Pretty Valuable Things by A. J. Leslie
Harper considered Charles for a few moments, lit a cigarette, then said ‘we are treating it as murde …
Shadow of Madness: A Q & A with D. V. Bishop
‘Yet a great novel of historical fiction also has us escape the here and now by immersing us in the …
‘I don’t think I decided to become a writer. I just was.’
Lessons From Scottish Schools: A Q & A with Lindsay Paterson
Ten years will not be enough to restore Scotland to where it was in the past…
Saltwater: A Midsummer Ghost Story by Elaine Thomson
‘The very thought of those grey faces made my skin grow cold.’
‘An Odious Campaign’ by Rob McInroy – Why a 1936 By-Election Still Resonates
‘This enraged the locals and he came close to being run out of town on several occasions.’
Francine Toon grew up in Sutherland and Fife, Scotland. Her poetry, written as Francine Elena, has appeared in The Sunday Times, The Best British Poetry 2013 and 2015 anthologies (Salt) and Poetry London, among other places. Her debut Pine, was longlis …
Tapsalteerie is an independent poetry press based in rural Aberdeenshire. We publish a diverse range of poetry with a focus on new and innovative writing, translations, collaborative working, and the Scots language. Tapsalteerie started life as a pamph …
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