Laura Hird

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Laura Hird (born 1966) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer.

Hird studied Contemporary Writing at Middlesex Polytechnic and is the author of two novels, Nail and Other Stories (1997) and Born Free (1999). Hope and Other Urban Tales, a novella and short story collection, followed in 2006. All her novels and collections are published by Canongate Books. Hird's first novel was published as part of the Rebel Inc. imprint at Canongate, where she also contributed to two anthologies alongside Alan Warner and Irvine Welsh.

Hird publishes younger writers via her showcase on her laurahird.com site.

Bibliography

Nail and Other Stories (1997)
Born Free (1999)
Hope and Other Urban Tales (2006)
Dear Laura: Letters from a Mother to her Daughter (2007)

External links

Official site
Laura Hird at British Council: Literature (British Council)
Laura Hird’s Literary Top 10 on Pulp Net
3:AM Interview
Danforth Review Interview

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 15672643 LCCN: nr98007240 ISNI: 0000 0000 6680 5750 GND: 123209773 BNF: cb14403162z

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Name	Hird, Laura
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Short description	British writer
Date of birth	1966
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