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Black Middens

Black Middens: New Writing Scotland 31

Penned By Carl MacDougall
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Black Middens

Black Middens: New Writing Scotland 31

Penned By Carl MacDougall
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New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Every year it publishes the very best from both emerging and established writers, and lists many of the leading literary lights of Scotland among its past (and present) contributors.Black Middens: New Writing Scotland 31 is the latest collection of excellent contemporary literature, drawn from a wide cross-section of Scottish culture and society, and includes new work from more than ninety authors – some award-winning and internationally renowned, and some just beginning their careers.

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Length 314 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Association for Scottish Literary Studies
Released July 1, 2013
Identifier (ISBN) 18270628
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After spending years working in the corporate world, Carl MacDougall finally decided to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. They currently reside in a quiet suburb where they spend most of their time outlining new stories, reading extensively, and occasionally attempting to bake.

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