Jenny Lecoat

Jenny Lecoat

Jenny Lecoat Jenny Lecoat is a screenwriter and novelist. A former stand-up comic, presenter, actor and feature writer for newspapers and magazines, she has spent thirty years writing for a range of formats including feature film, television drama, sitcoms and sketch...
Eirinie Lapidaki

Eirinie Lapidaki

Eirinie Lapidaki Born in the north-east of England Eirinie read English Literature at St Andrews and completed her MLitt at Newcastle University, where she researched Victorian social reform poetry and the periodical press. Her debut novel, The Wives of Halcyon, is...
The estate of Alanna Knight

The estate of Alanna Knight

Alanna Knight Alanna Knight (1923–2020) was born on Tyneside of Scots-Irish parentage and remains one of the most popular authors in UK libraries. A leading crime writer, Alanna wrote three historical crime series: the Victorian detective Inspector Jeremy Faro, lady...
Flora Johnston

Flora Johnston

Flora Johnston Flora Johnston’s love of Scotland’s history began at St Andrews University and has included working at the National Museum of Scotland and a career in heritage interpretation, as well as writing several non-fiction books. Her debut novel What You Call...
James Jauncey

James Jauncey

James Jauncey James Jauncey grew up in Edinburgh and Perthshire and studied law at Aberdeen University. He spent much of his twenties travelling and working as a journalist and business writer. In the same year, at the age of 40, he moved back to Scotland and...