New Scottish Writing

Scotland is home to some of the most exciting new writing in the world. Our list of authors only scratches the surface of Scotland's thriving and vibrant literary culture, and the titles listed below for each author are intended to introduce you to some of the best-known and most recent titles from what comprises a massive body of Scottish writing.

There are 7 New Scottish Writing pages in total, so be sure to browse the entire list. You can navigate through this section using the Author Menu, which you'll find at the top of each page:

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Leila Aboulela
Novels: Lyrics Alley (2010), Minaret (2005), The Translator (1999)
Plays: The Mystic Life (2003)
Short Stories: Coloured Lights (2001), The Museum (1999)
Notes: Minaret was longlisted for the 2006 Orange Prize for Fiction.

Iain Banks
Novels: The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007), Dead Air (2002), The Business (1999), The Crow Road (1993), The Wasp Factory (1992)
Speculative Fiction: Surface Detail (October, 2010), Transition (2009), Matter (2008), The Algebraist (2004), Look to Windward (2000), Inversions (1999), Inversions (1998), Feersum Endjinn (1995)
Notes: Please visit the Iain Banks website for a complete list of all his fiction and science fiction titles.

Alan Bissett
Novels: Death of a Ladies' Man (2009), The Incredible Alan Spark (2005), Boyracers (2001)
co-edited: Damage Land: New Scottish Gothic Fiction (2001)

Theresa Breslin
Novels: Prisoner of the Inquisition (2010), Alligator (2008), The Medici Seal (2006), Arabian Nights (2005), Across The Roman Wall (2005), Divided City (2005), Mutant (2005), Starship Rescue (2005), Saskia's Journey (2004), Prisoner In Alcatraz (2004), Bullies at School (2004), Gladiator (2004), New School Blues (2002), Remembrance (2002)

Christopher Brookmyre
Novels: Where the Bodies are Buried (June 2011), Pandaemonium (2009), A Snowball in Hell (2008), Attack Of The Unsinkable Rubber Ducks (2007), A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil (2006), All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye (2005), One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night (2005), A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away (2003), Be My Enemy, Or Fuck This For A Game Of Soldiers (2003), The Sacred Art Of Stealing (2002), Not The End Of The World (1999), Quite Ugly One Morning (1997)

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