Authors
John Aberdein is a writer, originally from Aberdeen, who won the Saltire First Book of the Year for …
Molly Aitken was born in Scotland in 1991 and brought up in Ireland. She studied Literature and Clas …
Carlos Alba is a journalist, media consultant and novelist from Glasgow. He attended Glasgow High Sc …
Annemarie Allan studied at Stirling University and worked as a teacher and librarian near London. Re …
Vicky Allan is an award-winning journalist and author. A staff writer for the Herald on Sunday, her …
Sir David Amess was a Conservative MP from 1983, firstly for Basildon then Southend West. He was act …
Crime writer Lin Anderson was born in Greenock, and studied at Glasgow, Edinburgh and Napier Univers …
Scoular Anderson is a children’s author and illustrator who has written over seventy books, and illu …
James Stout Angus was a poet from Shetland, who wrote poetry in the Shetlandic dialect. Born in Catf …
Gill Arbuthnott was raised in Edinburgh and attended James Gillespies’ school, the setting for Murie …
Graeme Armstrong is a Times bestselling author from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. His teenage years we …
David Ashton was born in Greenock in 1961. After several years working for a bank, he studied at the …
Although born in Yorkshire in England, Kate Atkinson studied English at Dundee University and now li …
Named as one of the most influential LGBT people in the UK by the Independent on Sunday and “one of …
Patrick Baker has worked in the publishing industry for many years and is currently writer for an in …
One of the most inventive British authors, Iain Banks writes contemporary biting fiction and, under …
Ray Banks’ first novel, The Big Blind, was published in America in 2004, but his first UK success ca …
James William Barke was born in Selkirkshire in 1905 to Galloway parents, he moved in Glasgow in as …
Scriptwriter Rosy Barnes was raised in Edinburgh, and later studied Fine Art and English Literature …
Andrew Redmond Barr is a writer and artist from Edinburgh with a keen interest in Scottish history, …
Born in Kirriemuir, Angus, J.M. Barrie was the ninth of ten children. His father was David Barrie, a …
Gaelic poet and academic Meg Bateman was born and raised in Edinburgh, where she attended Mary Erski …
M.C. Beaton is the best-known pen name for the hugely prolific author Marion Chesney. She was born i …
Matt Bendoris is a feature writer and novelist who was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Crime Boo …
Alan Bissett was born and raised in Falkirk. He graduated from Stirling University with a first clas …
Tony Black was born in Newcastle in Australia and raised in Scotland and Ireland. he now lives and w …
Sharon Blackie’s roots are in the north-east of England and in Edinburgh, though she has travelled a …
Kirstie Blair moved to Strathclyde University in August 2016, after working for the Universities of …
In the author’s own words, Emma Blair was “about late forties, a bit of a tough cookie and had a cer …
Akemi Dawn Bowman is the author of William C. Morris Award Finalist Starfish, Summer Bird Blue, and …
William Boyd was born in Accra, Ghana, in 1952, the son of expatriate Scots from Fife. He regards hi …
Born in the city of Coventry and now living near Glasgow, CD Boyland’s poems have been accepted or p …
Theresa Breslin is a Carnegie-awarding winning novelist of 25 books for children. A former librarian …
Brian D Osborne was born in Glasgow in 1941 and grew up in Helensburgh. After a brief career in book …
Paul Bristow has written for radio and television as well as running community projects, including t …
Jessica Brockmole spent several years living in Scotland, where she knew too well the challenges in …
Orla Broderick is a single mother living with her daughter and dog on the beautiful Isle of Skye. Sh …
Football, religion, a dark and sometimes violent sense of humour are the hallmarks of Christopher Br …
Nick Brooks was born and still lives in Glasgow. He achieved a First Class Honours Degree in English …
Dan Brotzel’s stories have appeared in Pithead Chapel, Ellipsis Zine, Reflex Fiction, Cabinet of Hee …