Emma Grae has been writing in Scots since she was a student at Strathclyde University
Emma, who has been writing in Scots since she was a student at Strathclyde University, triumphed at the Scots Language Awards 2022, for her novel Be Guid Tae Yer Mammy.Emma said:"Be Guid Tae Yer Mammy explores the use of Scots across the generations. I used the language to solidify the strong identities that carry this cross-generational story of dreams lost and won.”
The novel is the story of Kate and her Granny Jean, who have nothing in common. Jean’s great claim to fame is raising her weans without two pennies to rub together, and Kate’s an aspiring scriptwriter whose anxiety has her stuck in bad thought after bad thought.star and came a hairsbreadth away from making it a reality. But when the family starts to fall apart both women must face their demons...
Emma has previously written for Cosmopolitan, the Huffington Post and the Metro and has had her fiction and poetry published in journals including The Honest Ulsterman, From Glasgow to Saturn and The Open Mouse.
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