Andrew Greig (born 23 September 1951) is a Scottish writer. He was born in Bannockburn, near

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, and grew up in

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. He studied philosophy at the

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and is a former Glasgow University Writing Fellow and

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Scottish/Canadian Exchange Fellow. He lives in

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and

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and is married to author Lesley Glaister.

Awards

He won an Eric Gregory Award in 1972. In 1985, Greig published an account of the successful ascent of the

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in the

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. ''Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber'' was shortlisted for the 1996 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. His first novel, '' Electric Brae: A Modern Romance'' (1992), was shortlisted for the McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year. His next novel, '' The Return of John MacNab'' (1996) was shortlisted for the

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Award. His fifth novel, '' In Another Light'' (2004), won the 2004 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award. ''Fair Helen'' was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize (2014).

Published work

Poetry

*''White Boats'' (with Catherine Czerkawska) (1973) *''Men On Ice'' (Canongate 1977) *''Surviving Passages'' (Canongate 1982) *''A Flame in your Heart'' (with Kathleen Jamie) (Bloodaxe 1987) *''The Order of the Day'' (Bloodaxe 1989) *''Western Swing'' (Bloodaxe c. 1993) *''Into You'' (Bloodaxe 2000) *''This Life, This Life'' (new and Selected Poems) (Bloodaxe 2006) *''Getting Higher: The Complete Mountain Poems'' (Birlinn 2011)

Climbing

*''Men on Ice'' (1977) *''Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber'' (1985) *''Kingdoms of Experience: Everest, the Unclimbed Ridge'' (1986) *''The Order of the Day'' (1990)

Non-Fiction

*''Preferred Lies: A Journey to the Heart of Scottish Golf'' (2006) *''At the Loch of the Green Corrie'' (2010)

Fiction

*'' Electric Brae: A Modern Romance'' (1992) *'' The Return of John MacNab'' (1996) *'' When They Lay Bare'' (1999) *'' That Summer'' (2000) (published as ''The Clouds Above : A Novel of Love and War'' in some markets) *'' In Another Light'' (2004) *'' Romanno Bridge'' (2008) *''Fair Helen'' (2013) *''Rose Nicolson'' (2021)

Articles

*''A White Elephant in

'', in Lindsay, Maurice (ed.), ''The Scottish Review: Arts and Environment'' 32, November 1983,

References

External links

Andrew Greig's website

BAC entry

Interview with Andrew Greig (2 Dec 2010)