-
Born in Belfast, 1942
-
Worked for 10 years as a medical
laboratory technician
-
Graduated from Queen's University,
Belfast in 1974 and qualified as a teacher
-
In 1975, MacLaverty and his family
moved to Scotland
-
Taught in Edinburgh for three
years before taking up another teaching post on the Isle of Islay
-
In 1981, he gave up teaching to
become a full-time writer
-
Grace Notes
was short listed for the Booker Prize (1997)
-
Grace Notes
won the Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award (1997)
|
