Category: Summer 2017
Miriam Gamble
Miriam Gamble: originally from Belfast in Northern Ireland, has been living in Scotland since 2010; she lectures in Creative Writing at the
Anne Frater
Anne Frater: is a poet from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. She chooses to write in Scottish Gaelic, her first language and the language of the
Vicki Feaver
Vicki Feaver: lives in Dunsyre, South Lanarkshire. Her most recent collection, The Book of Blood (Cape 2006) was shortlisted for the Forward and
Douglas Dunn
Douglas Dunn: was born in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, in 1942. After working as a librarian in Scotland and Akron, Ohio, he studied English at Hull
Anna Crowe
Anna Crowe: was co–founder and former Artistic Director of StAnza, Scotland’s Poetry Festival. Her work has been translated into several
Stewart Conn
Stewart Conn: was Edinburgh’s inaugural Makar (Poet Laureate) from 2002 to 2005. Latest collections: The Breakfast Room (2011 SMIT Scottish
Ken Cockburn
Ken Cockburn: is a poet and translator based in Edinburgh, where he runs Edinburgh Poetry Tours, guided walks in the city’s Old Town. He has
Jim Carruth
Jim Carruth: is the current Glasgow Poet Laureate and his first full collection, Killochries, published in 2015, was shortlisted for the Saltire
Niall Campbell
Niall Campbell: is a poet from Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. His first UK book, Moontide, won the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award and Saltire First Book
Angus Peter Campbell
Angus Peter Campbell: (Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul) is from the island of South Uist. His first collection of poetry, The Greatest Gift, was