Catherine Lockerbie, director, Edinburgh International Book Festival
"A colossal cause for celebration is the sheer dynamism, depth and international reach of Scotland's writers. Our land is rightly world-renowned for its literature – it defines us, to ourselves and others. From Burns and Robert Louis Stevenson, to Ian Rankin and J K Rowling, we punch giddily above our weight. We have the world's biggest book festival, the world's first UNESCO City of Literature – not bad for a wee, word-besotted nation."
