Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh Napier appoints Rosie Howie as Publisher in Residence

6 May 2021

The Bookseller, the leading publishing industry magazine, ran a feature on our ground-breaking Publisher in Residence appointment. Full page coverage of my initiative (two years in the making), firs...

Books to Homeless - University shows charity spirit with generous book donation

5 March 2018

Photo: Streetreads charity accepts first delivery of books from Merchiston Campus. As part of this year's Napier Big Read, over 1,000 books donated from one campus at Edinburgh Napier University to ...

Napier Big Read Finalist - 3rd Annual Herald Higher Education Awards, 2017

5 July 2017

Napier Big Read is Finalist in Campaign of the Year in 3rd Annual Herald Higher Education Awards, 2017

Forgotten 1920s sci-fi novel by Scots author reawakened by students

13 May 2016

IT is a little-known Scottish science fiction novel which nearly sank without trace when it was published almost a century ago. Today, it is rated one of the 12 most essential Scottish sci-fi novels o...

Christine Orr and The Glorious Thing on the BBC

27 November 2014

BBC story on The Glorious Thing, forgotten novel by Christine Orr, published by MSc Publishing.

Yarrrr be Treasure in them Pages - CHAS get a Personal Preview of New Book

29 May 2012

Families staying at Rachel House Children’s Hospice, run by Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) were given special preview of Merchiston Publishing’s new book ‘Treasure Island: A Play’. R...

Ask the Expert - Avril Gray provides publishing advice to Guardian readers

10 January 2012

Avril Gray joined a panel of experts to provide careers advice for The Guardian readers. The Q&A – ‘Careers in magazine publishing’ – advised on the different careers available in the sector, and the ...

Peter Pan brings Christmas Cheer to Sick Kids in Hospital

20 December 2011

Edinburgh’s sick children got a dose of Christmas cheer when 100 free copies of children’s classic, "Peter and Wendy", were delivered to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. To mark the publishing c...

Head of Publishing on Judging Panel of National Magazine Awards

1 December 2011

Head of the Publishing, Avril Gray, is on the judging panel for the 2011 Professional Publishers National Magazine Awards. These awards - covering a variety of categories including print, digital and...

(Re)presenting cover girls: Exploring female diversity in magazines

Merchiston Campus

20 February 2020

"The M Word" with the International Magazine Centre

The M Word Wednesday 24 April 2019 5.30 (for 6pm) to 8pm Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre, Craiglockhart

23 April 2019

Napier Big Read - World Book Day Launch

Edinburgh Napier University

1 March 2018

Books to Homeless - Donating Books to Vulnerable Readers

Edinburgh

1 December 2017 - 14 February 2018

Detective McLevy's Rogues Gallery: Faces of Crime 1870-1917

Both event and exhibition at General Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh.

13 November 2017

Publishing Showcase at SACI Degree Show, 2017

Edinburgh Napier University

17 May 2017 - 31 May 2017

Innovations in Learning & Teaching - Opening the Book on the Process

Edinburgh

30 November 2016

Under the Covers with Bestselling Authors - Matt Haig

Edinburgh Napier University

28 September 2016

How to Job Search in Book Publishing

Edinburgh & London

14 September 2016

Under the Covers with Bestselling Authors - Sara Sheridan

Edinburgh Napier University

22 February 2016