Magi Gibson (1953) is a Scottish poet and children's author.[1]
Magi Gibson | |
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| Born | 1953 Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Occupation | Poet and children's author |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Glasgow University |
| Notable works | Graffiti in Red Lipstick, Wild Women of a Certain Age, Strange Fish, Kicking Back, Washing Hugh MacDiarmid's Socks |
| Notable awards | Scotland on Sunday/Women 2000 Writing Prize, Stirling Open Poetry prize |
| Spouse | Ian Macpherson |
| Website | |
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Early life and education
editGibson was born in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, in 1953. She studied French and German Literature at the University of Glasgow.[1]
Career
editIn 2000, Gibson won the Scotland on Sunday/Women 2000 Writing Prize, with her sequence The Senile Dimension,[1] and has also won the Stirling Open Poetry prize.[2] In 2007, she was the Writer in Residence at Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art.[3] From 2009 to 2012, Gibson held the position of Makar for the City of Stirling, the first person to hold the title in 500 years.[4] She was a Reader in Residence at Glasgow Women's Library,[2] has been the recipient of three Scottish Arts Council Creative Writing Fellowships, and a Royal Literary Fund Fellowship.[3]
Gibson has also published a series of children's novels, Seriously Sassy.[5]
Personal life
editGibson lives in Glasgow and is married to comedy novelist Ian Macpherson.[6]
Works
editPoetry collections
edit- Kicking Back (Taranis Books, 1993); ISBN 978-1873899656
- Strange Fish (with Helen Lamb) (Duende Poetry, 1997); ISBN 978-1900537032
- Wild Women of a Certain Age (Chapman Publishing, 2000); ISBN 978-0906772959
- Graffiti in Red Lipstick (Curly Snake, 2003); ISBN 978-1902141039
- Washing Hugh MacDiarmid's Socks (Luath Press, 2017) ISBN 978-1910745861
- I like Your Hat (Luath Press, 2020); ISBN 978-1913025731
Poetry pamphlets
edit- Premier Results (with Brian Whittingham)
- Death of a Wife
Plays
edit- One Foot in the Cuckoo's Nest (with Ian Macpherson) BBC Radio 4, 2006
- Our Boys, 2016
Children's Books
edit- Seriously Sassy (Puffin, 2009); ISBN 978-0141324647
- Seriously Sassy, Pinch me, I'm Dreaming (Puffin, 2009); ISBN 978-0141324654
- Seriously Sassy, Crazy Days, Puffin (Puffin, 2010); ISBN 978-0141324661
References
edit- ^ a b c "Magi Gibson | Poetry | Scottish Poetry Library". www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "NEW POETRY BY MAGI GIBSON". Glasgow Review of Books. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Magi Gibson | Books from Scotland". Books from Scotland. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Row breaks out after Stirling names first ever Makar". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Magi Gibson". www.saltiresociety.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Bringing poets together to share a 'storm of emotions'". BBC News. 23 April 2020.