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Chris
Brookmyre, the winner of this year’s
McIlvanney Prize, was presented with a
giant Glencairn Glass trophy at this
year’s Bloody Scotland Festival
For the fifth
consecutive year, Scottish family-owned
glassware company Glencairn Crystal
which is known for its sturdy wee
Glencairn whisky tasting glass has
sponsored The McIlvanney Prize for
Scottish Crime Book of the Year and the
Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel of the
Year, providing its iconic Glencairn
whisky glass as part of the prize.
The winners were revealed at the Bloody
Scotland International Crime Writing
Festival, held from 13th to 15th
September in Stirling. This year's
McIlvanney Prize was awarded to Chris
Brookmyre for The Cracked Mirror, while
the Debut Prize went to Allan Gaw for
The Silent House of Sleep.
The winner of The McIlvanney Prize,
Chris Brookmyre, was presented with a
giant Glencairn Glass trophy. Kirsty
Nicholson, Design and Marketing Manager
at Glencairn Crystal, said: "A massive
congratulations to Chris Brookmyre for
winning the McIlvanney Prize and to
Allan Gaw for winning the Debut Prize.
It is a privilege to play some small
part in celebrating such talented
authors – The Cracked Mirror by Chris is
a truly gripping novel, and Allan was
the runner up in our Glencairn Glass
short story competition last year. As a
Scottish family company it is an honour
for us to support these prestigious
annual awards with the world’s favourite
whisky glass, the Glencairn Glass."
Both prestigious literary awards are
presented during the annual Bloody
Scotland International Crime Writing
Festival, held each September. Since its
inception in 2012, the Stirling-based
festival has brought together hundreds
of crime writers, both emerging and
renowned, along with eager attendees.
The festival offers a dynamic line-up of
events, exploring a wide range of
criminal themes, from fictional
forensics and psychological thrillers to
tartan noir and cosy crime.
Its is great to see that Scottish based
Glencairn continues to sponsor The
McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book
of the Year and the Bloody Scotland
Debut Crime Novel of the Year, their
sturdy wee Glencairn Whisky Tasting
Glass was officially launched in 2001,
was it really that long ago, and
millions of the wee glasses are now sold
each year across the world.
You will find Glencairn's range of
sturdy wee whisky glasses as well as
their other offerings
available from specialist online whisky
shops such
as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of
Malt
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