David F. Ross

David F. Ross was born in Glasgow in 1964 and lived in various part of the city until the late 70’s, before moving to Kilmarnock where he now lives with his wife and their two children. He studied architecture at Glasgow School of Art, and in 1992 graduated from the Mackintosh School of Architecture. He is now the Design Director of one of Scotland’s largest, oldest and most successful practices, Keppie Design.

His debut novel The Last Days Of Disco was shortlisted for the Authors Club Best First Novel Award, and optioned for the stage by the Scottish National Theatre. All five of his novels have achieved notable critical acclaim and There’s Only One Danny Garvey, published in 2021 by Orenda Books, was shortlisted for the prestigious Saltire Society Prize for Scottish Fiction Book of the Year.