World’s Favourite Whisky Glass sponsors Scottish International Crime Writing Awards for the third year 

Kirsty Nicholson, Design and Marketing Manager at Glencairn Crystal presents Alan Parks, winner of The McIlvanney Prize, with a Glencairn Glass trophy

Scottish family business Glencairn Crystal has once again sponsored this year’s McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel of the Year, with its famous Glencairn Glass for whisky.

The winners were announced at the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival which took place from 15th – 18^th September in Stirling.

This year’s winner of The McIlvanney Prize is Alan Parks with May God Forgive. Parks was also a finalist for The McIlvanney Prize in 2021.

The Bloody Scotland Debut Prize was awarded to Tariq Ashkanani with Welcome to Cooper. Ashkanani is a dynamic new addition to Scotland’s crime writing roster.

The winners were presented with a Glencairn Glass trophy by Kirsty Nicholson, Design and Marketing Manager at Glencairn Crystal, who said:

 “A huge congratulations to Tariq Ashkanani and Alan Parks for winning this year’s awards. It has been a privilege and a delight to once again support these prestigious awards with the Glencairn Glass – both of which are uniquely Scottish – and to celebrate the array of talented writers in the world of Scottish Crime fiction.”  

Both of the prestigious literary prizes are awarded as part of the annual Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. This year marks the 10^th anniversary of the Festival which takes place every September. Based in Stirling, Bloody Scotland has brought hundreds of crime writers – new and established –  to the stage along with enthusiastic festival attendees since 2012, with exciting events covering a range of criminal subjects from fictional forensics and psychological thrillers to tartan noir and cosy crime.

For further details visit: www.bloodyscotland.com and www.glencairn.co.uk