Bio:Linda Cracknell
Linda Cracknell is a Scottish nature writer.
Life
She was born in the Netherlands and raised in England. She studied at the University of Exeter and International Language Institute in Paris.[1]
Career
Cracknell's first collection, Life Drawing, was published in 2001. It was shortlisted for the Saltire First Book of the Year Award.
From 2002 to 2005, Cracknell was the writer-in-residence at Brownsbank Cottage, Hugh MacDiarmid's final home.
She published her second collection, The Searching Glance, in 2008. She has since published seven more books: A Wilder Vein (2009), The Beat of Heart Stones (2010), Following our Fathers (2012), Call of the Undertow (2013), Doubling Back (2014), The Other Side of the Stone (2021), and Writing Landscape (2023). Doubling Back was BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week for May 26–30, 2014.
In addition to her books, Cracknell has written radio plays for the BBC.
She was writer-in-residence at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children and George Watson's College.[2]
Works
- Life Drawing. 11/9 Publishing. 2001. ISBN 9781903238134.
- The Searching Glance. Salt Publishing. 2008. ISBN 9781844714414.
- The Beat of Heart Stones. Best Foot Books. 2010. ISBN 9780956245311.
- Following our Fathers: Two Journeys amongst Mountains. Best Foot Books. 2012. ISBN 9780956245328.
- Call of the Undertow. Freight Books. 2013. ISBN 9781908754301.
- Doubling Back: Ten Paths Trodden In Memory. Freight Books. 2014. ISBN 9781908754547.
- The Other Side of Stone. Taproot Press. 2021. ISBN 9781838080044. [3]
- Writing Landscape. Sarabande. 2023. ISBN 9781913393724.[4]
References
- ↑ "Linda Cracknell". Books from Scotland. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ↑ "Linda Cracknell". The Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ↑ "Book review: The Other Side of Stone, by Linda Cracknell". scotsman.com.
- ↑ "Book review: Writing Landscape, by Linda Cracknell". .scotsman.com.