Alison Fell

Brought up in villages in the Borders and Highlands, Alison Fell is the author of the novel Mer de Glace (1991), joint winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize in 1991. Her other novels include The Pillow Book of the Lady Onogoro (1994), The Mistress of Lilliput (1999) and Tricks of the Light (2003), a powerful portrayal of love in middle age. She has written for many publications, including Spare Rib, is a founder of women's street theatre group Monstrous Regiment and has held a number of academic fellowships.