James Robertson

(born 1958 - ) - Angus

James Robertson was born in 1958 and grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire. A poet, editor, novelist and publisher, he is an active and prolific writer, enjoying stints at Hugh MacDiarmid’s cottage, Brownsbank, near Biggar, Lanarkshire, and as the first Writer-in-Residence at the Scottish Parliament.

He set up Kettillonia, a small pamphlet press in 1999, and is general editor of Itchy Coo, the successful Scots children’s book imprint at Black and White.

His novel Joseph Knight won the Saltire Society Book of the Year in 2003 and the Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year award.

James Robertson lives in Angus; his latest novel, The Testament of Gideon Mack, was published by Hamish Hamilton in June 2006. He has also translated Roald Dahl's classic novel The Fantastic Mr Fox as The Sleekit Mr Tod.

Bibliography

• Close - 1991
• The Ragged Man’s Complaint - 1993
• Sound Shadow - 1995
• A Tongue in Yer Heid (editor) - 1994
• I Dream of Alfred Hitchcock - 1999
• The Fanatic - 2000
• Fae the Flouers o Evil: Baudelaire in Scots - 2001
• Stirling Sonnets - 2002
• A Scots Parliament - 2002
• Joseph Knight - 2003
• Voyages of Intent - 2005
• The Testament of Gideon Mack - 2006

With Matthew Fitt

• A Moose in the Hoose: Aniam 123 - 2003
• Tam O'Shanter's Big Nicht Oot - 2003
• A Wee Book O' Fairy Tales in Scots - 2003
• The Smoky Smirr or Rain - 2003
• Katie's Moose - 2007
• Katie's Ferm - 2007
• The Skeekit Mr Tod - (translator) - 2008