Elspeth Mary Davie (née Dryer) (20 March 1918 - 14 November 1995) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, painter, and art teacher.[1] Her novels include Providings (1965) and Creating a Scene (1971), but she achieved most of her acclaim for her short stories, principally for the collections The Spark (1968) and The Man Who Wanted To Smell Books (2001).[2]
Elspeth Davie | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elspeth Dryer  20 March 1918 Kilmarnock |
| Died | 14 November 1995 (aged 77) Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, writer, art educator |
| Spouse(s) | George Elder Davie |
Davie was awarded the 1978 Katherine Mansfield Prize for Short Stories. Her work was released by Calder Publications. She was married to the Scottish philosopher and writer George Elder Davie.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Oxford Biography Index entry - Elspeth Davie". Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Writers No One Reads". Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Sinclair-Stevenson, Christopher (15 November 1995). "OBITUARY:Elspeth Davie". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2014.