Portraits of 9 contemporary Scottish women writers by Tollcross Artist Anna Caro

Inspired by Mount Helicon, the mythical home of the nine muses, this new exhibition at The Writers’ Museum features portraits of 9 contemporary Scottish women writers: Kate Atkinson, Helen Dunwoodie, Margaret Elphinstone, A.L. Kennedy, Joan Lingard, Val McDermid, Denise Mina, Dilys Rose and Louise Welsh.

The portraits are the work of Edinburgh artist Anna Caro, a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art. She continues to live and work in Edinburgh and has exhibited across the UK and in the USA.

Anna Caro said:
“We have such a wealth of female literary talent in Scotland, and I wished to portray some of these remarkable women, not in a literal photographic way, but with some idea of the creative imagination involved in writing.”

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The Writer's Museum
Situated in Lady Stair's House, built in 1622, The Writers' Museum is dedicated to the lives and work of Scotland's great literary figures, in particluar Robert Burns (1759-1796), Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894).

The rich collection of portraits, manuscripts and personal exhibits include Burns' writing desk, Scott's chessboard, dining table and the printing press on which his Waverley novels were produced. The Stevenson collection is the most significant in the United Kingdom. Other prominent Scottish writers, including contemporary authors, are featured in the museum's programme of temporary exhibitions.

The courtyard immediately outside The Writers' Museum has been designated as Makers' Court. Here you can find inscriptions commemorating famous Scottish writers, from the 14th century to the present.