Allan Radcliffe

Allan Radcliffe
Allan Radcliffe at the launch of Blurred Faces, Blackwell's, Edinburgh, 2025.

Allan Radcliffe (born 1976) is a Scottish novelist, journalist and editor. He is the author of The Old Haunts and Blurred Faces, both published by Fairlight Books. He is currently a theatre critic for The Times and an editor for New Writing Scotland, an annual anthology of poetry and prose.

Biography

Radcliffe was born in Perth, Scotland and has an MA from the University of Glasgow. He has lived for several years in South Queensferry with his partner and son. His short stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. His novels explore themes of grief, memory, queer politics and love and intimacy between men.

Acclaim and awards

Radcliffe's debut novel The Old Haunts was shortlisted for the McKitterick Prize 2024 and for the First Book of the Year at Scotland's National Book Awards 2024. The novel was adapted as a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime. The follow-up, Blurred Faces, was an Irish Independent Best Book of 2025. In 2009, he won a New Writers Award from the Scottish Book Trust.

Novels

References

  1. ↑ "Allan Radcliffe, author of Blurred Faces and The Old Haunts". www.allanradcliffe.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "Allan Radcliffe – Contributor". www.thetimes.co.uk. The Times.
  3. ↑ "New Writing Scotland 44". www.asls.org.uk. Association for Scottish Literature.
  4. ↑ Radcliffe, Allan. "About Allan Radcliffe — Scottish Author and Journalist". Allan Radcliffe. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  5. 1 2 "Allan Radcliffe, author of Blurred Faces". Fairlight Books. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Short Works, Hearts in Lattes". BBC. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  7. ↑ "Grief, memory and inescapable politics: Allan Radcliffe on his debut novel". The National. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  8. ↑ Anderson, Porter (2024-06-04). "The UK's Society of Authors 2024 Portfolio: £140,000 of Shortlists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  9. ↑ "The Saltire Society Literary Awards 2024 Shortlist". The Saltire Society. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  10. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - The Old Haunts by Allan Radcliffe". BBC. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  11. ↑ "Rick O'Shea's best books of 2025: Great reads you might have missed this year". Irish Independent. 2025-12-20. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
  12. ↑ "Previous New Writers awardees". Scottish Book Trust. Retrieved 2026-07-26.