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Stuart Johnstone is the author of the Don Colyear crime series. As well as crime fiction, Stuart also likes to write in other genres, including dystopian and horror. His big break came when he found himself published alongside one of his literary heroes, Stephen King.
He lives in Edinburgh where he runs a crazy little shop for dogs, which keeps him busy when he’s not writing. He boasts the most bizarre CV, including ten years as a police officer. This comes in quite handy with the crime fiction.
Stuart has completed a BA and MA in Creative Writing.
Aberdeen City; Aberdeenshire; Angus; Argyll and Bute; Clackmannanshire; Dumfries and Galloway; Dundee; East Ayrshire; East Dunbartonshire; East Lothian; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh City; Falkirk; Fife; Glasgow City; Highland; Inverclyde; Midlothian; Moray; Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles); North Ayrshire; North Lanarkshire; Orkney Islands; Perth and Kinross; Renfrewshire; Scottish Borders; Shetland; South Ayrshire; South Lanarkshire; Stirling; West Dunbartonshire; West Lothian
Events will deliver
Panel event; Reading; Residency; Talk
Audience will work with
English as an additional language (EAL)
Topics of work
Biography & memoir; Crime fiction; Editing & editing your own work; Horror; Mystery & thriller; Publishing & getting published
