Billy Kay (writer)

Billy Kay (Born in Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland in 1951) is a Scottish writer, broadcaster and language activist.[1] he studied English literature at the University of Edinburgh. His study on the history and current status of the Lowland Scots language, Scots: The Mither Tongue, is his most notable work and it was later adapted for a television series.[2]

Bibliography
  • Made in Scotland (contributor) Carcanet, 1974
  • Odyssey: Voices from Scotland's Recent Past (editor) Polygon, 1980
  • Odyssey: Voices from Scotland's Recent Past - the Second Collection (editor) Polygon, 1982
  • Knee Deep in Claret: A Celebration of Wine and Scotland (with Cailean Maclean) Mainstream, 1983
  • Scots: The Mither Tongue Mainstream, 1986
  • The Dundee Book: An Anthology of Living in the City (editor) Mainstream, 1990
  • The New Makars (contributor) Mercat Press, 1991
  • The Scots Map and Guide MMA Maps, 1993
  • A Tongue in Yer Heid (contributor) B & W Publishing, 1994
  • Scotland and Ulster (contributor) Mercat Press, 1994
  • Mak it New (contributor) Mercat Press, 1995
  • The Complete Odyssey: Voices from Scotland's Recent Past (editor) Polygon, 1996
  • The Scottish World: A Journey Into the Scottish Diaspora Mainstream, 2006

Prizes and awards
  • 1973 Grierson Verse Prize (University of Edinburgh)
  • 1989 New York Radio Festival Silver Medal (radio series) The Scots of Ulster
  • 1992 New York Radio Festival Bronze Medal (radio series) The Road and the Miles
  • 1994 Sloan Prize - University of St Andrews (radio play) Lucky's Strike
  • 1994 Wine Guild Houghton Award (radio programme) Fresche Fragrant Clairettis
  • 1995 Heritage Society Award
  • 1996 Wines of France Award Knee Deep in Claret: A Celebration of Wine and Scotland
  • 2019 Mark Twain Award[3]
  • 2019 Scots Media Person of the Year[4]

See also

References
  1. Tom Devine, Paddy Logue: Being Scottish: personal reflections on Scottish identity today, 2002,p 111
  2. Jonathan Hearn: Claiming Scotland: national identity and liberal culture, 2000, p 79
  3. Alexander, Michael (30 October 2019). "Newport's Billy Kay 'honoured' to receive prestigious Scottish-American cultural award in New York". The Courier. DC Thomson Media. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. Ferguson, Brian (29 September 2019). "Winners of first ever Scots language 'Oscars' revealed". The Scotsman. JPI Media. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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