Andrew Greig (born 23 September 1951) is a Scottish writer. He was born in Bannockburn, near Stirling, [1] and grew up in Anstruther, Fife. He studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and is a former Glasgow University Writing Fellow and Scottish Arts Council Scottish/Canadian Exchange Fellow[ citation needed]. He lives in Orkney and Edinburgh and is married to author Lesley Glaister. [2]
He won an Eric Gregory Award in 1972. [3] In 1985, Greig published an account of the successful ascent of the Muztagh Tower in the Himalayas. Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber was shortlisted for the 1996 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. [4]
His first novel, Electric Brae: A Modern Romance (1992), was shortlisted for the McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year. [5] His next novel, The Return of John MacNab (1996) was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Award. [5] His fifth novel, In Another Light (2004), won the 2004 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award. [6] Fair Helen was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize (2014). [7]
Andrew Greig (born 23 September 1951) is a Scottish writer. He was born in Bannockburn, near Stirling, [1] and grew up in Anstruther, Fife. He studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and is a former Glasgow University Writing Fellow and Scottish Arts Council Scottish/Canadian Exchange Fellow[ citation needed]. He lives in Orkney and Edinburgh and is married to author Lesley Glaister. [2]
He won an Eric Gregory Award in 1972. [3] In 1985, Greig published an account of the successful ascent of the Muztagh Tower in the Himalayas. Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber was shortlisted for the 1996 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. [4]
His first novel, Electric Brae: A Modern Romance (1992), was shortlisted for the McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year. [5] His next novel, The Return of John MacNab (1996) was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Award. [5] His fifth novel, In Another Light (2004), won the 2004 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award. [6] Fair Helen was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize (2014). [7]