Team
Meet the team behind the 2022-2023 edition of From Arthur’s Seat.
Editors-In-Chief
Likes to Read: Anything that challenges her perception of the world.
Likes to Write: Emotionally stirring fiction that challenges other people's perceptions of the world!
Favourite Book: Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie.
Likes to Read: Any poetry, new or old!
Likes to Write: About struggles with mental health (and sometimes birds).
Favourite Book: The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.
Editorial – Poetry
Likes to Read: Hispanic fiction and anything thought provoking!
Likes to Write: Pieces which explore intersections of identity, and those that incorporate classical themes.
Favourite Book: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo.
Likes to Read: Just about everything, but particularly loves poetry, fiction, and historical fiction.
Likes to Write: Mostly poetry, exploring themes like mental health, illness, and personal relationships.
Favourite Book: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.
Likes to Read: Both fiction and poetry but especially the work of Billy Collins, Alice Oswald, Roberto Bolaño, among others!
Likes to Write: Comedic pieces, often drawing insight on little human absurdities through seemingly irreverent observations.
Favourite Book: The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante.
Likes to Read: Everything! Lit fic, middle grade mysteries, memoirs...
Likes to Write: Poetry focused on themes of grief, nostalgia, and family.
Favourite Book: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion.
Likes to Read: Historical fiction novels, or books centred around the intricacies of relationships.
Likes to Write: Prose pieces, or poetry about the ambiguity of sex and trauma.
Favourite Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Likes to Read: Long, rambling books about mentally unwell people.
Likes to Write: Poetry that makes you remember you have bodily fluids.
Favourite Book: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.
Editorial – Prose
Likes to Read: Literary fiction that integrates cultural issues, often in the style or horror, or absurdism.
Likes to Write: Fiction in folk and gothic settings, sometimes experimenting with magic realism.
Favourite Book: The Secret History by Donna Tartt.
Likes to Read: Fantasy, myth, and fairytale retellings!
Likes to Write: Fantasy stories, spooky stories, tales about women.
Favourite Book: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.
Likes to Read: Anything that is feminist, haunting, or fantastical!
Likes to Write: Magic realism and over dramatic action sequences!
Favourite Book: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende.
Likes to Read: Magical realism, historical fiction, and fantasy.
Likes to Write: Fantasy or mythology-based pieces—anything with a strong sense of the supernatural!
Favourite Book: The Atlas Six by Olivia Blake.
Likes to Read: Fantasy, sci-fi—anything that develops new worlds, or encourages new ways of thinking!
Likes to Write: Literary fiction, occasionally experimental fiction, often focused on interpersonal dynamics and conveying emotion through language.
Favourite Book: Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado.
Likes to Read: Fantasy, sci-fi, experimental and hybrid works, and romance!
Likes to Write: Pieces about nature, art, community dynamics and magic!
Favourite Book: Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade.
Likes to Read: Literary fiction and horror, or else anything and everything by Irvine Welsh!
Likes to Write: Anything that makes a reader uncomfortable, often in the genres of lit fiction and horror.
Favourite Book: The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza.
Likes to Read: Gravitates towards horror, historical fiction and poetry.
Likes to Write: In a stream of consciousness, often with heavy interiority; allowing protagonists to look inwards and reflect.
Favourite Book: Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje.
Likes to Read: All genres, though with a soft spot for science fiction...
Likes to Write: Surreal and fantastical stories about humans, machines, things that don't exist!
Favourite Book: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.
Likes to Read: Short stories, literary fiction, or anything gothic or absurd.
Likes to Write: Self-described eclectic writer—but always finds her way back to Young Adult!
Favourite Book: The Powerbook by Jeanette Winterson.
Likes to Read: Any local authors, but also lots of fantasy action!
Likes to Write: Urban fantasy! Claire loves to create cities inspired by those she has visited, and then add a dash of magic!
Favourite Book: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.
Likes to Read: Fiction, non-fiction, or academic works that shine light upon social and political issues.
Likes to Write: Literary short fiction, but currently experimenting with a longer utopian piece...
Favourite Book: Dawn by Sevgi Soysal.
Copyediting and Proofing
Likes to Read: Hispanic fiction and anything thought provoking!
Likes to Write: Pieces which explore intersections of identity, and those that incorporate classical themes.
Favourite Book: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo.
Likes to Read: Fiction, or any pieces with a good sense of humour!
Likes to Write: Fiction set outside the bounds of reality, like sci-fi, fantasy, and supernatural stories!
Favourite Book: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.
Likes to Read: Just about everything, but particularly loves poetry, fiction, and historical fiction.
Likes to Write: Mostly poetry, exploring themes like mental health, illness, and personal relationships.
Favourite Book: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.
Likes to Read: Literary fiction that integrates cultural issues, often in the style or horror, or absurdism.
Likes to Write: Fiction in folk and gothic settings, sometimes experimenting with magic realism.
Favourite Book: The Secret History by Donna Tartt.
Likes to Read: Anything exploring character psychology and complex relationships!
Likes to Write: Long fiction, particularly about women in sports and athletic environments.
Favourite Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Art Department
Likes to Read: For poetry a bit of Keats, or for fiction James Baldwin and Amor Towles.
Likes to Write: About her home country of Lancashire, folklore, and the natural world.
Favourite Book: Wild Swans by Jung Chang.
Likes to Read: Fantasy, myth, and fairytale retellings!
Likes to Write: Fantasy stories, spooky stories, tales about women.
Favourite Book: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.
Likes to Read: Long, rambling books about mentally unwell people.
Likes to Write: Poetry that makes you remember you have bodily fluids.
Favourite Book: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante.
Marketing
Likes to Read: Literary fiction and horror, or else anything and everything by Irvine Welsh!
Likes to Write: Anything that makes a reader uncomfortable, often in the genres of lit fiction and horror.
Favourite Book: The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza.
Likes to Read: Anything that is feminist, haunting, or fantastical!
Likes to Write: Magic realism and over dramatic action sequences!
Favourite Book: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende.
Likes to Read: Magical realism, historical fiction, and fantasy.
Likes to Write: Fantasy or mythology-based pieces—anything with a strong sense of the supernatural!
Favourite Book: The Atlas Six by Olivia Blake.
Likes to Read: Everything! Lit fic, middle grade mysteries, memoirs...
Likes to Write: Poetry focused on themes of grief, nostalgia, and family.
Favourite Book: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion.
Likes to Read: Gravitates towards horror, historical fiction and poetry.
Likes to Write: In a stream of consciousness, often with heavy interiority; allowing protagonists to look inwards and reflect.
Favourite Book: Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje.
Likes to Read: Any local authors, but also lots of fantasy action!
Likes to Write: Urban fantasy! Claire loves to create cities inspired by those she has visited, and then add a dash of magic!
Favourite Book: Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.
Likes to Read: Fiction, non-fiction, or academic works that shine light upon social and political issues.
Likes to Write: Literary short fiction, but currently experimenting with a longer utopian piece...
Favourite Book: Dawn by Sevgi Soysal.