Author: Moira Mcpartlin

Moira McPartlin made a big impact with her debut novel The Incomers, which tells the tale of a West African woman moving to a small town in 1960s Scotland. It was shortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award and was a critical success. Novels Ways of the Doomed, Wants of the Silent, and Star of Hope make up the Sun Song Trilogy. Moira is also a prolific writer of short stories and poetry and was been published in a variety of literary magazines. She lives in Stirlingshire.

Shetland

Next Stop The North Pole Is the Island of: Friendly folk, little free streets, flocks of oilmen, aggressive birds, teddy … More

Labelling can be Harmful

I recently read some of my teenage writings. They were a collection of school essays and stories plus some poems … More

Fahrenheit 451

Last week I read this article by writer Ewan Morrison about the death of books. He predicted that printed books … More

When the fizz dies the work begins

My time in my writing cave is almost over. I have one more day and then on Friday I am … More

At Last

Last week corks popped, fizz fizzed. I signed a publishing contract with Fledgling Press. My debut novel The Incomers, will … More

The Beauty of Poetry

I don’t claim to be a good poet but I appreciate poetry and find it thrilling to write it if I … More