Magi Gibson / Maggi Gibson

Poet and writer Magi Gibson was born in Kilysth, but has lived and worked around Glasgow for most of her life. In 2009 she was appointed Makar of Stirling, a post she will hold for three years.

Gibson studied French and German literature at Glasgow University, and then trained to become a teacher. She has worked extensively with marginalised adults, prisoners, and teenagers with social and behavioural difficulties. She now lives in Glasgow with her partner Ian Macpherson, with whom she set up DiScomBoBuLate.

Magi Gibson has has held three SAC Creative Writing Fellowships, and in 2007 held a Royal Literary Fund Fellowship. She was also writer in residence at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow in 2007.

Her poetry has been widely anthologised, and has had four collections published. She is currently working on a series of novels for young teenagers, beginning with Pinch Me I'm Dreaming in 2009, writing under the name Maggi Gibson.

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Crazy Days
Maggi Gibson - Paperback - Puffin
13-year-old Sassy is a true 21st century girl. She's puzzling out the mysteries of parents, boys and why people can't be more like dolphins, and confronting big questions like - can she become a singer-songwriter and save the world too? More importantly, can she get Dad to pay for a demo?
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Pinch Me, I'm Dreaming
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Sassy Wilde has plenty to say about life. She's a rock chick with eco attitude, but for Sassy it's not all about fame. There's Twig, the boy who makes her feel squidgy inside. And Cordelia and Tas, her bestest mates. But as the Wiccaman Festival beckons, and Sassy's dreams start to come true, will she have to leave them behind?
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Wild Women Of A Certain Age
Magi Gibson - Paperback - Chapman
Magi Gibson’s title poem has become an anthem for women everywhere – an underground classic pinned up on notice boards.