Congratulations tae the author James Robertson who has been awarded with the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for his buik, ‘News of the Dead’.
It is based in North-East Scotland, telling the stories o the fictional Glen Conach which hiv been passed doon the generations fae the times o the Picts tae the 19th century.
Robertson wis presented wi the prize and a £25,000 cheque at the Borders Book Festival in Melrose on Friday 17th June.
Mair information is available fae the Walter Scott Prize website.