Elspeth Davie

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
BornElspeth Dryer 
20 March 1918 
Kilmarnock 
Died14 November 1995  (aged 77)
Edinburgh 
OccupationNovelist, short story writer 
Spouse(s)George Elder Davie 

Davie was awarded the 1978 Katherine Mansfield Prize for Short Stories. Her work was released by the world-famous Calder Publications. She was married to the Scottish philosopher and writer George Elder Davie.[3]

References
  1. "Oxford Biography Index entry - Elspeth Davie". Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. "Writers No One Reads". Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. Sinclair-Stevenson, Christopher (15 November 1995). "OBITUARY:Elspeth Davie". The Independent. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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