Shena Mackay was born in Edinburgh in 1944. She left school at the age of 16 after winning a poetry competition in the Daily Mirror. Her first book, published in 1964 but written when she was still a teenager, consists of two novellas, Dust Falls on Eugene Schlumburger and Toddler on the Run. Her first novel, Music Upstairs (1965), is set in London in the early 1960s.
There was a break in her writing between the novel An Advent Calendar published in 1971 and the collection of short stories Babies in Rhinestones and Other Stories, published in 1983. The novel A Bowl of Cherries (1984) was published by Harvester Press, a small independent publisher in Brighton, on the recommendation of the novelist Iris Murdoch.
There was a break in her writing between the novel An Advent Calendar published in 1971 and the collection of short stories Babies in Rhinestones and Other Stories, published in 1983. The novel A Bowl of Cherries (1984) was published by Harvester Press, a small independent publisher in Brighton, on the recommendation of the novelist Iris Murdoch.
Novels
Music Upstairs (1965)
Old Crow (1967)
An Advent Calendar (1971)
A Bowl of Cherries (1984)
Redhill Rococo (1986)
Dunedin (1991)
The Orchard on Fire (1996)
The Artist's Widow (1998)
Heligoland (2003)
Old Crow (1967)
An Advent Calendar (1971)
A Bowl of Cherries (1984)
Redhill Rococo (1986)
Dunedin (1991)
The Orchard on Fire (1996)
The Artist's Widow (1998)
Heligoland (2003)
Collections
Dust Falls on Eugene Schlumburger / Toddler on the Run (1964)
Babies in Rhinestones (1983)
Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags (1987)
The Laughing Academy (1993)
Collected Short Stories (1994)
The World's Smallest Unicorn (1999)
The Atmospheric Railway (2005)
Dancing on the Outskirts (2015)
Babies in Rhinestones (1983)
Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags (1987)
The Laughing Academy (1993)
Collected Short Stories (1994)
The World's Smallest Unicorn (1999)
The Atmospheric Railway (2005)
Dancing on the Outskirts (2015)
Novellas and Short Stories
Anthologies edited
Shena Mackay recommends
Never the Bride (2006)
(Brenda and Effie Mysteries, book 1)
Paul Magrs
"A brilliant extravaganza, gripping, ingeniously plotted, and tragically funny, with unforgettable characters."
The Mysteries of Glass (2004)
Sue Gee
"Profound and lyrical, it's full of light and darkness and the most marvellous description."
More recommendations
Anthologies containing stories by Shena Mackay
Awards
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