 | Alan Bissett Alan Bissett was born in Falkirk in 1975. He is the author of two novels: Boyracers (Polygon, 2001) and The Incredible Adam Spark (Headline Review, 2005). He also edited the anthology Damage Land: New Scottish Gothic Fiction. His short stories have appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies, including Chapman, Product and The Hope that Kills Us: an anthology of Scottish Football Fiction. In 2000 he was shortlisted for the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday short story prize. He has a BA (Hons) and MLitt in English from the University of Stirling, and taught English in secondary schools before becoming a novelist. A former lecturer in creative writing at the University of Leeds, he is currently tutor on the MPhil in Creative Writing at University of Glasgow. |