Writer, Filmmaker, Mother, Grandmother
Delighted to say my prizewinning story Keel is now available to read online in issue 38 of Impspired Magazine. The physical book version of the collection of wonderful stories and poetry will be published in January 2027. There's some lovely work in the issue so grab and cuppa, shut off the world (although to be… Continue reading Time for a story
An announcement below about a brilliant book I am honoured to be writing for Glasgow City FC! Watching Women Win - The Story of the Women who Built Scotland’s Most Successful Football Club, is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It is the story of two incredible women who have consistently broken down gender… Continue reading Watching Women Win!
I'm chuffed to have an essay included in Issue 41 of Nutmeg, the brilliant quarterly magazine about Scottish football. My piece, entitled, And if you know the history... draws on research I undertook with women Celtic supporters and asks why so few women write about the history of the football club they love. The respondents… Continue reading Nutmeg Magazine
I'm delighted to say that my short story Keel, an abridged narrative drawn from my as yet unpublished novel of the same name, has been announced as the trophy winner of the Impsired Soundwaves writing competition. The story is about female friendship and male coercive control and I will be performing it at a showcase… Continue reading Short story winner!
The Scotland Now! Phone Portrait Awards 2026 photography competition, run by Scottish Arts Trust, has recently announced its shortlist. The shortlisted entries will be part of an exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery - Portrait in the flesh. The exhibition opens on Saturday 28 November and runs to Sunday 11 April. And... an image I… Continue reading Scottish Portrait Awards…
I successfully managed to find a host of reasons to celebrate my PhD journey - first draft, submission, Viva, qualification award....(and why not, it's important to mark each milestone!) but last week was the last one. The final hurrah. The graduation day at the University of Stirling. I actually wasn't sure I wanted to attend… Continue reading The final hurrah.
The first Celtic history conference was held yesterday (Saturday 6th June) at Celtic Park. As one of the conference organisers we believe this is first conference of its kind of any single football club, so it was a day of making history.The conference itself went incredibly well, kicked off by former Celtic player Tosh McKinlay… Continue reading The inaugural Celtic history conference.
The day finally came; my PhD qualification has been awarded!! This is the final update in my PhD journey. It's a strange feeling... euphoria, obviously, and also an incredible sense of achievement for a working-class girl who was the first in her family to go to university. Three degrees and thirty years later and I… Continue reading Dr. Margot McCuaig
The day of the viva finally came and I am delighted to say that on Wednesday the 12th of November I passed! The viva, held by the examination committee at the University of Stirling, was robust and intense. I have some amendments to make, but to say I'm pleased to have passed is an understatement.… Continue reading Viva voce!
I'm really excited to be featuring on a panel at the Aye Write Book festival, following the publication of Women Who Dared, From the Famous to the Forgotten, published by Edinburgh University Press. 'This is a vibrant, defiant and deeply human collection of stories about women who have made history - even if history hasn't… Continue reading Aye Write book festival
