Giles was brought up in Orkney and currently lives in Edinburgh.[4] They obtained a Master of Arts degree in Sustainable Development from the University of St Andrews in 2009, and another MA in Theatre Directing from the East 15 acting school.[5] In 2020 they successfully defended a PhD thesis at the University of Stirling."[6] Their supervisors were Kathleen Jamie and Scott Hames.[7]
In March 2020, Giles was one of 100 poets and writers who signed an open letter to the Scottish Poetry Library after the library declined to censure Scots feminist poets who did not recognise transgender people and their rights.[8]
Writing career
Giles became widely known after winning the 2009 BBC poetry slam[9] and has won or been shortlisted for other poetry awards since.[10] In particular, two volumes of their poetry, Tonguit (2015) and The Games, were shortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award. Tonguit was also shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection.[11] In October 2010, Giles co-founded Inky Fingers, a poetry and spoken-word performance collective in Edinburgh, that claimed in 2020 to be Edinburgh's oldest open-mic night still running.[12]
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