Alan Bissett

(born 1975 – ) - Falkirk

Alan Bissett was born and raised in Falkirk. He graduated from Stirling University with a first class degree in English and Education. After a spell as an English teacher at a secondary school in Elgin he returned to Stirling University where he gained a Masters in English Literature.

It was during this time that he wrote his first book, Boyracers and edited a second, Damage Land: New Scottish Gothic Fiction. Both books were published by Polygon in 2001. Bissett has had many short stories published in various literary magazines and anthologies. He has been short and long-listed for the Macallan / Scotland on Sunday short-story competition on four occasions.

He lectured in Creative Writing at the Bretton Hill Campus of Leeds University for three years, during which time he wrote his second novel, The Incredible Adam Spark. The book was published by Review in 2005 and a film version is being planned.

Both Alan Bissett's first two novels use Scottish colloquialisms and reference popular culture, adding depth to the characters and locations. He has also written and performed a one-woman play called The Moira Monologues.

He now lives in Glasgow where he lectures on Glasgow University's Creative Writing course. His most recent novel is Pack Men.

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  Boyracers
  Alan Bissett - Paperback - Polygon
  'Boyracers' is a fresh, savvy and honest take on being young, naive, hopeful, and the pains of living life at hyperspeed in a mad pop-culture world.
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  Death Of A Ladies' Man
  Alan Bissett - Paperback - Hachette Scotland
  By day, Charlie Bain is the school's most inspiring teacher. By night he prowls the stylish bars of Glasgow seducing women. Fuelled by art, drugs and fantasies of being an indie star, Charlie journeys further into hedonism, unable to see the destruction his desires are leading everyone towards.
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  The Incredible Adam Spark
  Alan Bissett - Paperback - Review
  Adam Spark, eighteen going on eight-and-a-half is a fast-food worker. On waking from an accident in which he saves a child, he has curious powers, he's sure it can't just be his imagination. Could it be that Adam has been chosen to become Falkirk's first superhero?
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  The Moira Monologues
  Alan Bissett - Paperback - Cargo
  In this book, you'll fall in love with Fakirk's hardest woman - Moira Bell. Join her as she belts our karaoke, goes out on a date, defends wee Pepe from a rottweiler and enjoys all the pain of being a Scotland fan.
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  Pack Men
  Alan Bissett - Paperback - Hachette Scotland
  In 2008 Rangers reached a major European final. It was held in Manchester, a short hop from Scotland into England. Cue a colossal invasion. 'Pack Men' is the story of three pals and one child trapped inside this powderkeg. In a city rocking with beer, brotherhood and sectarianism, the boys struggle to hold onto their friendship.

Bibliography

• Boyracers - 2001
• Damage Land: New Scottish Gothic Fiction - Editor - 2001
• The Incredible Adam Spark - 2005
• Death of a Ladies' Man - 2009
• The Moira Monologues - 2010
• Pack Men - 2011