I've always been fascinated by words - their rhythms, shapes and sounds, what they say, how they feel, how they work. I grew up with English and Scots, studied German and French at Oxford, and worked Germany and Switzerland for several years as a translator and broadcast journalist.
Now I'm back in Scotland, where I work as a freelance writer and teacher. This session, I'm working with the Traverse Theatre Young Writers and as associate lecturer for the Open University. I've taught the Creative Writing MLitt at Glasgow University Crichton Campus and specialised in new media as Scottish Arts Council Virtual Writing Fellow for Dumfries & Galloway. Plays include Gorgeous Avatar for the Traverse Theatre and radio drama for BBC Radio 4, BBC Scotland and BBC7. I also write short stories, with awards including the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship from the National Library of Scotland. And I've been known to write a whisky label when inspiration strikes.
I love working in one of the few areas of life where imagination is an asset. If you need a writer with an eye for the unusual, get in touch.
Kirkpatrick Macmillan on tour
