Scottish Authors, Writers and Poets

Authors, writers, poets - whatever you call them - are the lifeblood of the books business. We feature here a diverse selection of the hundreds of writers connected to Scottish books and publishing.

Please feel free to contact us with your suggestions, and links to your favourite authors and poets.

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Author of the Month

Controversial, explicit, unafraid and funny, our author of the month Irvine Welsh is all of these things and more. Writing predominantly in Scots vernacular, and writing about issues which will be familiar to anyone growing up in working-class Scotland over the last few decades, he is best known for his 1993 novel Trainspotting which was made into a cult film in 1996.

A prequel to Trainspotting, Skagboys, was published last month and has had rave reviews in Scotland.