David McAlpine Cunningham was born in Ayrshire and educated at Glasgow
University, from which he has an MA in English Literature and a PhD in
Scottish Literature. His short stories have appeared in various
magazines and anthologies and have been broadcast on BBC Radio. He has
also written and reviewed for the Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday and the London Magazine. At various times he has worked as a University tutor, a bookseller, an administrative assistant and as books editor of Caledonia magazine.
