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Laura Marney (born 20th century) is a Scottish novelist and short-story writer.
Biography
[edit]The author of five novels and numerous short stories, Marney is a member of the Glasgow G7 group of writers (Alan Bissett, Nick Brookes, Rodge Glass, Laura Marney, Alison Miller, Zoë Strachan and Louise Welsh).[1]
Born and brought up in Glasgow, Marney co-founded a theatre group Theatre Raskolnikov there.[2] Since "nobody else could be bothered", she also began writing scripts for the company.[3]
Marney is a graduate of the MLitt course in creative writing at the University of Glasgow, and now teaches there.[4]
Her writing has been described as black humour.[5] She also writes for radio.[6]
Marney tutored Leela Soma, one of the 21 writers and 21 artists commissioned by Glasgow Women's Library in 2012 to create work to celebrate the 21st birthday of the organisation.[citation needed]
Novels
[edit]- No Wonder I Take a Drink (2004)
- Nobody Loves a Ginger Baby (2005)
- Only Strange People Go to Church (2006)
- My Best Friend Has Issues (2008)
- For Faughie's Sake (2014)
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ MacLeod, Heather (20 September 2005). "The Book Group" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2006.
- ↑ Robinson, David (3 July 2004). "All you have to do is". The Scotsman.
- ↑ Barcelona Review interview, 2005
- ↑ "Authors > Laura Marney". Saraband. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ↑ Laura Marney cited by Jenny Brown in "Dark and dour Scottish writing 'needs sexing up'". The Scotsman. 28 February 2005.
- ↑ "Laura Marney". Books from Scotland. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
External links
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- Interview in The Scotsman, (2004)
- Interview in Barcelona Review, (2005)
- Radio interview (2009)[permanent dead link]
- Short story: The Taste of Women, Mad Hatters Review, No.7, February 2007
- Short story: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, Glasgow 2020
- Short story: And the winner is, Barcelona Review, Issue 50, October – December 2005
- Creative Writing at Glasgow University
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