Category: Events

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

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

The Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition

November 2, 2023

I’m honoured to have been asked to judge the Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition this year! Along with the amazing Kate Foster and Gordon Brown (AKA Morgan Cry), I’ll be helping decide who takes home the £1000 prize, to be announced at Bloody Scotland 2024 in Stirling next year, and I cannot wait to … More The Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition

Bloody Scotland

September 11, 2023

Very excited to be heading to Stirling this weekend for Bloody Scotland! I’ll be taking part in the debut panel on Friday 15th with my fellow authors shortlisted for the Scottish Crime Debut of the Year award – Heather Critchlow, Heather Darwent, Kate Foster, and Fulton Ross. Afterwards there will be a torchlight procession from … More Bloody Scotland

EVENT: Glasgow Review of Books Live Launch, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, Wed 5th July, 7pm

July 3, 2023

Thrilled to be taking part in the live launch of the new look Glasgow Review of Books this week! Taking place at The Old Hairdressers in Glasgow this Wednesday at 7pm, I’ll be reading from Squeaky Clean alongside some brilliant writers and performers, including Alan Bissett, Sam Tongue, Empress, and my former uni tutor David … More EVENT: Glasgow Review of Books Live Launch, The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, Wed 5th July, 7pm