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Paul Auster

One of my favourite writers, along with Kazuo Ishiguro (who doesn't have a website).  Wonderful, quirky evocations of American life, often centred on his beloved New York.  His novels are perhaps the only reason I'd have to go there.

Sickeningly talented and handsome young Scottish writer.  One to watch for his wit and sense of the absurd, he's going to exceptionally cool, popular and wealthy some day. 

Suhayl Saadi

Great writer, friend, critic, much needed voice of sanity and purveyor of cosmic delights beyond your wildest dreams: no, he isn't a drug dealer - just buy his books. A true Renaissance man.

Janice Galloway

One of the most multitalented, erudite, scarily brilliant writers in English today. No bookshelf should be without "The Trick is to Keep Breathing" at the very least.

Screenplay.com

Excellent screenwriters' resource site: articles, books, software, competitions, etc. I use their Movie Magic Screenwriter software, and it's brill! Downloadable demos available.

Edwin Morgan

Morgan is a giant. Witty, thought-provoking, supremely humane, he is, to my mind, the best poet writing in English alive today. And one of the nicest people too. Most of the writers I know idolise him - quite rightly.

Kathryn Heyman

Wonderful, perceptive Australian writer and a delightful person too. Formerly Writer-in-Residence in Renfrewshire, Kathryn has always been incredibly supportive of me. Now living in Oz with her lovely partner Richard and their children, she is a frequent visitor here, working often with Arvon. Read her books, you'll be amazed!

The Arvon Foundation

Excellent organisation promoting writers and writing through courses with world-class writers, including A.L.Kennedy, Edmund White, Arnold Wesker and even the great Tom Robinson on songwriting! I have incredibly fond but hazy memories of a week spent with Alison Kennedy and Bill Herbert at Moniack Mhor: sidesplittingly helpful stuff that helped me, Anne Donovan and several others onto the publishing circuit.

Arista Development

Essential stuff for screenwriters wishing to develop a project. I've attended one of their week-long courses in Denmark to develop "The Island" feature film script: their material is innovative, challenging and helpful. Highly recommended.