The Laughing playmate, and other stories by Scottish writers, 1992

by Brian McCabe

This is the 20th volume of short stories that includes both new and established Scottish writers. Contributors to this volume include Alan Spence (winner of the 1991 People's Prize), Iain Crichton Smith, Janet Paisley and Rosalind Brackenbury.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published August 3, 1992

About the author

Brian McCabe is a Scottish writer, tutor and editor, best known for his fine short stories and quirky poetry. Born in 1951, McCabe grew up near Edinburgh in a mining community. He studied Literature and Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, where he encountered other young writers such as Ron Butlin and Andrew Greig and was influenced by older Edinburgh poets such as Norman MacCaig and Robert Garioch. Along with Greig, Butlin and Liz Lochhead, McCabe was one of 'The Lost Poets', a rough collective which organised readings and other events in central Scotland in the early 1970s.