The settings of the longlisted novels span centuries, and even millennia, right up to events within living memory. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was a novelist, historian, poet and playwright.

Linder is best known for her photography, radical feminist photomontage and confrontational performance art ...

Steamship Sir Walter Scott, one of Scotland’s most famous maritime heritage icons, has sailed on Loch Katrine since 1900.