Weel duin tae Anna Stewart wha hae bin nominatit in Scots Writer o the Year sponsored by National Library of Scotland in the Scots Language Awards. Vote now!
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I’m fae Dundee whar I wirk in the leebrary, I hae a wee boy an stey in a flat juist like the ain I wis born. Ma mither wis the first wumman tae hae a bairn at hame fir 30 year in Dundee and haed tae fight wi the mannie doctors tae hae a hame birth – I cam oot blue wi the cord roond aboot ma neck, but I wis living. Ma stories hiv been publisht in: Scotland After the Virus (Luath Press), A Short Affair (Simon and Schuster), Rebel (Scottish Book Trust), Scots Hoose, Riptide Journal, For Books’ Sake: The Weekend Read, New Writing Dundee, an Gutter Magazine. I wis shortlisted fir The Royal Academy and Pin Drop Short Story Award in 2017, an Bloody Scotland’s Short Story Competition in 2015. I won The Dragons’ Pen at Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2010, fir ma story Pleasureland.
Whit wis it got ye involvit wi the Scots leid?
I wis gein an MLitt in Creative Writing fae The University o St. Andrews, an a degree in Theatre fae Dartington College o Airts, whar I lay ma brains asteep in voice an scrievin. Mair and mair, the soond o written wirds, an the voices fae ma place o birth cam tae be o interest. And readin authors scrievin in Scots, an ither fowk scrievin in their ain indigenous leids haes inspired me.
Ony particlar career heighlichts
It wis awfy guid tae be gein a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award, an ane o Cove Park’s Scottish Emerging Writer Residencies.
Wha’s yer plans fir the days aheid?
I dinnae ken whit I’m daen the morn, neer mind the days aheid, but I’m liken tae be scrievin stories.
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The Scots Language Awards are in the Gardyne Theatre, Dundee on 25th September at 7pm. Tickets are available to buy here: https://www.gardynetheatre.org.uk/show/the-scots-language-awards/ Performing on Saturday 25th September include Ellie Beaton, Anna Stewart, Gemma Johnson and more to be announced.
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