Authors
Barbara Henderson has lived in Scotland since 1991 and has an MA in English Language and Literature. …
Born in Perthshire as James (Hamish) Scott Henderson in 1919, Hamish Henderson studied Modern Langua …
Jan-Andrew Henderson was born in Kirriemuir, in Perthshire. He studied Journalism at Napier Universi …
Journalist and author Meg Henderson was born in Glasgow, the youngest of three children. She lived i …
Victoria Hendry has worked in the London Museum of Jewish Life and Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery, …
Brian Hennigan was born and raised in Scotland where he studied at St Andrews and Stirling Universit …
One of Scotland’s medieval makars, relatively little is known about Robert Henryson (sometimes spelt …
Archie Hind was the winner of the 1966 Guardian Prize for First Novel for his first – and only – com …
Laura Hird was born in Edinburgh in 1966. She studied at Middlesex Polytechnic, graduating with a de …
Born in 1770 in the Ettrick Valley in the Scottish Borders, James Hogg came from an unlikely literar …
A Welshman, Geoff Holder was born and brought up in Cardiff. He studied with the Open University (“a …
Richard F. Holloway is a writer and broadcaster, and was formerly the Scottish Episcopalian Bishop o …
Joyce Holms is a Scottish crime fiction writer. She grew up in Glasgow, and now lives and works in E …
Iain Hood was born in Glasgow and grew up in the seaside town of Ayr. He attended the University of …
Andy Howard is a leading wildlife photographer located in the Scottish Highlands. His principal subj …
Kerry Hudson was born in Aberdeen. Her first novel, TONY HOGAN BOUGHT ME AN ICE-CREAM FLOAT BEFORE H …
Children’s author Barry Hutchison was born and raised in the Highlands of Scotland. Always keen to b …
Although poet Mick Imlah was born in Aberdeen, he was raised in Glasgow and later in Kent. He studie …
Kirstin Innes is a writer based in the West of Scotland. Her latest novel, Scabby Queen, published b …
A.B. (Andrew Buchanan) Jackson was born in 1965 in Glasgow and raised in the north-west of England. …
Alan Jackson was born in Liverpool in 1938, but moved to Edinburgh when he was aged just two. He att …
On publication of her debut novel, The Emergence of Judy Taylor, Angela Jackson was named one of UNE …
Douglas Jackson was born in Jedburgh. He left school at the age of 15 to train as a journalist, firs …
Nasim Marie Jafry was born in the west of Scotland in 1963 to a Scottish mother and a Pakistani fath …
Kathleen Jamie is an award-winning poet and travel writer. Born in Renfrewshire in central Scotland, …
Writer, poet and translator Robert Alan Jamieson was born in Lerwick and raised in Sandness. His sto …
Crime writer Quintin Jardine was born in Motherwell in 1945, and studied law at Glasgow University. …
Short story writer and novelist, Vicki Jarrett, was born in Edinburgh and studied Publishing at Napi …
Gordon Jarvie worked mostly in publishing. He has authored books on language (such as the Bloomsbury …
James, or Jamie, Jauncey, was born in Perthshire but raised in Edinburgh’s New Town. His family late …
Born John Robin Jenkins in the Lanarkshire village of Flemington in 1912, Jenkins was a prolific but …
Paul Johnston was born in Edinburgh in 1957, the son of successful thriller writer Ronald Johnston. …
Doug Johnstone is a novelist based in Edinburgh. In 2021,The Big Chill, the second in his Skelfs ser …
Prolific children’s author Janey Louise Jones is from Edinburgh, and read at Edinburgh University an …
Prior to becoming a full-time author, Morag Joss’s professional life had assumed various forms, incl …
Hannah Kaner is a Northumbrian writer living in Scotland. She works as a senior digital consultant i …
Kapka Kassabova is a writer of narrative non-fiction, poetry, and fiction. Her work explores the alc …
Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father. She was subsequently ad …
David Keenan was born in Scotland in 1971. Before becoming a novelist, Keenan worked in a record sho …
Andrew J Keir was born in Glasgow and brought up in Paisley. After University, he spent two years as …
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