Walter Perrie Explained

Walter Perrie (born 1949) is a Scottish poet, author, editor and critic. He has also published under the pseudonym Patrick MacCrimmon.[1]

Education

Born in the village of Quarter, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 5 June 1949, Walter Perrie was educated at the Hamilton Academy, and studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.[1] (He subsequently gained a further degree from the University of Stirling.)

Career

Since the 1970s, Walter Perrie has been a poet, editor, travel writer and contributor to numerous magazines and periodicals. Perrie was a founding co-editor in 1969 of the literary magazine Chapman (Chapman Publishing, Edinburgh), editing the magazine until 1975. Managing Editor, 1985–90, of Margin:International Arts Quarterly, Perrie has also been editor of Lines Review and, with John Herdman, Fras magazine. Scottish-Canadian Exchange Fellow at the University of British Columbia, Canada, 1984–85, Perrie is also a former Writer in Residence, University of Stirling (1991.)[2] [3] [4] . He was a James Merrill Fellow in Stonington, CT in 2017.

Works

Perrie's published works include:

Contributions include to Scots Language and Literature (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979)[6] and to The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry.[7] [8] [9]

Awards

Winner in 1979 of the Society of Authors Eric Gregory Trust Award,[10] [11] Walter Perrie has been awarded Scottish Arts Council Bursaries in 1976, 1983, 1994 and 1999; the Book Awards, 1976 and 1983; the Ingram Merrill Foundation Award in 1987 and the Society of Authors Traveling Scholarship in 2000.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Trevor Royle. Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. https://books.google.com/books?id=SDJdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA235. 1984. Macmillan International Higher Education. 978-1-349-07587-4. 235. Perrie, Walter.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=phhhHT64kIMC&dq=Walter+Perrie+writer+author+poet&pg=PA439 Book:International Who's Who of Authors and Writers (Europa Publications, 2004)
  3. http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/magazines/magazines/?StartRow=41&PageNum=3 Scottish Poetry Library – list of publishers. Fras Publications
  4. http://www.spl.org.uk/best-poems_2005/perrie.htm Scottish Poetry Library – biography, Walter Perrie
  5. http://www.scottisharts.org.uk/1/artsinscotland/scots/archive/poemfebruary2009.aspx Scottish Arts Council Archive – poem of the month, February 2009. Walter Perrie
  6. http://www.gusbooks.com/?page=shop/browse&category_id=13 ‘Scots Language and Literature’ (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979): contributor, Walter Perrie
  7. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edinburgh-Book-Twentieth-century-Scottish-Poetry/dp/toc/074862015X The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry (edited by Maurice Lindsay and Lesley Duncan) - Walter Perrie, contributor
  8. Book: Europa Publications. International Who's Who in Poetry 2004. 2003. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-85743-178-0. 258.
  9. http://www.dunning.uk.net/news/1to36/mag22.html Dunning Parish Historical Society
  10. http://www.societyofauthors.org/eric-gregory-past-winners Society of Authors, London The Eric Gregory Trust Fund Awards. Archive of winners
  11. [1979 in poetry#United Kingdom 2|1979 in poetry. The Eric Gregory Award – Walter Perrie, winner, 1979]

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