Sir Ian Rankin visited Fife College to celebrate his scholarship's 20th anniversary.
The world-famous author of the Rebus series was there on Wednesday, June 11, to present scholarships to students.
Since its inception, the Ian Rankin Creative Writing Scholarship has helped 60 students.
The college marked the milestone by releasing its first book, Winning Voices.
The book is a collection of short stories, poems, and scripts by past scholarship winners.
Sir Ian has personally selected the winners each year, providing them with valuable feedback and attending the annual award ceremonies.
At the event, he revealed the college's new book project and awarded the 2025 scholarships to Elise Hunter, Tomas Stuart, and Mia Munro.
The winners each received a £600 scholarship and a signed copy of Sir Ian's latest book, Midnight and Blue.
Sir Ian said: "Meeting the student winners in person is a real highlight – it’s always inspiring to hear about their work, their influences and their ambitions.
"Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many talented individuals, and I’m proud to have given them a helping hand via the scholarship.
"I am delighted to see this year the winning entries gathered together to create a book, Winning Voices, which I fully support.
"This new Fife College book will enable so many more people to enjoy the students’ work while supporting future students to achieve their goals."
Cyber security student Tomas Stuart from Lochgelly, one of the winning students, said: "This was my third time entering, and I’ve always wanted to get into writing, so I’m really proud to have got here.
“I couldn’t believe it when I got the email saying I’d won.
"I’ve been working on a novel for a couple of years now, and this is the first proper short story I’ve written.
“Winning the scholarship is a big step.
"When I start getting in touch with agents, I’ll be able to say I’ve won a competition – and that my work’s been published too.”
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