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The Saltire Society Literary Awards are made annually by the Saltire Society. The awards seek to recognise books which are either by "living authors of Scottish descent or residing in Scotland," or which deal with "the work or life of a Scot or with a Scottish question, event or situation."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Awards )〕 The awards have been described as "the premiere prize for writing by Scots or about Scotland." The first Saltire Society Book Award was given in 1937, the year after the Saltire Society was established. No awards were given after 1939 due to the Second World War, and the next award was made 1956. The History Book of the Year award was inaugurated in 1965. In 1982 sponsorship was obtained and since then the awards have been made annually. First books have been recognised since 1988, and in 1998 the award for Scottish Research Book of the Year was established.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Saltire Society Book of the Year Awards: A celebration of twenty five years of literature )〕 The Saltire Society currently presents awards in the four following categories:〔 * Scottish Book of the Year * Scottish First Book of the Year * Scottish History Book of the Year * Scottish Research Book of the Year In addition, an annual student travel bursary is awarded to a creative writing graduate, and the Ross Roy Medal is awarded for the best PhD thesis on a subject related to Scottish literature.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Scottish Book of the Year Winner Announced )〕 A one-off Homecoming Book of the Year award was made in 2009 to celebrate the "Year of Homecoming": the award was presented to American professor Donald Worster for his biography of John Muir, ''A Passion for Nature''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Saltire Society Literary Awards - Winning Books )〕 ==Past winners== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saltire Society Literary Awards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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