| Synopsis: |
A compilation of short fiction, non-fiction and poetry by women - both established writers and newcomers - who live in or otherwise 'belong to' Scotland. This unique collection of new work reflects the diversity of voices who are writing about what it is to be a woman in contemporary Scotland - and the diversity of their experiences. The writing in Cleave also reflects the diversity of language and dialect from around the country - from the Northern and Western Isles through the Highlands, eastwards to Aberdeen, and all across the central belt to Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond.It includes pieces by: Patricia Ace, Dorothy Baird, Meg Bateman, Pamela Beasant, Sheena Blackhall, Sharon Blackie, Celaen Chapman, Regi Claire, Linda Cracknell, Alison Craig, Meaghan Delahunt, Margaret Elphinstone, Alison Flett, Yvonne Gray, Kirsty Gunn, Mandy Haggith, Sylvia Hays, Joy Hendry, Laureen Johnson, Jackie Kay, Morag MacInnes, Anne Macleod, Laura Marney, Lesley McDowell, Anne Morrison, Erica Munro, Alison Napier, Agnes Owens, Janet Paisley, Pauline Prior-Pitt, Elizabeth Reeder, Cynthia Rogerson, Dilys Rose, Gerda Stevenson, Susan Sellers, and Sheila Templeton. |