Riptide book summary

This diverse collection of new fiction and poetry from the Highlands and Islands showcases the work both of established writers and of new names to watch.

Contributors: Pam Beasant, Sharon Blackie, Robert Davidson, Angus Dunn, Eva Faber, Alison Flett, Yvonne Gray, John Glenday, Clio Gray, Andrew Greig, Nicky Guthrie, Mandy Haggith, Morag Henderson, Elyse Jamieson, Laureen Johnson, David Knowles, Morag MacInnes, Anne Macleod, Kevin MacNeil, Daibhidh Martin, John McGill, Donald Murray, Alison Napier, Pauline Prior-Pitt, Joanna Ramsey, Cynthia Rogerson, David Ross, Mark Ryan Smith, and Peter Urpeth.

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Praise for Riptide:

‘...a force of creation, the kind of irresistible tide into which we should all dip.’ The Scotsman

‘...A remarkable production. The fiction explores states of mind; family dynamics; and the quirkier, even Gothic, byways of experience. There is poetry of intelligent intensity, of quiet emotional power, and of courageous but disciplined imagination; and also poetry where a lively ingenuity of image is the most visible thing.’ NorthWords Now

About the Editors

Sharon Blackie and David Knowles are partners in Two Ravens Press Ltd. They live in a croft on the shores of Loch Broom, near Ullapool, with a growing collection of livestock. Sharon is a former psychologist specialising in the use of creative imagination techniques, and is a published writer of both fiction and non-fiction. Her first novel, The Long Delirious Burning Blue, was published by Two Ravens Press in 2008. She is also editor of the anthology Cleave: New Writing by Women in Scotland, to be published by Two Ravens Press in June 2008. David is a fast-jet pilot and writes poetry.

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