement post.

 

A couple of weeks ago Panzer told you about the program for this year's Bloody Scotland and how to get tickets for the program.

To read the post about the nominees tootle over to McIlvanney Prize shortlist

To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to Bloody Scotland Programme

Bloody Scotland Programme

Today, Panzer made a trip to the Bloody Scotland site. There our brave kitty boy found information about this year's Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival.

 

It will be recorded to watch until September 30.

According to the announcement on the site, the authors attending both in-person and online have been announced. Kathy Reichs, Stephen King, Ian Rankin, and Val McDermid and others are scheduled to be presenters. The festival will run September 17 - 19. "Tickets" are available now. Since this will be a hybrid event, tickets can be purchased individually for the different events or for sections of the events. Ticket prices are listed at the bottom of the landing page. If you want to see the different presentations are, click the Events button at the top of the post and that will take you to the page which lists the location, day and time of the different presentations.

 

Panzer says, "Now, this little kitty needs to get Mom to convert pounds into dollars and dollars into kitty kibble for me so I can figure out how much it's going to cost me to watch the festival online this year."

 

Note:This is a medium length post. Bring a glass of lemonade for today's reading. If you plan to read the information about all the presentations, bring a thermos of lemonade, three chocolate chip cookies, and two brownies. Oh and bring a calculator too.

 

To read the post tootle over to Bloody Scotland

Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival News

Today, Panzer made a quick stop at the Bloody Scotland site. There he discovered the latest news about this year's event.

According to the post at the site, this year's Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival will be a hybrid event. Part of it will be in-person and part of it online. If you are uncomfortable participating in-person or unable to travel to Scotland, the entire event will be available online later. The crime writing festival will be September 17 - 19. Information about the schedule and tickets will be posted at the site on August 18.

We had so much fun last year.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty wonders how much it will cost to watch it online."

Note: This is a short post. You can bring a small glass of lemonade, but you don't need to bring any treats to eat.

crime

To read the post tootle over to Bloody Scotland

McIlvanney Prize long list 2021 Announced! - Bloody Scotland

I will read all those books.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard clapping and cheering outside. Following all the jocularity took our curious kitty boy to the Bloody Scotland site. With no digging at all he discovered the long list for the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year was announced today.

 

There's a YouTube video of the announcement embedded at the site. Below the video is the long list of nominees.

 

To watch the video and/or read the list of nominees tootle over to McIlvanney Prize nominees

Monday's Bloody Scotland Event Replay

 Good News! 

 

I'll watch it again.

If you missed Monday's Bloody Scotland event, the replay is now available. The event is an interview between bestselling authors Michael Connelly and Ian Rankin.

 

Panzer says, "Did I mention it's still free?"

 

Note: The replay will be available until December 19.

To watch it tootle over to Michael Connelly and Ian Rankin

Another Bloody Scotland Event

See you there!

Bloody Scotland is sponsoring a one hour long event with bestselling authors Michael Connelly and Ian Rankin. The free live event is on Monday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. GMT.

 

Panzer says, "There's a "Donate" button there. ... This is a free event. ... So ... You do not have to donate ... But ... It would be nice if you did."

To watch the event tootle over to Bloody Scotland

 

 

Looking for writers and writing entertainment to watch this weekend?

 In case you're looking for something to watch this weekend, Panzer made a trip into the Catosphere and found these for you.

 

These will all be interesting.

Malice in Memphis has a presentation by writers talking about writing during their monthly meetings. Click Events in the banner heading and then Monthly Meetings. (Some of the older ones do start with the meeting, but the newer ones are the writer presentations.)

To watch the presentations tootle over to Malice in Memphis

 

You'll need to register with your email and then be given a link to watch the Mystery in the Midlands conference.

To watch Mystery in the Midlands conference tootle over to Mystery in the Midlands

 

Murder by the Book conducts interviews with mystery authors. Here's a link to the September interview with author Ann Cleeves creator of the Vera Stanhope mysteries.

To watch the Murder by the Book interview with Ann Cleeves tootle over to Ann Cleeves