Dilys Rose
Encyclopedia
Dilys Rose is a Scottish
poet and fiction writer, born in 1954 in Glasgow
and now based in Edinburgh
. She has been teaching Creative Writing at Edinburgh University since 2001.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
poet and fiction writer, born in 1954 in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and now based in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. She has been teaching Creative Writing at Edinburgh University since 2001.
Poetry
- Madame Doubtfire's Dilemma, Chapman, 1989
- When I Wear My Leopard Hat: Poems for Young Children (illustrated by Gill Allan) Scottish Children's Press, 1997
- Lure Chapman, 2003
- Bodywork Luath, 2007
Fiction
- Our Lady of the Pickpockets, Secker & Warburg, 1989
- Red Tides, Secker & Warburg, 1993
- War Dolls, Headline Review, 1998
- Pest Maiden, Headline Review, 1999 - "wonderfully strange and understated"
- Lord of Illusions, Luath Press, 2005 - "proves adept at swiftly establishing a mood"
- Selected Stories, Luath Press, 2005