Summary: <p>Ewan Morrison is one of Scotland’s leading contemporary writers. His seventh novel, NINA X, won the 2019 Saltire Scottish Book of the Year. He has written articles for the Guardian as well as all the other leading UK newspapers as well as for online publications and magazines. His TEDx talk ‘Why We Would Be Happier Without Utopia’ was recorded in 2016. Links to some of his articles and his TEDx talk are included below. He can be found on Twitter @MrEwanMorrison</p><br><p>Awards & accolades:</p><p>Winner - Saltire Society Scottish Fiction Book of the Year 2019</p><p>Longlist - Not the Booker Prize (Guardian) 2019</p><p>Winner - Scottish Book of the Year - Novel Prize 2013</p><p>Winner - Glenfiddich Scottish Writer of the year 2012/13</p><p>Winner - Not the Booker Prize (Guardian) 2012</p><p>Finalist - Saltire Society Book of the Year 2012</p><p>Finalist -Creative Scotland Writer of the Year Award 2012</p><p>Finalist -The Prince Maurice Award for Love Stories 2007</p><p>Finalist - Arena Magazine Man of the Year Literature Prize 2006</p><p>Number 22 in the top 50 Scottish books of the Last 50 years. The List. 2013</p><p>Finalist - BAFTA Scotland x 2 Best New Director and Best New Writer. 2002</p><p>Finalist - The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film 2015</p><p>Winner - Royal Television Society Best Regional Drama 2002</p><p>Winner - Special Mention at the Pescara Film Festival 2001</p><p>Winner - The Audience Prize. Festivale de Sainte Livrade 2001</p><p>Winner - Special Mention. Napoli Film Festival 1998</p><p> </p><p>Ewan’s website: <a href="https://www.ewanmorrison.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ewanmorrison.com/</a></p><br><p>2019 article in Psychology Today ‘The Road to Hell is Paved With Good Intentions’: <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/word-less/201904/the-road-hell-is-paved-good-intentions?collection=1142830" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/word-less/201904/the-road-hell-is-paved-good-intentions?collection=1142830</a></p><br><p>2018 article from Areo Magazine ‘Why Utopian Communities Fail’ <a href="https://areomagazine.com/2018/03/08/why-utopian-communities-fail/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://areomagazine.com/2018/03/08/why-utopian-communities-fail/</a></p><br><p>Link to <a href="http://amazon.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon.co.uk</a> for the book NINA X: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nina-X-Ewan-Morrison/dp/0708899013" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nina-X-Ewan-Morrison/dp/0708899013</a></p><p> </p><p><br></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
