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Scot who guided the careers of celebrated novelists dies
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Winners of the UK's oldest literary awards announced by Edinburgh University
Burns' Ayrshire heritage celebrated in new brochure
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Expanded festival funding pot worth £5.7m to reach 55 events across Scotland
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