James Robertson
James Robertson was born in Kent in 1958, but grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire from the age of six. He studied history at Edinburgh University, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is a poet, translator and essayist, and has published four collections of short stories and six novels, which include Joseph Knight, The Testament of Gideon Mack and And the Land Lay Still. He also co-founded and is general editor of the Scots language children’s imprint Itchy Coo.
James Robertson was born in Kent in 1958, but grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire from the age of six. He studied history at Edinburgh University, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is a poet, translator and essayist, and has published four collections of short stories and six novels, which include Joseph Knight, The Testament of Gideon Mack and And the Land Lay Still. He also co-founded and is general editor of the Scots language children’s imprint Itchy Coo.