Norman Harper (born 7 September 1957) is an author, book editor, journalist and broadcaster, and for 27 years was a writer, features editor, and latterly leader-writer and
columnist
A columnist is a person who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Column (periodical), Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs. They take the ...
with the Scottish newspaper, the ''
Press and Journal
''The Press and Journal'' is a daily regional newspaper serving northern and Highland Scotland including the cities of Aberdeen and Inverness. Established in 1747, it is Scotland's oldest daily newspaper, and one of the longest-running newspape ...
''. He is the author of the successful ''Stronach'' book series and ''Spik o the Place'', and co-author (with
Robbie Shepherd) of four anthologies of anecdotes relating to the
Doric dialect of the North East of
Scotland
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, published by
Canongate Books
Canongate Books (trading as Canongate) is an independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
It is named after the Canongate area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prize winning novel '' Life of Pi'' (2001 ...
and
Birlinn
The birlinn () or West Highland galley was a wooden vessel propelled by sail and oar, used extensively in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland from the Middle Ages on. Variants of the name in English and Scots language, Lowland Scots inc ...
as the Dash o Doric series.
He was convicted of possession of indecent images of children at Aberdeen Sherriff Court on 28 February 2018.
Publications
*Harper, Norman, ''Stronach, Volume 1'' (
SML, 1992)
*Harper, Norman, ''Stronach, Volume 2'' (SML, 1993)
*Harper, Norman, ''Stronach, Volume 3'' (SML, 1994)
*Harper, Norman, ''A Dash o Doric'' (
Canongate Books
Canongate Books (trading as Canongate) is an independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
It is named after the Canongate area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prize winning novel '' Life of Pi'' (2001 ...
, 1995) with
Robbie Shepherd
*Harper, Norman, ''Anither Dash o Doric'' (
Canongate Books
Canongate Books (trading as Canongate) is an independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
It is named after the Canongate area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prize winning novel '' Life of Pi'' (2001 ...
, 1996) with
Robbie Shepherd
*Harper, Norman, ''First Daily'' (AJL, 1997)
*Harper, Norman, ''Spik o the Place'' (
Canongate Books
Canongate Books (trading as Canongate) is an independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
It is named after the Canongate area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prize winning novel '' Life of Pi'' (2001 ...
, 1998)
*Harper, Norman, ''Weeks in the Howe'' (AJL, 1999)
*Harper, Norman, ''Fortnights'' (AJL, 2001)
*Harper, Norman, ''Dash o Doric: The Hale Lot'' (
Birlinn
The birlinn () or West Highland galley was a wooden vessel propelled by sail and oar, used extensively in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland from the Middle Ages on. Variants of the name in English and Scots language, Lowland Scots inc ...
, 2003) with
Robbie Shepherd
*Harper, Norman, ''Stronach, Volume 4'' (
Birlinn
The birlinn () or West Highland galley was a wooden vessel propelled by sail and oar, used extensively in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland from the Middle Ages on. Variants of the name in English and Scots language, Lowland Scots inc ...
, 2003)
*Harper, Norman, ''Dash o Doric: One for the Road'' (
Birlinn
The birlinn () or West Highland galley was a wooden vessel propelled by sail and oar, used extensively in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland from the Middle Ages on. Variants of the name in English and Scots language, Lowland Scots inc ...
, 2004) with
Robbie Shepherd
*Harper, Norman, ''Eighty Glorious Years'' (SML, 2008)
*Harper, Norman, ''Spikkin Doric'' (
Birlinn
The birlinn () or West Highland galley was a wooden vessel propelled by sail and oar, used extensively in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland from the Middle Ages on. Variants of the name in English and Scots language, Lowland Scots inc ...
, 2009)
References
Scottish writers
Living people
1957 births
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