Eleanor Livingstone

I am Scottish writer based in Fife. In the 1980s I became a writer, initially of fiction and non-fiction, then of poetry. I worked as a freelance creative writing tutor for more than ten years with the WEA and other adult education providers, offering classes in poetry and all types of prose writing.

For many years I was actively involved with Kaleidoscope, the Fife Women Writers group, and helped organise literary events in Fife and beyond. For five years from 2005 I held the post of Artistic Director with StAnza, Scotland's International Poetry Festival which takes place annually in St Andrews. Between 2010 and 2021 I was StAnza's Festival Director. Since retiring from StAnza I have worked with other festivals in different capacities.

My publications include: Surprising the Misses McRuvie (Red Squirrel Press, 2023), Even the Sea (Red Squirrel Press, 2010 & 2023), The Last King of Fife (HappenStance, 2005), A Sampler (HappenStance, 2008), and as editor: Skeins of Geese (Shed Press, 2008); Migraasje / Migration o wirds: versions in Scots and Shetlandic from Frisian (Stravaigers, 2008), Winning Poems (StAnza, 2014), Bridging the Continental Divide (StAnza, 2015); and The digital Necessarily Looking Backwards (StAnza, 2018).