2026 is Agnes Owens’ centenary year, & Polygon will publish 7 new editions of her novels & short stories in collaboration with the Agnes Owens Archive – also launching this year. These new editions will be introduced by some of Scotland’s finest contemporary writers.

https://birlinn.co.uk/2026/01/08/polygon-to-publish-new-editions-of-the-works-of-agnes-owens-to-mark-centenary/

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'The best writing, and the best books, should always shine a light on the untold and the incredible, the stories and experiences that illuminate truth, injustice and inequality. But what of the demographic of those who commission and create those stories?'

https://www.thebookseller.com/spotlight/booksellers-working-class-survey-three-years-on

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