William Towrie Cutt (26 January 1898 – 1981) was a Scottish writer, mainly of books for young readers. Cutt was born in

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, the ninth child of John Cutt and Betsy Muir. He emigrated to Canada in 1926. He graduated from the

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with BEd and MA degrees. He worked as a teacher between 1928 and 1963. He was married to Margaret Cutt (née Davis). His ashes were buried in Sanday.

Selected works

:''On the Trail of Long Tom'' (1970) – set in Canada :''Seven for the Sea'' (1972) – set in Sanday :''Message from Arkmae'' (1972) – set in Sanday :''Carry my Bones Northwest'' – set in Canada and Orkney (1973) :''Faraway World'' (1977) – an

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about his boyhood in Sanday

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* 1898 births 1981 deaths Writers from Orkney 20th-century Scottish autobiographers {{Orkney-bio-stub