Mary Smith
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Author; Journalist |
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Introduction | I'm a writer, poet and freelance journalist. As a journalist I write for a variety of publications including Dumfries & Galloway Life and a disability newsletter. I also do some PR work for a Dumfries & Galloway-based charity, Southwest Scotland RnR, which provides adventure holidays for injured service personnel. As Creative Business Advocate for Literature in Dumfries & Galloway my role is to help writers find ways to improve their marketing skills and organise networking with other industry professionals. My novel, No More Mulberries, is set in Afghanistan where I worked for several years. I have also written a non-fiction account of my time in Afghanistan which will be republished (watch this space) by Indigo Dreams who is also publishing my first full length poetry collection in 2012. |
| Interests | Reading, walking, gardening when the weather is nice, cooking and eating - and writing of course. |
| Favorite movies | I like feel-good films, romantic comedies and hate car chases and blood and gore. |
| Favorite music | Trad jazz, The Stones, Queen, Billy Joel. |
| Favorite books | I read a lot of novels set in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, India. Closer to home: Margaret Elphinstone, Ian Rankin, Kate Atkins,Lousie Welsh, Zoe Strachan - the list could go on and on. Poetry: Edwin Morgan, Norman McCaig, Michael Male, Seamus Heaney |