Walter Perrie

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Walter Perrie (born 1949) is a Scottish poet, author, editor and critic. He has also published under the pseudonym Patrick MacCrimmon. [1]

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Education

Born in the village of Quarter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 5 June 1949, Walter Perrie was educated at the Hamilton Academy, and studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. [1] (He subsequently gained a further degree from the University of Stirling.)

Career

Since the 1970s, Walter Perrie has been a poet, editor, travel writer and contributor to numerous magazines and periodicals. Perrie was a founding co-editor in 1969 of the literary magazine Chapman (Chapman Publishing, Edinburgh), editing the magazine until 1975. Managing Editor, 1985–90, of Margin:International Arts Quarterly, Perrie has also been editor of Lines Review and, with John Herdman, Fras magazine. Scottish-Canadian Exchange Fellow at the University of British Columbia, Canada, 1984–85, Perrie is also a former Writer in Residence, University of Stirling (1991.). [2] [3] [4] He was a James Merrill Fellow in Stonington, CT in 2017.

Works

Perrie's published works include:

Contributions include to Scots Language and Literature (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979) [6] and to The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry. [2] [4] [7] [8] [9]

Awards

Winner in 1979 of the Society of Authors Eric Gregory Trust Award, [10] [11] Walter Perrie has been awarded Scottish Arts Council Bursaries in 1976, 1983, 1994 and 1999; the Book Awards, 1976 and 1983; the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award in 1987 and the Society of Authors Traveling Scholarship in 2000. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Trevor Royle (1984). "Perrie, Walter". Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 235. ISBN   978-1-349-07587-4.
  2. 1 2 3 Book:International Who's Who of Authors and Writers (Europa Publications, 2004) Retrieved 15 November 2010
  3. ↑ Scottish Poetry Library – list of publishers. Fras Publications Retrieved 15 November 2010
  4. 1 2 Scottish Poetry Library – biography, Walter Perrie Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 November 2010
  5. ↑ Scottish Arts Council Archive – poem of the month, February 2009. Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010
  6. ↑ ‘Scots Language and Literature’ (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979): contributor, Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010
  7. ↑ The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry (edited by Maurice Lindsay and Lesley Duncan) - Walter Perrie, contributor Retrieved 15 November 2010
  8. ↑ Europa Publications (2003). International Who's Who in Poetry 2004. Taylor & Francis. p. 258. ISBN   978-1-85743-178-0.
  9. ↑ Dunning Parish Historical Society Retrieved 15 November 2010
  10. ↑ Society of Authors, London The Eric Gregory Trust Fund Awards. Archive of winners Archived 8 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 November 2010
  11. ↑ 1979 in poetry. The Eric Gregory Award – Walter Perrie, winner, 1979 Retrieved 15 November 2010
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