As a writer, sharing your work publicly is an act of courage.  But there's courage and then there's courage, and watching events unfold in Ukraine is a stark reminder of that.

Published on Thursday 13th January 2022, by Birlinn, this is Edinburgh One City Trust's anthology to help raise awareness and tackle poverty discrimination across the city.

I’m ending the year in the very lucky position of being on a shortlist for a writing prize I’d very much like to win. This means I’ve spent the time between Christmas and New Year editing the extract of my novel-in-progress that I intend to submit.

Friends, Writers and their (Brilliant) Books

Writing might be hailed as an isolated career but the writing world is full of fascinating people. In this month’s blog I’m celebrating two very special women and their most recent publications: Caroline Moir, with Brockenspectre, and Neet Neilson, author of Hope and Sanctuary.

October’s writing life has probably been as ‘normal’ as it’s going to get in the foreseeable future. And so much so, it feels hectic; full of ends and beginnings.