Rae CowieWriter, Reader, and Lover of Books
After too many years scribbling in notebooks and dreaming of writing, I followed my passion and shared my stories. This is what happened next …
My Writing Inspiration
Mothering, Women and the Sea, The Landscape of NE Scotland.
Without Dreams and Phantoms,
Women Cannot ExistComing Soon
Without Dreams and Phantoms, Women Cannot Exist shines a spotlight on the lives of complex, relatable, and determined women. A collection of tightly woven tiny, short stories which explore the surreal truths of mothering. Meet those yearning to mother, those bone-weary from parenting, those navigating the hinterland of the mothering years. This funny and shrewd collection lays bare how modern culture expects women to toe the line, revealing how they flourish when they follow their dreams.
Without Dreams and Phantoms Women Cannot Exist is on submission to editors.
Literary professionals keen to learn more, please get in touch via my contact page.
My Creative Journey
Haddo Reimagined
For over twenty years, I’ve appreciated the peace and beauty of Aberdeenshire’s Haddo Country Park, so it was a joy to collaborate with talented photographer Susan Orr on my debut short story collection,
Haddo Reimagined.
(Available at Better Read Books, Ellon and good book stores online.)
Haddo Reimagined.
(Available at Better Read Books, Ellon and good book stores online.)
Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award
In 2022, I was thrilled to be awarded a Scottish Book Trust New Writers’ award, enabling me to complete my flash fiction collection Without Dreams and Phantoms Women Cannot Exist, which shines a spotlight on the lives of complex, relatable and determined women.
A collection of tightly woven tiny, short stories which explores the surreal truths of mothering. Meet those yearning to mother, those bone-weary from parenting, those navigating the hinterland of the mothering years. This funny and shrewd collection lays bare how modern culture expects women to toe the line, revealing how they flourish when they follow their dreams.
Without Dreams and Phantoms Women Cannot Exist is currently on submission to editors.
A collection of tightly woven tiny, short stories which explores the surreal truths of mothering. Meet those yearning to mother, those bone-weary from parenting, those navigating the hinterland of the mothering years. This funny and shrewd collection lays bare how modern culture expects women to toe the line, revealing how they flourish when they follow their dreams.
Without Dreams and Phantoms Women Cannot Exist is currently on submission to editors.
Romantic Novelists’s Association Elizabeth Goudge Award
Other writing successes include being published by The Scottish Field Magazine, Splonk, Bath Flash Fiction Award, Postbox Magazine, Oxford Flash Fiction, Cranked Anvil Press, Retreat West, the Scottish Book Trust Rebel anthology, and more.
I’m an active member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) New Writers’ Scheme, winning the RNA Elizabeth Goudge award in 2015 and going on to gain the third place award in 2016.
I’m an active member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association (RNA) New Writers’ Scheme, winning the RNA Elizabeth Goudge award in 2015 and going on to gain the third place award in 2016.
Great Scottish Canvas Project
A lifelong lover of big cats, I was delighted when The Fight of the Wyld Cattis was published by WWF Scotland as part of the Great Scottish Canvas project, issued to delegates during the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow 2021.
When writing in Doric (the language of NE Scotland), I use the pseudonym Isobel Rutland. See an example of my Doric writing published in Northwords Now.
My poetry has been displayed by Grampian Hospital Arts’ Trust.
When writing in Doric (the language of NE Scotland), I use the pseudonym Isobel Rutland. See an example of my Doric writing published in Northwords Now.
My poetry has been displayed by Grampian Hospital Arts’ Trust.
Other Writing Success
Books and Stories
Currently Reading
Literary Fiction: Jungle House by Julianne Pachico
Audiobook: The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Short Fiction: After the Funeral by Tessa Hadley
Audiobook: The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Short Fiction: After the Funeral by Tessa Hadley
