Mu (About)
Tha Alistair Paul stèidhichte air Eilean Arainn ged as ann à Glaschu a tha e bho thùs. 'S e an ùidh a bh’ aige ann an eachdraidh agus cultar Eilein Arainn a thug air a’ Ghàidhlig ionnsachadh agus, an ceann ùine a chleadhadh ann an dòigh chruthachail. Anns a chuid sgrìobhaidh bidh e a' tarraing air dòighean-aithris traidiseanta agus dualchas an eilein gus suathadh ri cuspairean ùr nosach leithid na dàimhean eadar daoine, tinneas inntinn agus fèin aithne.
Bhuannaich an obair aige duais Làmh-sgrìobhainn as Fheàrr do dh’Inbhich ann an 2020 agus bhuannaich e Duais Sgrìobhadairean Ùra sa Ghàidhlig bho Chomhairle nan Leabhraichean agus an Scottish Book Trust ann an 2018. A thilleadh air sin tha an sgrìobhadh aige air nochdadh seachd tursan air geàrr-liostaichean nan Duaisean Litreachais. Tha an obair aige air nochdadh ann am Poblach Nam Bàrd, Dàna, Tuath, Northwords Now, Steall agus New Writing Scotland.
Alistair Paul is based in the Isle of Arran, although he is originally from Glasgow. His fascination with Arran’s history and culture prompted him to learn Gaelic and eventually to use the language creatively. He is interested in traditional story-telling techniques and weaves these into contemporary themes in his writing.
He won the Best Unpublished Manuscript for Adults at the Gaelic Literature Awards 2020 and his work has been shortlisted for the Gaelic Literature Awards a total of seven times. In 2018 he was awarded the Gaelic New Writers Award by the Gaelic Book Council and Scottish Book Trust. His writing has appeared in; Dàna, The Poets' Republic, Tuath, Northwords Now, Steall and New Writing Scotland
Bhuannaich an obair aige duais Làmh-sgrìobhainn as Fheàrr do dh’Inbhich ann an 2020 agus bhuannaich e Duais Sgrìobhadairean Ùra sa Ghàidhlig bho Chomhairle nan Leabhraichean agus an Scottish Book Trust ann an 2018. A thilleadh air sin tha an sgrìobhadh aige air nochdadh seachd tursan air geàrr-liostaichean nan Duaisean Litreachais. Tha an obair aige air nochdadh ann am Poblach Nam Bàrd, Dàna, Tuath, Northwords Now, Steall agus New Writing Scotland.
Alistair Paul is based in the Isle of Arran, although he is originally from Glasgow. His fascination with Arran’s history and culture prompted him to learn Gaelic and eventually to use the language creatively. He is interested in traditional story-telling techniques and weaves these into contemporary themes in his writing.
He won the Best Unpublished Manuscript for Adults at the Gaelic Literature Awards 2020 and his work has been shortlisted for the Gaelic Literature Awards a total of seven times. In 2018 he was awarded the Gaelic New Writers Award by the Gaelic Book Council and Scottish Book Trust. His writing has appeared in; Dàna, The Poets' Republic, Tuath, Northwords Now, Steall and New Writing Scotland