Walter Perrie

Walter Perrie, Edinburgh, September 2026

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

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. He subsequently gained an MPhil 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. He 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 since 2004. 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.). 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) and to The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry.

Awards

Winner in 1979 of the Society of Authors Eric Gregory Trust Award, 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.

References

  1. 1 2 Trevor Royle (1984). "Perrie, Walter". Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. Macmillan International Higher Education. p. 235. ISBN 978-1-349-07587-4.
  2. 1 2 Mackintosh, Jim, Riach, Alan, & Robertson, James (eds.) (2026), Ayont the Thistle: A gallimaufry of poetry and prose to mark the centenary (1926 - 2026) of Hugh MacDiarmid's 'A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle', Tippermuir Books Limited, Perth, pp. 400 & 401, ISBN 9781913836566
  3. 1 2 3 Book:International Who's Who of Authors and Writers (Europa Publications, 2004) Retrieved 15 November 2010
  4. ↑ Scottish Poetry Library – list of publishers. Fras Publications Retrieved 15 November 2010
  5. 1 2 Scottish Poetry Library – biography, Walter Perrie Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 November 2010
  6. ↑ Scottish Arts Council Archive – poem of the month, February 2009. Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010
  7. ↑ ‘Scots Language and Literature’ (Chapman, Edinburgh 1979): contributor, Walter Perrie Retrieved 15 November 2010
  8. ↑ The Edinburgh Book of Twentieth-century Scottish Poetry (edited by Maurice Lindsay and Lesley Duncan) - Walter Perrie, contributor Retrieved 15 November 2010
  9. ↑ Europa Publications (2003). International Who's Who in Poetry 2004. Taylor & Francis. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-85743-178-0.
  10. ↑ Dunning Parish Historical Society Retrieved 15 November 2010
  11. ↑ Society of Authors, London The Eric Gregory Trust Fund Awards. Archive of winners Archived 8 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 15 November 2010
  12. ↑ 1979 in poetry. The Eric Gregory Award – Walter Perrie, winner, 1979 Retrieved 15 November 2010