How to have a perfect holiday Book a cheap flight to Malaga, hire a car and head for the hills. … More
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.
Got to Keep Going
For the past ten months I have been trying to get my novel The Incomers published. This is a demoralising … More
Traditional Music in Safe Hands
Congratulations to Orcadian Fiddler, Kristan Harvey, on winning the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year.This competition has been running … More
Choice – What Choice?
When I was small there was one type of crisp – Ready Salted; two types of bread – pan or … More
Latest Successes
The worst part of a writer’s life is learning to deal with rejection letters. But to achieve success it is … More
Two fingers to the ash cloud No 3 and No 4
Poolewe in Wester Ross in AugustIn my Munro bagging days Poolewe was the place you drove through on the way … More
