Andrew Murray Scott
(born 1955 - ) - Dundee
Andrew Murray Scott was born in Aberdeen in 1955. He graduated from Dundee University with a first class degree in English & Modern History. A former freelance journalist, he taught media courses at Dundee College, where he was also an evening class tutor in creative writing.
Already the author of many non-fiction books, he won the inaugural Dundee Book Prize in 1999 and his winning novel, Tumulus, was published by Polygon. A second novel, Estuary Blue was published by Polygon in 2001.
Short stories, poems and essays have appeared in a variety of magazines and newspapers since the 1970s and these include the story ‘Serving The Regent’ in Damage Land: New Scottish Gothic Fiction and ‘Postcard From Dundee’ in A Sense of Place. He has a large body of published journalism. His ten non-fiction titles include biographical work on Alexander Trocchi.
A third novel, The Mushroom Club appeared in 2007 and his fourth, The Big J in 2008.
Andrew Murray Scott’s novels originate from a strong identification with sense of place, landscape and a response to nature and often explore the changing nature of Scottish identity.
He lives in Broughty Ferry near Dundee.
- The Big J
When US artist Xanthe Pritchard-Benz comes to spend the summer in a coastal town in North-East Scotland, teenager Robbie Strachan looks forward to meeting her again. But this summer, there's another new arrival, 'Big J', a young man with a motorbike and the poise of a born leader. - Discovering Dundee: The Story Of A City
Dundee has a thrilling and turbulent history spanning almost 10,000 years. This is a fully revised, expanded and re-designed edition of the indispensable companion to the city's life and times. - Modern Dundee: Life In The City Since World War Two
Providing an account of the rich daily life of Dundee, the author recalls important events and individuals, offers keen insights into the processes of development and recovery and paints a graphic portrait of the modern city and its people. - The Mushroom Club
Three graduates of St Andrews University meet up once a year to eat hallucinogenic mushrooms. They crave untold riches and a lazy, exotic beach lifestyle. But how to get it? Almost by accident they hit on the perfect plan - involving kidnapping, extortion, 'dirty bombs' and crude heart surgery. - The Wee Book Of Dundee
A collection of fifty classic photographs, this volume shows Dundee to be a vibrant modern city that is richly endowed with a history and culture that reflects its three Js, the city's traditional industries of jam, jute and journalism.
Bibliography
Fiction
- Tumulus - 1999
- Estuary Blue - 2001
- The Mushroom Club - 2007
- The Big J - 2008
Non-Fiction
- Discovering Dundee - 1999
- Bonnie Dundee - 2000
- The Wee Book of Dundee - 2003
- The Invisible Insurrection of a Million Minds
- Dundee's Literary Lives, Vol 1 - 2003
- Dundee's Literary Lives, Vol 2 - 2003
- Modern Dundee - 2006