| Magi Gibson | |
| Birth Date: | 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Poet and children's author |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Alma Mater: | Glasgow University |
| Notable Works: | Graffiti in Red Lipstick, Wild Women of a Certain Age, Strange Fish, Kicking Back, Washing Hugh MacDiarmid's Socks |
| Spouse: | Ian Macpherson |
| Awards: | Scotland on Sunday/Women 2000 Writing Prize, Stirling Open Poetry prize |
Magi Gibson (1953) is a Scottish poet and children's author.[1]
Gibson was born in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, in 1953. She studied French and German Literature at the University of Glasgow.
In 2000, Gibson won the Scotland on Sunday/Women 2000 Writing Prize, with her sequence The Senile Dimension, 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, has been the recipient of three Scottish Arts Council Creative Writing Fellowships, and a Royal Literary Fund Fellowship.
Gibson has also published a series of children's novels, Seriously Sassy.[5]
Gibson lives in Glasgow and is married to comedy novelist Ian Macpherson.[6]