Bernard MacLaverty

Born in Belfast, Bernard MacLaverty moved to Scotland in 1975 and now lives in Glasgow. His first novels, Lamb (1980) and Cal (1983), were produced as films, and were followed by Grace Notes (1997), which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and The Anatomy School (2001). MacLaverty's short story collections are Secrets, A Time to Dance, The Great Profundo, Walking the Dog, and, most recently, Matters of Life & Death (2006). MacLaverty has written versions of his fiction for other media - radio plays, television plays, screenplays - and he has written and directed a short film, Bye-Child, for which he received the BAFTA Scotland Best First Director Award in 2004. Named Scottish Writer of the Year in 1988, Bernard MacLaverty teaches Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen. He is a member of Aosdána. For further information, please visit www.bernardmaclaverty.com.