WRITING

A selection of fiction and non-fiction.

THE MASH HOUSE

NEW WRITING SCOTLAND

CAUSEWAY/CABHSAIR

May 2021

Debut novel. A highland noir about secrets, death and malt whisky.

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Published by Unbound.

December 2020

A short story called The Arcade. Two pensioners meet on a blind date. 

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Published by the ASLS.

February 2020

A short story called Barriers. A train passenger refuses to show the conductor his ticket.

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Published by Aberdeen University Press.

NORTHWORDS NOW

THE NEW YORK TIMES

THE BLUES COUNCIL FEATURE

September 2012

A short story called Dinnerdate. A couple eat poisoned mussels.

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Published by Northwords Now.

March 2018

Lessons and reflections on teaching Robert Burns.

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Published in the New York Times Learning Network.

April 2019

The real life story behind Scotland's first rock n' roll tragedy. 

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Published in the Herald Arts Magazine.

TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT

SCOTTISH EMERGING WRITER

MAVERICK AWARD

January 20, 2019

Articles about education, with a Scottish context.

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Published online and in print.

May 2011

Summer residency awarded to work on previous novel.

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Hosted by Cove Park.

 2012

Award granted to work on a drama script about the poet William McGonagall.

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Funded by the Tom McGrath Trust.