In recent years, writing from fresh young Scottish writing talents has flourished, giving Scotland a prominent place on the international literary map. Many of them – Louise Welsh, Zoë Strachan, Rachel Seiffert, Rodge Glass and Anne Donovan – have completed the University of Glasgow’s highly acclaimed Creative Writing Course. Outside of a Dog . . . is an anthology of new work from the students of the course’s class of 2005–06. With its hugely diverse themes and styles, the one thing all the pieces in this collection have in common is their exceptionally high quality. Without doubt, all the short stories, novel extracts and poems included here could sit comfortably at the high table of contemporary British literature.

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Michael Schmidt