Authors
Hilda Reilly is originally from Perth in Scotland and now lives in Glenshee, after spending most of …
Maureen Reynolds was born in Dundee and grew up during the Second World War; the influence of her up …
Alan Riach was born in Lanarkshire and took his first degree at the University of Cambridge, where h …
Dan Richards’ first book, Holloway, co-authored with Robert Macfarlane & illustrated by Stanley …
Craig Robertson is a journalist who has spent twenty years writing for the Sunday Post, a career whi …
James Robertson was born in 1958 and grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire. A poet, editor, nove …
Robin Robertson is an award-winning poet, hailing from Scone, in Perthshire, but now living and work …
David F. Ross was born in Glasgow in 1964 and lived in various part of the city until the late 70’s, …
David Robertson Ross was a historian and writer, often known as “the biker historian”. A passionate …
Born Joanne Rowling in a village near Bristol in 1965, J K Rowling surely needs no introduction. Her …
Scottish fantasy novelist Brian Ruckley was born and raised in Edinburgh. After studying at Edinburg …
Christopher Rush was born in the Fife fishing village of St Monans in 1944. He read English at the U …
Craig Russell has worked as a police officer, freelance writer and creative director. His Fabel nove …
Margaret Ryan is a former primary teacher who gave up teaching when the maths got too hard and she l …
Suhayl Saadi was born in East Yorkshire in 1961, but moved to Glasgow in 1965. He studied medicine a …
Daniela Sacerdoti is an Italian-born schoolteacher and writer who has lived in Scotland for over ten …
Ross Sayers is a writer of Scottish fiction. His debut novel for young adults, Mary’s the Name, was …
Alastair Scott is a travel writer, novelist, photographer and sailor. He was born in Edinburgh in 19 …
Manda Scott was born and raised in Glasgow. She studied veterinary surgery at Glasgow University, an …
Sir Walter Scott looms large in any roll call of Scottish writers yet few people now, outside the ac …
Helen Sedgwick is the author of The Comet Seekers, published in 2016 by Harvill Secker in the UK and …
Anna (Nan) Shepherd was born in 1893 and died in 1981. Closely attached to Aberdeen and her native D …
Author Sara Sheridan was born in Edinburgh and studied English at Trinity College, Dublin. She spent …
J David Simons is a former lawyer, cotton farmer and lecturer at universities in Japan and the UK an …
Margaret Skea grew up in Northern Ireland at the height of the ‘Troubles’, but now lives in Scotland …
Mark was born in Dundee, where he works as a primary school teacher. He lives in Fife and spends mos …
Ali Smith was born in Inverness, and studied at Aberdeen and Cambridge Universities, although she ne …
Craig Smith lives in Musselburgh. He’s been many things in his time, but by far the most challenging …
Donald Smith is Director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, a post he has held since 2001 when the …
Jess Smith is a traditional storyteller from Perthshire. A Traveller, Jess’s chlldhood was spent tra …
Tobias George Smollett was an 18th century novelist and playwright originally from Dumbartonshire, b …
Leela Soma was a Scottish-based writer who was born in Madras (former name for Chennai) in India, an …
Muriel Spark was the grande dame of Scottish letters. A prolific writer, she has produced over twent …
Born in Glasgow in 1947, Alan Spence is an award-winning poet, novelist and playwright. His first po …
Born in Glasgow in 1968 and raised in Highland Perthshire, Kenneth C. Steven is a widely published n …
Dorothy Emily Stevenson was a Scottish author of light romantic novels, many of which were set in th …
One of Edinburgh’s most famous literary sons, Robert Lewis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1850. …
John Innes Mackintosh Stewart was a Scottish novelist and academic, who wrote fiction and literary c …
Katherine Stewart’s first book, A Croft in the Hills, was first published in 1960 and has been repri …
Children’s author Linda Strachan was born in Edinburgh, but was taught in boarding schools in both A …
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