About

Calum L. MacLeòid is a writer, born and raised in Inverness. His first novel, A’ Togail an t-Srùbain, was shortlisted for the Saltire Literary Award for Best Debut Novel in 2018. In 2019, Bradan Press published Bhon Phlateau dhan a’ Chladach, a collection of poems mostly written while he lived in Montreal between 2016 and 2019. During this time, he also wrote his second novel Fon Choill about the story of the Megantic Outlaw. This won Novel of the Year at the Gaelic Literary Awards 2021.

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In 2019, Calum received a bursary from Playwrights’ Studio Scotland for new drama writers and began working on Stornoway, Quebec. As part of this award he was mentored by Douglas Maxwell. In 2021, he was chosen by Theatre Gu Leòr to be part of their programme LAS to develop the script with professional support from dramaturg Lynda Radley. Calum lives in Dingwall with his wife and three children. He works as a news reporter at the BBC.