Alan Millar

New Editorial Appointment: Alan Millar Joins Yellow House Publishing Team

We are delighted to welcome esteemed author Alan Millar to the editorial team for the New Isles Press anthology series.

A distinguished writer and multiple award-winner, Alan received the Hugh MacDiarmid Tassie for Scots Poetry (2021), as well as first place in both the inaugural Linenhall Library Ulster-Scots Short Story Competition and the Linenhall Library Ulster-Scots Poetry Competition (2023). His debut poetry collection, Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, was published in May 2023 to critical acclaim.

Nominated for Scots Writer of the Year at the 2023 Scots Language Awards, Alan is currently completing his second poetry collection with support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, alongside pursuing a doctorate at Ulster University, begun in September 2024.

Alan Millar will be overseeing Ulster-Scots poetry and prose submissions for upcoming New Isles Press anthologies. We are honoured to have his expertise and voice contributing to our editorial vision.