Bute Noir 2024: Long Arm of the Law w/ Marion Todd, Ed James & Callum McSorley, 4/8/24, 3pm, @ The Glenburn Hotel

August 2, 2024

Really looking forward to heading to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute this Sunday for Bute Noir 2024. I’ll be taking part in a panel called ‘Long Arm of the Law’ alongside Scottish crime writing greats Marion Todd (DI Claire Mackay series) and Ed James (DI Rob Marshall series), chaired by the fantastic Bryan Burnett. … More Bute Noir 2024: Long Arm of the Law w/ Marion Todd, Ed James & Callum McSorley, 4/8/24, 3pm, @ The Glenburn Hotel

60 Years of English & Creative Writing at Strathclyde, 5/6/24, 6pm @ Strathclyde Union

May 22, 2024

Thrilled to be returning to the University of Strathclyde for the first time in a decade (!) for this event celebrating 60 years of English and Creative Writing at Strathy. I’ll be appearing alongside fellow Strathy alumni and recently published writers Margaret McDonald (Glasgow Boys) and Megan Ridgway (The Magpie) to talk about our work … More 60 Years of English & Creative Writing at Strathclyde, 5/6/24, 6pm @ Strathclyde Union

Read FOREVER IN SCOTLAND in the Glasgow Review of Books

March 7, 2024

My Glasgow cyberpunk short story FOREVER IN SCOTLAND has been reprinted by the Glasgow Review of Books as part of its ‘Future Glasgow’ series! Set in a future where life can be extended forever (if you have the money), Scotland has banned all forms of immortality, physical and digital, following a violent revolution. Hacker Dana, … More Read FOREVER IN SCOTLAND in the Glasgow Review of Books

Helensburgh Book Festival, 23/03/24, 7pm @ Helensburgh Community Hub

March 5, 2024

Excited to be doing an event at Reading Minds, Helensburgh’s Book Festival this year! I have some great childhood memories of going to Helensburgh and it’s been a long time since I’ve been back, so I’m really looking forward to this one! I’ll be chatting to Robin Scott-Elliot about all things Squeaky Clean at Helensburgh … More Helensburgh Book Festival, 23/03/24, 7pm @ Helensburgh Community Hub

Granite Noir 2024: Award Winners @ The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, 25 Feb, 5pm

February 17, 2024

Really happy to be returning to Granite Noir this year, first time since 2020! Four years ago, about a week or so before the first lockdown kicked in, I was one of the festival’s ‘Locals in the Limelight’ (I lived in Aberdeenshire at the time) and read a short story before a panel event with … More Granite Noir 2024: Award Winners @ The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, 25 Feb, 5pm

SQUEAKY CLEAN paperback out now! Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month

January 11, 2024

As of the New Year the paperback of Squeaky Clean is out, featuring a gorgeous variant cover by Kid-ethic — red is the new green! If that wasn’t exciting enough, it is also Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month for January! To celebrate all this good news, I’m doing a couple of events this month. … More SQUEAKY CLEAN paperback out now! Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month

EVENT: Newcastle Noir, Friday 8th December, 6pm @ Newcastle City Library

December 6, 2023

Looking forward to Newcastle Noir this weekend! The Bloody Scotland Debut shortlisters will be getting the band back together for a panel at Newcastle City Library on Friday 8th December at 6pm. The fantastic Emma Christie will be speaking to Fulton Ross, Heather Critchlow, award-winner Kate Foster and myself about all things bloody, Scottish, and … More EVENT: Newcastle Noir, Friday 8th December, 6pm @ Newcastle City Library