A public service announcement for writers: please be very wary of scams. Canongate editors use email addresses from @canongate.co.uk and will not email you from other accounts.
We have heard several accounts recently of people who have been contacted by malicious actors claiming to be real Canongate editors. The scammers have expressed enthusiasm for the writer’s work and led them on with the ultimate goal of extracting money from them. This has even involved including other seemingly legitimate ‘people’ in email chains.
Double check any email purporting to be from a Canongate editor comes from @canongate.co.uk. If you are not 100% sure feel free to email info@canongate.co.uk and we can tell you if an editor has been in touch with you.
The same is true for approaches from other publishers: verify the domain. Double check with a known email address if necessary.
