Tom Pow

Poet Tom Pow was born in Edinburgh in 1950. After studying at St Andrews University, he taught Engli …

Alex Preston

Alex Preston was born in 1979. He lives in London with his wife and son. He used to work in the hedg …

Richard Price

An innovative and prolific poet, Richard Price rose to prominence in 2005, when his first collection …

Simon Puttock

This profile has been written by Simon Puttock Chapter One: In Which I am Born And Embark Upon My Ve …

R.M. Murray

R. M. Murray is founding director and Head of Visual Art & Literature at An Lanntair arts centre …

Hannu Rajaniemi

Hannu Rajaniemi is a science fiction writer, originally from Finland but now living and writing in E …

Chitra Ramaswamy

Chitra Ramaswamy is an award-winning journalist with more than ten years’ experience. She cut her te …

Caro Ramsay

The Govan-born osteopath and acupuncturist runs a large and successful osteopath centre in the west …

Eileen Ramsay

Born and raised in Dumfries-shire, in south-west Scotland, author Eileen Ramsay is a former schoolte …

Gordon Ramsay

As known for his temper and acerbic, no-nonsense manner of speaking as his culinary skills, Gordon R …

Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin grew up in Cardenden in Fife, where he was locally educated before going on to study at E …

Catherine Rayner

Catherine Rayner is an award-winning author and illustrator. She studied Illustration at Edinburgh C …

Regi Claire

Edinburgh-based author was born and raised in Switzerland. She studied English and German at Zurich …

Sue Reid Sexton

Sue Reid Sexton is a writer based in Glasgow, whose first novel, Mavis’s Shoe, was published in Marc …

Alastair Reid

Poet, essayist and translator, Alastair Reid was born in 1926 in Whithorn in Wigtownshire. After ser …

Carmen Reid

Chick-lit author Carmen Reid was raised on a farm near Montrose, but the self-confessed urbanite esc …

Hilda Reilly

Hilda Reilly is originally from Perth in Scotland and now lives in Glenshee, after spending most of …

Maureen Reynolds

Maureen Reynolds was born in Dundee and grew up during the Second World War; the influence of her up …

Alan Riach

Alan Riach was born in Lanarkshire and took his first degree at the University of Cambridge, where h …

Dan Richards

Dan Richards’ first book, Holloway, co-authored with Robert Macfarlane & illustrated by Stanley …

Craig Robertson

Craig Robertson is a journalist who has spent twenty years writing for the Sunday Post, a career whi …

James Robertson

James Robertson was born in 1958 and grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire. A poet, editor, nove …

Robin Robertson

Robin Robertson is an award-winning poet, hailing from Scone, in Perthshire, but now living and work …

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, …

David R Ross

David Robertson Ross was a historian and writer, often known as “the biker historian”. A passionate …

J K Rowling

Born Joanne Rowling in a village near Bristol in 1965, J K Rowling surely needs no introduction. Her …

Brian Ruckley

Scottish fantasy novelist Brian Ruckley was born and raised in Edinburgh. After studying at Edinburg …

Christopher Rush

Christopher Rush was born in the Fife fishing village of St Monans in 1944. He read English at the U …

Craig Russell

Craig Russell has worked as a police officer, freelance writer and creative director. His Fabel nove …

Stephen Rutt

Stephen Rutt is a naturalist and the award-winning author of five books. Despite falling into a rive …

Margaret Ryan

Margaret Ryan is a former primary teacher who gave up teaching when the maths got too hard and she l …

Suhayl Saadi

Suhayl Saadi was born in East Yorkshire in 1961, but moved to Glasgow in 1965. He studied medicine a …

Daniela Sacerdoti

Daniela Sacerdoti is an Italian-born schoolteacher and writer who has lived in Scotland for over ten …

Ross Sayers

Ross Sayers is a writer of Scottish fiction. His debut novel for young adults, Mary’s the Name, was …

Alastair Scott

Alastair Scott is a travel writer, novelist, photographer and sailor. He was born in Edinburgh in 19 …

Manda Scott

Manda Scott was born and raised in Glasgow. She studied veterinary surgery at Glasgow University, an …

Sir Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott looms large in any roll call of Scottish writers yet few people now, outside the ac …

Helen Sedgwick

Helen Sedgwick is the author of The Comet Seekers, published in 2016 by Harvill Secker in the UK and …

Nan Shepherd

Anna (Nan) Shepherd was born in 1893 and died in 1981. Closely attached to Aberdeen and her native D …

Sara Sheridan

Author Sara Sheridan was born in Edinburgh and studied English at Trinity College, Dublin. She spent …