Vicki Jarrett

Vicki Jarrett is a novelist and short story writer from Edinburgh. Her first novel, Nothing is Heavy, was shortlisted for the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year 2013. Her short fiction has been published in various magazines and anthologies, including the Best British Short Stories 2014, broadcast by BBC Radio 4, Radio Scotland and Radio Somerset, and shortlisted for the shortlisted for the Scotland on Sunday/Macallan Short Story Competition, the Manchester Fiction Prize and the Bridport Prize.

Her short story collection, The Way Out, published in 2015, was longlisted for the Frank O’Connor Award and shortlisted for the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, and the Edge Hill Short Story Prize. Always North was partly inspired by a day job writing manuals for ship navigation software used in the marine seismic exploration industry.

She currently teaches English as a foreign language and creative writing in Edinburgh.