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Alan Johnson
Alan appeared both in 2017 and 2018 to a capacity...
Alan Riach
Alan Riach, Professor of Scottish Literature at the University of...
Alan Rowan
Alan Rowan is a mountaineer, journalist and author. He has...
Alan Taylor
Alan Taylor has worked as a librarian, journalist, editor of...
Alasdair Douglas-Hamilton
Following on from the 2018 AGM BOOKMARK was delighted...
Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith, CBE, FRSE is a British-Zimbabwean writer...
Alex Gray
Alex began writing professionally in 1993 and had immediate success...
Ali Smith
Born in Inverness and now living in Cambridge, Ali Smith has excited...
Allan Massie
Allan is a Scottish journalist and critic. Gore Vidal called...
Allan Radcliffe
Allan Radcliffe is a writer and journalist. He has written...
Ambrose Parry
Ambrose Parry is the pen-name for two authors: the best-selling...
Andrew Crummy
In the 21st century, The Prestonpans Tapestry and The Great...
Andrew Greig
Andrew Greig is a poet, full time writer and ‘sometime...
Andrew Nicoll
Journalist Andrew Nicoll has lived in Broughty Ferry, near Dundee,...
Anna Day
Anna Day is the Cultural Public Programme Manager at Perth...
Barry Hutchinson
Barry Hutchison is an award-winning children's author and screenwriter. His...
Bill Jones
Bill's working years, before he started writing, were spent making...
Billy Kay
Writer and broadcaster Billy Kay was born in Galston, Ayrshire...
Blairgowrie Players
BOOKMARK was delighted to work in partnership with The...
Caroline Milligan
Caroline Milligan works within the Centre for Research Collections at the...
Christopher Brookmyre
Chris was a journalist before turning to writing novels full...
Chris Whitaker
Chris Whitaker is the award-winning author of Tall Oaks, All...
C J Schüler
Following the historic route of the amber trade...
Clare Hunter
Clare Hunter has been a banner-maker, community textile artist and...
David McPhail
I write funny books and historical fiction for children. Thorfinn...
Dean Nelson
Dean is an award winning journalist and foreign correspondent who lived...
Denise Mina
Denise studied law at Glasgow University. Misusing her PhD grant...
Don Paterson
Don Paterson has recently been described as ‘one of the...
Douglas Skelton
Douglas Skelton is the author of 12 non-fiction titles and...
D V Bishop
David [D. V.] Bishop writes the Cesare Aldo historical thrillers...
Elizabeth Crawford
Elizabeth is the author The Women's Suffrage Movement: a reference...
Emily Dodd
Author Emily Dodd is passionate about science, wildlife, and storytelling....
Esther Rutter
Esther Rutter is a non-fiction writer based in Fife. ...
Ewan Morrison
Ewan Morrison is a multi-award-winning novelist, screenwriter and essayist. His...
Fiona Armstrong
BOOKMARK Patron, Fiona Armstrong is an award-winning broadcaster working...
Flora Shedden
Flora is 23 and lives in Highland Perthshire, Scotland. She...
Freeland Barbour
Freeland Barbour, a very well-known figure in Scottish music circles,...
Gareth Williams
Composer and songwriter Gareth Williams is a Chancellor’s Fellow at...
Gary West
Gary West is an ethnologist, musician and broadcaster who has...
Geoff Hill
Geoff Hill is a critically acclaimed author and award-winning journalist...
Gerda Stevenson
Gerda Stevenson, actor/ writer/ director/singer-songwriter, trained at R.A.D.A., London, winning...
Gordon Kerr
Gordon Kerr, originally from East Kilbride, studied at Glasgow University....
Graeme Macrae Burnet
Graeme is the author of three novels, The Disappearance of...
Graeme Pallister
BOOKMARK was delighted to welcome to Blairgowrie, Perthshire-born Graeme...
Hania Allen
Hania was born in Liverpool of Polish parents and has now...
Ian Spring
Ian Spring is a historian, Scottish cultural commentator, writer and...
Isla Dewar
Isla was born in Edinburgh, scene of many of her...
James Naughtie
James Naughtie, who presented Today on BBC Radio 4 for...
James Robertson
James Robertson, a prolific and popular poet, novelist, children’s writer...
Jamie Jauncey
Jamie Jauncey is the author of several novels, including The...
Janice Galloway
BOOKMARK was delighted to welcome Janice Galloway to Blairgowrie...
Jenni Fagan
Jenni Fagan was born in Scotland. She graduated from Greenwich...
Jenny Brown
Jenny Brown established Jenny Brown Associates literary agency in 2002....
Jess Smith
Jess says 'I am a Shenachie; a Traditional Storyteller' She...
Jim Crumley
Jim Crumley, author of over 40 books on Scottish wildlife...
Jim Mackintosh
Jim Mackintosh is a Poet. Editor and Producer. Current Makar...
John Glenday
John has published four collections of poetry: The Apple Ghost (Peterloo Poets,...
John Lister-Kaye
Sir John Lister-Kaye is one of Scotland's best known naturalists...
John Purser
John Purser is well known as a composer, writer, broadcaster...
Joshua Rozenberg QC (hon)
Joshua Rozenberg QC (hon) is Britain's best-known commentator on the...
Joyce Caplan
Joyce Caplan is a lecturer, specialising in Scottish Poetry. Chair...
Karen Campbell
Galloway-based Karen Campbell is the author of eight novels, with...
Kate Leiper
Kate Leiper is an artist and illustrator based in Edinburgh,...
Kathleen Jamie
Kathleen Jamie was born in the west of Scotland and now...
Keith Brockie
Keith is a freelance artist specialising in wildlife and natural...
Ken Cox
BOOKMARK Patron, Ken Cox is one of the world's...
Lachlan Goudie
Lachlan Goudie is an award-winning Scottish painter and arts broadcaster....
Lari Don
'I'm a children's writer based in Scotland, and most of...
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Laura Shepherd-Robinson worked in politics for nearly twenty years before...
Lesley Duncan
As poetry editor of The Herald, Lesley Duncan has almost...
Lesley Glaister
Lesley Glaister is a novelist, poet and playwright and teacher...
Liam McIlvanney
Liam McIlvanney, born in Ayrshire, is a writer and academic...
Lin Anderson
Lin Anderson is one of Scotland’s best known crime writers: a...
Louis de Bernières
Louis de Bernières much acclaimed novel Captain Corelli’s Mandolin won the...
Louise Welsh
Louise Welsh is an award-winning author of eight novels. The...
Lyn McNicol
Badger the Mystical Mutt is not one but two series...
Maggie O'Farrell
Maggie O'Farrell is the author of many novels. After You'd...
Magnus Linklater
Magnus Linklater is one of BOOKMARK’s patrons. A highly...
Marion Duffy
Marion Duffy is one of the creative writing partnership of...
Mark A Smith
Mark A. Smith was born in Dundee, where he works...
Martin Bell OBE
From the ranks of the Suffolk Regiment, Martin Bell emerged...
Melanie Reid
Melanie Reid MBE is a writer and journalist with The...
Merryn Glover
Merryn Glover, Winner of our 2021 Book of the Year...
Michaela Morgan
Michaela writes picture books, novels, non-fiction and poetry. She spends some...
Mike Nicholson
Mike has written books for all ages of primary school...
Mollie Hughes
On Friday 10th January 2020, Mollie Hughes entered the Guinness...
Mungo Campbell
Mungo Deputy Directory of the Hunterian Museum, along with Alan...
Murdo Fraser
Murdo Fraser was born in Inverness in 1965 and educated...
Muriel Spark
BOOKMARK was delighted to offer special events to celebrate the...
Naomi Christie
Naomi Christie is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen,...
Natalie Russell
Natalie Russell is a Dundee based author of children’s picture...
Neil McIntyre
Neil McIntyre is a professional wildlife photographer based in the...
Nick Hesketh
Nick appeared as part of BOOKMARK's Children's Festival. He...
Olga Wojtas
Olga Wojtas was first introduced to BOOKMARK audiences as...
Owen O'Neill
Owen O’Neill is a Northern Irish writer, actor, director and...
Patrick Galbraith
Patrick Galbraith was born and lived most of his younger...
Paul Bristow
Paul Bristow writes children's fiction, comics, folk tales and ghost...
Paul S Philippou
Dr Paul S Philippou BSc (Eng), ACGI, MSc, DIC, PhD...
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Philippa (Pip) Osmond-Williams
Dr Philippa (Pip) Osmond-Williams is Assistant Director of the Association...
Philip Paris
Philip Paris is best known for his books about Orkney's...
Rachel Crowther
Rachel Crowther qualified as a doctor and worked in the...
Rachel Joyce
Rachel Joyce’s first novel, published in 2011, The Unlikely Pilgrimage...
Richard Frazer
Dr Richard Frazer is minister of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh....
Richard Holloway
Richard Holloway, FRSE (born 26 November 1933) is a Scottish...
Richard (RPJ) Blake
Sugar, Slaves and High Society is R.P.J. Blake’s first book. ...
Robert J Harris
Dundee born Bob regaled the audience at St Catharine's about...
Robin A Crawford
Born in Glasgow, Robin A. Crawford has a particular interest...
Ron Butlin
With an international reputation as a prize-winning novelist, Ron Butlin...
Rosemary Goring
Rosemary Goring won a prize for Scottish History in her...
Ross McKenzie
Ross McKenzie, Authors in Schools, was one of three authors...
Sally Magnusson
Sally Magnusson, a well-known face and voice of broadcasting, is...
Sandra Ireland
Sandra Ireland was born in Yorkshire, lived for many years in...
Sarah Maine
Sarah Maine’s work as an archaeologist was the launch pad...
Shaun Bythell
Shaun runs Wigtown’s The Bookshop, the largest second-hand bookshop in...
Shona - S G MacLean
Shona MacLean was born and brought up in the Highlands....
Simon Conway
Simon Conway is a former British Army officer and international...
Simon Puttock
Simon Puttock, Authors in Schools, entertained 330 P1/2 and P3...
Stewart Conn
Stewart is a Scottish poet and playwright, born in Hillhead,...
Stuart MacBride
Stuart MacBride is the No 1 bestselling author of the...
Stuart Reid
A full-time children's author since 2012, Stuart has performed in...
Sue Lawrence
Award winning food writer Sue Lawrence, author of 15 cookery...
Teresa Breslin
Winner of many literary awards, Theresa Breslin is the popular...
The Blairgowrie Players
BOOKMARK was delighted to welcome back, to the stage...
Zoë Strachan
Zoë Strachan is the award-winning author of four novels, of...