Elaine Marney

Bridgeton-born journalist, writer, comedian and community worker Elaine Marney studied Scottish Literature at University. After graduation, Marney worked with deprived communities in and around Glasgow, and her writing on poverty, drug and alcohol abuse and violence has helped shape her debut novel, Eating Jesus, published at the end of 2006. In the mid-nineties, Marney was the editor of the Gorbals News freesheet.

Elaine Marney is also a stand up comedian and actress, and has performed in venues across Scotland, including (Dunfermline’s) Carnegie Hall. She has also appeared on TV, in episodes of Taggart, Chewing the Fat, and Still Game.

Elaine Marney lives in Glasgow with her husband and three children.