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Ali Potter |
Born:
19/4/56 Resides: 270/2 Portobello High Street Edinburgh EH15 2AT UK Occupation: Writer, Artist, Computer and IT support. |
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| Education |
BSc - Heriot-Watt
University, Edinburgh. TQSE, Technical Subjects - Moray House College, Edinburgh. |
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| Writing history |
Since starting writing in 1993 I have completed and polished three
SF/Fantasy novels; Bort, The Box of Tricks and Leaves of Thunder.
I am currently working on a sequel to Bort, Bort Returns and
a new SF novel Mindo the Hero. Though my efforts have focused
mainly on novels, I do have success with other forms when I put the work
out. 1993 Short Story Prize - Pitlochry Writers Conference. 1993 Short story published in Wit's End Magazine. 1993 Performance poetry finalist - Edinburgh Writers Association. 1993 Short story published in Penpushers Magazine. 1995 Poetry published on internet by Disclosures Webzine. 1996 published in US in poetry collection Painted Poems. 1997 Short story published in Edinburgh Writers Club 50th Anniversary Magazine. 1998/2003 Poetry published in Green Shoots by Edinburgh District Council. 1999 Poetry published in Groundswell Magazine. 2000 2 cartoons published in Flipside Magazine. 2001 Published short story collection Nasty Little Stories. 2001 Published poetry collection Beach Life. 2002 Short Story accepted by Spellbound Magazine. 2003 Poetry published in collection Ever Green Leaves. 2003 4 Short stories and several cartoons published in Visible Ink Magazine. 2003 Short story accepted for performance on BBC Radio 4 as part of New Scottish Shorts. I write on a daily basis, and have attended short courses at Lumb Bank with the Arvon Foundation, and at Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh under the umbrella of the Scottish Arts Council. I have been a member of a number of Edinburgh writing groups, most recently Visible Ink a writing group I helped form. The group concentrates on craft issues through the critique of work in progress, and can boast three published novelists and many more member successes in other forms. I am also a member of NOVELDOC, a prestigious on-line writing group based in the USA, which only critiques complete novels. Our 'in house' publishing venture Great Reads Books is having great success with the novel 'The Jesus Thief'. I am involved in a number of other creative activities; pottery, sculpture, watercolours, cartooning. My latest interest is photography, and I have recently exhibited and sold a number of prints. I regularly perform my poetry and short stories at local venues. |
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| Achievements | Qualified Instructor of windsurfing & dinghy sailing. Coached dinghy sailing to national level with the RYA Scottish Youth & Ladies Squads. Raced competitively at national level in dinghies and keelboats. Taught Technical Subjects and Outdoor Education at schools in Glasgow and Edinburgh, including seven years at a school for children with special needs. Artist’s technician for Halinka Tyzko, a kinetic sculptress. | |
| Interests | Technology, computing, art, literature, film, gardening, good company, good food and wine. | |
| Skills | Desktop publishing, webpage design, PC repair and construction. Most building and many craft activities. | |
