Emma Grae
@emmagraeauthor.bsky.social
Author • Scots Book of the Year 2022 • Books with Luath Press and Unbound • Stories in Liars’ League, the Honest Ulsterman and more • Journalist • Views my own
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Emma Grae
@emmagraeauthor.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Made a totie wee detour the nicht and spoatted baith ma buiks fur bairns in the weans’ section o Topping & Company Edinburgh! Gat a wee bit emotional, no gonnae lie.
Ah gat some braw scrievin news the day!
Tryin tae trust that ah’ve done the richt hing pittin ma buiks first, as much as it kin be awfae haird at times.
Here’s a wee throwback tae when ah realised ah could scrieve fur bairns an aw.
Tryin tae trust that ah’ve done the richt hing pittin ma buiks first, as much as it kin be awfae haird at times.
Here’s a wee throwback tae when ah realised ah could scrieve fur bairns an aw.
February 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Ah gat some braw scrievin news the day!
Tryin tae trust that ah’ve done the richt hing pittin ma buiks first, as much as it kin be awfae haird at times.
Here’s a wee throwback tae when ah realised ah could scrieve fur bairns an aw.
Tryin tae trust that ah’ve done the richt hing pittin ma buiks first, as much as it kin be awfae haird at times.
Here’s a wee throwback tae when ah realised ah could scrieve fur bairns an aw.
Turn aff the minders
Hide the photies, the letters
Pit thit love away.
Hide the photies, the letters
Pit thit love away.
February 1, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Turn aff the minders
Hide the photies, the letters
Pit thit love away.
Hide the photies, the letters
Pit thit love away.
I think the universe knows I risked it for a biscuit with the books, so I have been rewarded with a BRAW view of Edinburgh Castle. 😍
January 30, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I think the universe knows I risked it for a biscuit with the books, so I have been rewarded with a BRAW view of Edinburgh Castle. 😍
Ma wee buiks fur bairns. Up next, ‘The Puddock Wioot A Pond’. 🐸 🦉 🐈⬛
January 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Ma wee buiks fur bairns. Up next, ‘The Puddock Wioot A Pond’. 🐸 🦉 🐈⬛
Reposted by Emma Grae
Scots is often wrapped up in classism and labelled as 'weird' or 'uneducated', but by every standard it is its own language with its own grammar, syntax and words, and should be respected as such, writes Emma Grae ✍️
Read more: www.thenational.scot/commen...
Read more: www.thenational.scot/commen...
January 28, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Scots is often wrapped up in classism and labelled as 'weird' or 'uneducated', but by every standard it is its own language with its own grammar, syntax and words, and should be respected as such, writes Emma Grae ✍️
Read more: www.thenational.scot/commen...
Read more: www.thenational.scot/commen...
My thoughts in @scotnational.bsky.social today about online reactions to the Scots leid:
www.thenational.scot/comment/2580...
www.thenational.scot/comment/2580...
My viral post in Scots sparked a lot of insight into how people see our language
THE majority of people in Scotland are used to hearing the Scots language but aren’t necessarily familiar with reading it.
www.thenational.scot
January 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
My thoughts in @scotnational.bsky.social today about online reactions to the Scots leid:
www.thenational.scot/comment/2580...
www.thenational.scot/comment/2580...
A much-appreciated review of 'The Tongue She Speaks' on Amazon!
Available directly from @luathpress.bsky.social and aw guid buikshoaps.
Available directly from @luathpress.bsky.social and aw guid buikshoaps.
January 26, 2026 at 7:19 PM
A much-appreciated review of 'The Tongue She Speaks' on Amazon!
Available directly from @luathpress.bsky.social and aw guid buikshoaps.
Available directly from @luathpress.bsky.social and aw guid buikshoaps.
A wee poyum by ma great-granda fur Burns Nicht. It imagines whit Rabbie would hink if he came tae haunt a Burns Supper in 1967…
Originally appearin in The Herald, it wis republished by @luathpress.bsky.social in 2022 as pairt o wee Cathy O’Kelly’s story in ‘The Tongue She Speaks’.
Originally appearin in The Herald, it wis republished by @luathpress.bsky.social in 2022 as pairt o wee Cathy O’Kelly’s story in ‘The Tongue She Speaks’.
January 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM
A wee poyum by ma great-granda fur Burns Nicht. It imagines whit Rabbie would hink if he came tae haunt a Burns Supper in 1967…
Originally appearin in The Herald, it wis republished by @luathpress.bsky.social in 2022 as pairt o wee Cathy O’Kelly’s story in ‘The Tongue She Speaks’.
Originally appearin in The Herald, it wis republished by @luathpress.bsky.social in 2022 as pairt o wee Cathy O’Kelly’s story in ‘The Tongue She Speaks’.
It’s no jist Rabbie Burns’s birthday, wee Tammie Norrie is four the day!
It’s hur first birthday as the star o a Scots buik fur bairns, ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’.
Available fae @luathpress.bsky.social and aw guid buikshoaps!
#ScotsLanguage #BurnsNicht
It’s hur first birthday as the star o a Scots buik fur bairns, ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’.
Available fae @luathpress.bsky.social and aw guid buikshoaps!
#ScotsLanguage #BurnsNicht
January 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
It’s no jist Rabbie Burns’s birthday, wee Tammie Norrie is four the day!
It’s hur first birthday as the star o a Scots buik fur bairns, ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’.
Available fae @luathpress.bsky.social and aw guid buikshoaps!
#ScotsLanguage #BurnsNicht
It’s hur first birthday as the star o a Scots buik fur bairns, ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’.
Available fae @luathpress.bsky.social and aw guid buikshoaps!
#ScotsLanguage #BurnsNicht
A wee extract fae buik five. The ainlie way tae describe this cauld, dairk month.
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 AM
A wee extract fae buik five. The ainlie way tae describe this cauld, dairk month.
Reposted by Emma Grae
Burns Night is tomorrow, so it's an important time to talk about agitated haggis care.
1. Provide a soft cushion for them to sit on
2. Ensure they have food; muesli is a good choice
3. Provide a generous saucer of whisky
4. Haggises love scented candles
Above all, keep them company and show love 💜
1. Provide a soft cushion for them to sit on
2. Ensure they have food; muesli is a good choice
3. Provide a generous saucer of whisky
4. Haggises love scented candles
Above all, keep them company and show love 💜
January 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Burns Night is tomorrow, so it's an important time to talk about agitated haggis care.
1. Provide a soft cushion for them to sit on
2. Ensure they have food; muesli is a good choice
3. Provide a generous saucer of whisky
4. Haggises love scented candles
Above all, keep them company and show love 💜
1. Provide a soft cushion for them to sit on
2. Ensure they have food; muesli is a good choice
3. Provide a generous saucer of whisky
4. Haggises love scented candles
Above all, keep them company and show love 💜
This is yer sign tae grab a copy o ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’ fae @luathpress.bsky.social!
The story o a feart moggie who teaches a wee lassie hoo tae be brave.
The story o a feart moggie who teaches a wee lassie hoo tae be brave.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This is yer sign tae grab a copy o ‘The Moggie Thit Meowed Too Much’ fae @luathpress.bsky.social!
The story o a feart moggie who teaches a wee lassie hoo tae be brave.
The story o a feart moggie who teaches a wee lassie hoo tae be brave.
I’m returning to Scotland today with four published books, one award, two nominations and the most wonderful readers.
I could not have done this on my own, so I’m raising a wee toast to life’s characters.
Stories are the best way of making them live forever.
I could not have done this on my own, so I’m raising a wee toast to life’s characters.
Stories are the best way of making them live forever.
January 23, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I’m returning to Scotland today with four published books, one award, two nominations and the most wonderful readers.
I could not have done this on my own, so I’m raising a wee toast to life’s characters.
Stories are the best way of making them live forever.
I could not have done this on my own, so I’m raising a wee toast to life’s characters.
Stories are the best way of making them live forever.
Me best days are gane
Lang ahind me, thit’s the fear
Whit’s the wurld come tae?
Lang ahind me, thit’s the fear
Whit’s the wurld come tae?
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Me best days are gane
Lang ahind me, thit’s the fear
Whit’s the wurld come tae?
Lang ahind me, thit’s the fear
Whit’s the wurld come tae?
My third novel, ‘Cathy, get yer Dancin Shoes Oan’, and my third children’s book, ‘The Puddock Wioot A Pond’, will BOTH be in the bag this year.
January 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
My third novel, ‘Cathy, get yer Dancin Shoes Oan’, and my third children’s book, ‘The Puddock Wioot A Pond’, will BOTH be in the bag this year.
It’s always a delight to see my books in Europe’s biggest bookshop after first entering it assuming that I was unlikely to ever get published.
January 18, 2026 at 4:37 PM
It’s always a delight to see my books in Europe’s biggest bookshop after first entering it assuming that I was unlikely to ever get published.
I got told today that three of my books were at a recent event and my latest sold out!
I think that’s a wee sign from the universe that I’m doing the right thing by giving the books everything I’ve got.
I’m not confident *at all*, but I’m brave in my own way.
I think that’s a wee sign from the universe that I’m doing the right thing by giving the books everything I’ve got.
I’m not confident *at all*, but I’m brave in my own way.
January 17, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I got told today that three of my books were at a recent event and my latest sold out!
I think that’s a wee sign from the universe that I’m doing the right thing by giving the books everything I’ve got.
I’m not confident *at all*, but I’m brave in my own way.
I think that’s a wee sign from the universe that I’m doing the right thing by giving the books everything I’ve got.
I’m not confident *at all*, but I’m brave in my own way.