Roseanne Watt

Roseanne Watt is a writer, filmmaker and musician from Shetland. Her dual-language debut collection, Moder Dy, was published by Polygon in May 2019, after receiving the prestigious Edwin Morgan Poetry Award for Scottish poets under 30. Moder Dy subsequently received both an Eric Gregory and Somerset Maugham Award in 2020, and was named joint-winner of the Highland Book Prize 2019.

In 2019, Roseanne completed a funded doctorate from the University of Stirling in the disciplines of creative writing and filmmaking. Her research project, ‘Aa My Mindin: moving through loss in the poetic literary tradition of Shetland’ received AHRC funding, as part of the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and Humanities. She also holds an MLitt in Creative Writing and a BA Hons in English and Film Studies, also from the University of Stirling.

Roseanne is currently poetry editor for the online literary journal The Island Review. She also performs in the bands Lukkie Minnie and Wulver, where she plays fiddle, vocals and (occasionally) guitar.