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==Awards==
==Awards==
He won an [[Eric Gregory Award]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.societyofauthors.org/eric-gregory-past-winners|title=Eric Gregory Past Winners|publisher=[[Society of Authors]]|accessdate=2011-04-23}}</ref> In 1985, Greig published an account of the successful ascent of the [[Muztagh Tower]], ''Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber'', which was shortlisted for the 1996 [[Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boardmantasker.com/site/other_years.htm#1996|title=Winning books, shortlisted books and other entries|publisher=[[Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516112607/http://www.boardmantasker.com/site/other_years.htm#1996|archivedate=16 May 2011|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref>
He won an [[Eric Gregory Award]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.societyofauthors.org/eric-gregory-past-winners|title=Eric Gregory Past Winners|publisher=[[Society of Authors]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327205725/http://societyofauthors.org/eric-gregory-past-winners|archive-date=27 March 2014|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 1985, Greig published an account of the successful ascent of the [[Muztagh Tower]], ''Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber'', which was shortlisted for the 1996 [[Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boardmantasker.com/site/other_years.htm#1996|title=Winning books, shortlisted books and other entries|publisher=[[Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516112607/http://www.boardmantasker.com/site/other_years.htm#1996|archivedate=16 May 2011|deadurl=yes|df=}}</ref>


His first novel, ''[[Electric Brae (novel)|Electric Brae: A Modern Romance]]'' (1992), was shortlisted for the McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year.<ref name="waterstones">{{cite web|url=http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=200000600|title=Andrew Greig|publisher=[[Waterstone's]]|accessdate=2011-04-23}}</ref> His next novel, ''[[The Return of John MacNab]]'' (1996) was shortlisted for the [[Romantic Novelists' Association]] Award.<ref name="waterstones"/> His fifth novel, ''[[In Another Light]]'' (2004), won the 2004 [[Saltire Society]] [[Saltire Society Literary Awards|Scottish Book of the Year Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.booksfromscotland.com/Books/Award-Winning-Scottish-Books/Saltire-Society-Literary-Awards|title=Saltire Society Literary Awards - Winning Books|publisher=BooksFromScotland.com|accessdate=2011-04-23}}</ref> ''Fair Helen'' was shortlisted for the [[Walter Scott Prize]] (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bordersbookfestival.org/walter-scott-prize/item/256-walter-scott-prize-2014-short-list |title=Walter Scott Prize Shortlist 2014 |publisher=Walter Scott Prize |author= |date=4 April 2014 |accessdate=27 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415074007/http://www.bordersbookfestival.org/walter-scott-prize/item/256-walter-scott-prize-2014-short-list |archivedate=15 April 2014 }}</ref>
His first novel, ''[[Electric Brae (novel)|Electric Brae: A Modern Romance]]'' (1992), was shortlisted for the McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year.<ref name="waterstones">{{cite web|url=http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=200000600|title=Andrew Greig|publisher=[[Waterstone's]]|accessdate=2011-04-23}}</ref> His next novel, ''[[The Return of John MacNab]]'' (1996) was shortlisted for the [[Romantic Novelists' Association]] Award.<ref name="waterstones"/> His fifth novel, ''[[In Another Light]]'' (2004), won the 2004 [[Saltire Society]] [[Saltire Society Literary Awards|Scottish Book of the Year Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.booksfromscotland.com/Books/Award-Winning-Scottish-Books/Saltire-Society-Literary-Awards|title=Saltire Society Literary Awards - Winning Books|publisher=BooksFromScotland.com|accessdate=2011-04-23}}</ref> ''Fair Helen'' was shortlisted for the [[Walter Scott Prize]] (2014).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bordersbookfestival.org/walter-scott-prize/item/256-walter-scott-prize-2014-short-list |title=Walter Scott Prize Shortlist 2014 |publisher=Walter Scott Prize |author= |date=4 April 2014 |accessdate=27 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415074007/http://www.bordersbookfestival.org/walter-scott-prize/item/256-walter-scott-prize-2014-short-list |archivedate=15 April 2014 }}</ref>

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For the Scottish goalkeeper, see Andy Greig.

Andrew Greig (born 23 September 1951) is a Scottish writer. He grew up in Anstruther, Fife. He studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and is a former Glasgow University Writing Fellow and Scottish Arts Council Scottish/Canadian Exchange Fellow[citation needed]. He lives in Orkney and Edinburgh and is married to author Lesley Glaister.[1]

Awards

He won an Eric Gregory Award in 1972.[2] In 1985, Greig published an account of the successful ascent of the Muztagh Tower, Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber, which was shortlisted for the 1996 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature.[3]

His first novel, Electric Brae: A Modern Romance (1992), was shortlisted for the McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year.[4] His next novel, The Return of John MacNab (1996) was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Award.[4] His fifth novel, In Another Light (2004), won the 2004 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award.[5] Fair Helen was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize (2014).[6]

Published work

Poetry

  • White Boats (with Catherine Lucy Czwerkawska) (1973)
  • Men On Ice (Canongate 1977)
  • Surviving Passages (Canongate 1982)
  • A Flame in your Heart (with Kathleen Jamie) (Bloodaxe 1987)
  • The Order of the Day (Bloodaxe 1989)
  • Western Swing (Bloodaxe c. 1993)
  • Into You (Bloodaxe 2000)
  • This Life, This Life (new and Selected Poems) (Bloodaxe 2006)
  • Getting Higher: The Complete Mountain Poems (Birlinn 2011)

Climbing

  • Men on Ice (1977)
  • Summit Fever: The Story of an Armchair Climber (1985)
  • Kingdoms of Experience: Everest, the Unclimbed Ridge (1986)
  • The Order of the Day (1990)

Non-Fiction

  • Preferred Lies: A Journey to the Heart of Scottish Golf (2006)
  • At the Loch of the Green Corrie (2010)

Fiction

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.umbrella2005.org.uk/speakers/LesleyGlaister.html[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Eric Gregory Past Winners". Society of Authors. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Winning books, shortlisted books and other entries". Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Andrew Greig". Waterstone's. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Saltire Society Literary Awards - Winning Books". BooksFromScotland.com. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Walter Scott Prize Shortlist 2014". Walter Scott Prize. 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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