Amy Liptrot
2016 Shortlist
Amy Liptrot has published her work with various magazines, journals and blogs and has written a regular column for Caught by the River, out of which ‘The Outrun’ emerged. As well as writing for her local newspaper, ‘Orkney Today’, and editing the University of Edinburgh’s student newspaper, Amy has worked as an artist’s model, a trampolinist and in a shellfish factory. This is her first book.
Wellcome Book Prize Achievement
The Outrun
