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 Alan Bissett
Born: 1975 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire
First Book: Boyracers (Polygon, 2001)
Awards: Short-listed in 2000 and long-listed in 1999, 2001 and 2002 for the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday Short Story Prize
Alan Bissett is the author of two novels, Boyracers (Polygon, 2001) and The Incredible Adam Spark (Hodder Headline, 2005), and editor of a collection of gothic short stories, Damage Land: New Scottish Gothic Fiction (Polygon, 2001). Both his novels are set in his hometown of Falkirk and combine elements of popular culture and socialist politics with Scottish vernacular and idiom. Linguistically influenced by novelists such as James Kelman, Irvine Welsh and Des Dillon, Bissett’s free-flowing prose is also reminiscent of the American Beat writers, in particular Jack Kerouac.
Born in Falkirk in 1975, Alan attended Falkirk High School before going on to gain a first-class degree in English Literature and Education at Stirling University. He then taught English in various secondary schools before returning to study at the University of Stirling. Boyracers and Damage Land: New Scottish Gothic Fiction were published by Polygon in 2001 and in the same year he graduated with a Masters in English Literature.
Following this second graduation and the success of Boyracers and Damage Land, he became a lecturer in creative writing at Bretton Hall College, part of the University of Leeds. It was during his three years there that he wrote The Incredible Adam Spark, which enjoyed considerable success and is currently being adapted as a feature film.
Alan’s 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. He was short-listed and long-listed for the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday Short Story Prize over four consecutive years.
Alan now lives in Glasgow. He teaches on the University of Glasgow’s MPhil creative writing course and is currently writing his third novel.
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