Angus Peter Campbell

Angus Peter Campbell was born on South Uist. He moved to Oban to go to secondary school where he developed a love of literature studying under Iain Crichton Smith. As with several of the authors appearing in the Inverness Festival this year, he developed his literary interests studying under the Writer-in-Residence of Edinburgh University at the time, Sorley MacLean. Angus now lives in Skye, and has previously published a number of works in Gaelic. In 2001, he was awarded the Bardic Crown for Gaelic Poetry, as well as the Creative Scotland Award. His Gaelic novel An oidhche mus do sheol sinn (The Night Before We Sailed) was included in The List 100 Best Scottish Books of All Time. As well as being an author, Campbell has also worked in newspapers, radio and film, with a leading role in the Gaelic language feature film, Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle.