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Laura Hird (born 1966) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer.
Hird studied Contemporary Writing at
Laura Hird’s Literary Top 10 on Pulp Net3:AM Interview
1966 births Living people Scottish women novelists Scottish short story writers Alumni of Middlesex University 20th-century Scottish novelists 20th-century Scottish women writers 21st-century Scottish writers 21st-century Scottish women writers British women short story writers 20th-century British short story writers 21st-century British short story writers 21st-century Scottish novelists {{UK-novelist-stub
Laura Hird (born 1966) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer.
Hird studied Contemporary Writing at Middlesex Polytechnic
Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries of ...
and is the author of two novels, ''Nail and Other Stories'' (1997) and ''Born Free'' (1999). ''Hope and Other Urban Tales'', a novella and short story collection, followed in 2006. All her novels and collections are published by Canongate Books
Canongate Books (trading as Canongate) is an independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
It is named after the Canongate area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prizewinner '' Life of Pi''. Canongate wa ...
. Hird's first novel was published as part of the Rebel Inc. imprint at Canongate, where she also contributed to two anthologies alongside Alan Warner
Alan Warner (born 1964) is a Scottish novelist who grew up in Connel, near Oban. His notable novels include '' Morvern Callar'' and ''The Sopranos'' – the latter being the inspiration for the play '' Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour'' and its ...
and Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. His 1993 novel '' Trainspotting'' was made into a film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, and directed several short fil ...
.
Bibliography
* ''Nail and Other Stories'' (1997) * ''Born Free'' (1999) * ''Hope and Other Urban Tales'' (2006) * ''Dear Laura: Letters from a Mother to her Daughter'' (2007)External links
*Laura Hird’s Literary Top 10 on Pulp Net
1966 births Living people Scottish women novelists Scottish short story writers Alumni of Middlesex University 20th-century Scottish novelists 20th-century Scottish women writers 21st-century Scottish writers 21st-century Scottish women writers British women short story writers 20th-century British short story writers 21st-century British short story writers 21st-century Scottish novelists {{UK-novelist-stub