Alphabet

Added on 11 August 2017

I'm delighted to have a long poem, called 'Alphabet', published in this year's gathering of New Writing Scotland (called She Said, He Said, I Said). There will be two launch parties for the book, but I can't be at either of them, so instead I've put a reading of the poem (com...

Upcoming events

Added on 11 August 2017

Here are some events when I'll be reading or doing workshops over the next few months: Sunday 20 August, 5.30pm, Edinburgh Book Festival, Amnesty International event, FREE! Friday 1 September, 8pm, Callander Poetry Weekend. Tuesday 19 September, 8.30am, Scottish Parliament Committee on Environme...

Authors' Foundation support

Added on 10 August 2017

I'm delighted to have been awarded an Authors' Foundation grant to take time to work on my next writing project, so I can dedicate September to this and more time in the early part of 2018. And no, I can't tell you what it's about. It's a secret, for now!