Today, Tripadvisor recognised The Great Tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels as one of travellers’ favourite businesses around the world, based on reviews and rating collected over 12 months. The award-winning attraction in the Scottish Borders is in the Top 10% of things to do WORLDWIDE! Huge congratulations to Sandy Maxwell Forbes and her outstanding team in Galashiels. […]

After a few months delay due to his hectic schedule, Alexander McCall Smith has received his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Saltire Society. The presentation took place on Saturday at the Saltire Society’s HQ in Edinburgh and was attended by many who have been heavily involved in Scottish culture and society over the years. The […]

Tonight, 8 December 2022, Alexander was presented in absentia with the Saltire Society’s Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts. The award ceremony took place at the Traverse Theatre in the centre of the city of Edinburgh as part of Scotland’s National Book Awards. The event was attended by the great and […]

It seems to be the season for Lifetime Achievement Awards. In the same week in which Alexander McCall Smith was recognised by the Saltire Society for his life-long contribution to the arts, good friend to Alexander and his books – Alan Steadman – received the Lifetime Achievement honour at the Scottish Jazz Awards. Alan is […]

The new gallery housing The Great Tapestry of Scotland opened in late August of this year. Just three months on and it has won one of the country’s highest tourist accolades – a FIVE STAR award from Visit Scotland. The purpose-built gallery sits in the historic heart of the Scottish Borders, in a town named […]

Over the last week, our beloved author Alexander McCall Smith received not one, not two but THREE major awards for his writing and wider work. Awards: Number one The first of the awards was the 2020/21 Edinburgh Award, presented last week by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh at an in-person reception at the City Chambers in […]

Alexander McCall Smith CBE has been getting ready to receive the prestigious Edinburgh Award 2020. Impressions of the internationally-admired author’s hands have been cast in clay, pictured, by Leigh Bradley of the Colin Braid Stone Workshop, ready to be carved into stone. The handprints will be gilded and laid outside the City Chambers next to the prints […]

Internationally-admired Edinburgh-based author Alexander McCall Smith CBE has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Edinburgh Award. In recognition of his writing success, legal career and work within academia, Mr McCall Smith will be presented with an engraved Loving Cup from the Lord Provost and have his handprints set in stone at the City […]

The category winners and finalists in The International Photography Awards, 2020 have been announced and we are delighted to share the news that one of the photographs is of Alexander at home, taken by photographer Douglas Vernimmen. Douglas was awarded 2nd Place in the Editorial / Press / Personality section of the awards. 13,000 entries from 120 countries around the world […]

Alexander McCall Smith — writer and creator of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency — will receive a major award tonight (9 May 2017). The President, The Board of Governors, and The Literary Arts Committee of  The National Arts Club of America have announced that they will present The Medal of Honor for Achievement in Literature to […]

Alexander McCall Smith is set to receive a major award. The President, The Board of Governors, and The Literary Arts Committee of  The National Arts Club of America have announced that they will present The Medal of Honor for Achievement in Literature to Alexander McCall Smith. The Award Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 9, […]