Magi Gibson
Born1953
Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
OccupationPoet and children's author
NationalityScottish
Alma materGlasgow University
Notable worksGraffiti in Red Lipstick,
Wild Women of a Certain Age,
Strange Fish,
Kicking Back,
Washing Hugh MacDiarmid's Socks
Notable awardsScotland on Sunday/Women 2000 Writing Prize,
Stirling Open Poetry prize
SpouseIan Macpherson
Website
www.magigibson.co.uk

Magi Gibson (1953) is a Scottish poet and children's author.[1]

Early life and education

Gibson was born in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, in 1953. She studied French and German Literature at the University of Glasgow.[1]

Career

In 2000, Gibson won the Scotland on Sunday/Women 2000 Writing Prize, with her sequence The Senile Dimension,[1] and has also won the Stirling Open Poetry prize.[2] In 2007, she was the Writer in Residence at Glasgow's Gallery of Modern Art.[3] From 2009 to 2012, Gibson held the position of Makar for the City of Stirling, the first person to hold the title in 500 years.[4] She was a Reader in Residence at Glasgow Women's Library,[2] has been the recipient of three Scottish Arts Council Creative Writing Fellowships, and a Royal Literary Fund Fellowship.[3]

Gibson has also published a series of children's novels, Seriously Sassy.[5]

Personal life

Gibson lives in Glasgow and is married to comedy novelist Ian Macpherson.[6]

Works

Poetry collections

  • Kicking Back (Taranis Books, 1993); ISBN 978-1873899656
  • Strange Fish (with Helen Lamb) (Duende Poetry, 1997); ISBN 978-1900537032
  • Wild Women of a Certain Age (Chapman Publishing, 2000); ISBN 978-0906772959
  • Graffiti in Red Lipstick (Curly Snake, 2003); ISBN 978-1902141039
  • Washing Hugh MacDiarmid's Socks (Luath Press, 2017) ISBN 978-1910745861
  • I like Your Hat (Luath Press, 2020); ISBN 978-1913025731

Poetry pamphlets

Plays

Children's Books

  • Seriously Sassy (Puffin, 2009); ISBN 978-0141324647
  • Seriously Sassy, Pinch me, I'm Dreaming (Puffin, 2009); ISBN 978-0141324654
  • Seriously Sassy, Crazy Days, Puffin (Puffin, 2010); ISBN 978-0141324661

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Magi Gibson | Poetry | Scottish Poetry Library". www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "NEW POETRY BY MAGI GIBSON". Glasgow Review of Books. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Magi Gibson | Books from Scotland". Books from Scotland. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Row breaks out after Stirling names first ever Makar". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Magi Gibson". www.saltiresociety.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Coronavirus: Bringing poets together to share a 'storm of emotions'". BBC News. 23 April 2020.
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