Hootananny, Inverness, 28 March 2012.

Jane Rogers novel of a near-future dystopia has been short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.

Scottish Book Trust and BBC Scotland have launched an exciting new writing project to encourage people to write about the place in Scotland that they love the most.

Taking Stock: The Claim of Crofting, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye, 16 March 2012.

From the Low Tide of the Sea to the Highest Mountain Top by James Hunter with photographs by Cailean Maclean. Community Ownership of Land in the Highlands and Islands.

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, 8 March 2012, and touring.

Julie Fowlis and her band celebrate poet Sorley MacLean at the Bath Festival.

Individuals and organisations involved in the creative industries throughout the Outer Hebrides are being encouraged to complete an online survey as part of a comprehensive study which will help shape the future development of the sector.

Linda Cracknell’s latest ‘best foot book’ inspired by walking takes the reader to Norway and the Swiss Alps.

Scottish Book Trust has unveiled the recipients of the New Writers Awards for 2011.