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Top author argues against academy

One of Scotland’s leading authors last night said she was not in favour of the plan to set up a special academy to honour the nation’s finest writers.

A report written for the Scottish Government, addressing the future of literature in Scotland, recently called for an academy to be established to give a prestigious new title and a sense of recognition to the country’s best writers.