Liz Niven is a poet based in Dumfries. A former teacher, currently parttime Cultural Co-ordinator for Creative Writing in D&G schools, she was DGAA's Writer-in-Residence for three years....
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Liz Niven is a poet based in Dumfries. A former teacher, currently parttime Cultural Co-ordinator for Creative Writing in D&G schools, she was DGAA's Writer-in-Residence for three years....
She has received two Scottish Arts Council Writer's Bursaries (1996 & 2003). In 2003, she was awarded joint first prize in the Herald/Glasgow University McCash poetry competition for a Chinese poem based upon her travels to the Far East. Her most recent collection is Stravaigin (Canongate), and she has delivered readings and workshops throughout Britain and has appeared at many festivals and arts events.