Yesterday was a big day in my life. A wee babey boy was born at 8.30 in the morning. He … More
Author: Moira Mcpartlin
Moira McPartlin’s debut novel The Incomers, published by Fledgling Press in 2012, was shortlisted for the Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award. Over the next seven years Moira wrote her speculative fiction, Sun Song Trilogy novels (also published by Fledgling Press). The novels, set in 2089, reflect many issues we face today. Moira’s last novel, Before Now: Memoir of a Toerag, is written entirely in the Fife dialect and was published by her own imprint, Trilleachan Press, in May 2021.
In 2021 she became a writing fellow at Hawthornden Castle. In 2022 she was appointed the Scriever for The Federation of Writers (Scotland), and in 2024 was the recipient of a Bridges Award, a residency at Cove Park, Argyll. Her short stories and poetry have been widely published in literary magazines and anthologies.
Moira’s latest publication, A Thing So Delicate: The Hidden Voices of Scotland’s Mass Concrete Viaducts, is a collaboration with her husband, Colin. It is a hybrid about the social history surrounding the building of Scotland’s Victorian mass concrete viaducts. This includes creative nonfiction, prose, poetry, and photography.
Moira is listed on the Scottish Book Trust Live Literature Database.
Poor Neglected Blog
The Clutha Vaults – The only place to be seen on a Friday night in Glasgow. I can’t believe it … More
Chill out time
Eilean Shona – Scotland in miniature Colin and I have just come back from a week’s holiday on Eilean Shona, … More
A funny turn up
Bursting to get out This is the last week of my two Survive the Credit Crunch courses. I am pleased … More
Monty Halls’ Great big illusion-delusion
Sand Beach on the Applecross Peninsula – like Monty Halls, Colin left the MOD submarine base out of the picture.(photo … More
Books for a Better World
Being a writer I have to be careful not to annoy anyone who might help sell my book once it … More
