Iain Finlay has recently been Writer-in-Residence at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig - the Gaelic College on the Isle of Skye. He writes fiction, and for theatre and film. He has also worked as an adaptor and translator of work in English, French, Irish and Gaelic.

Plays produced include : THE PEARLFISHER, Traverse Theatre October 2007.  ST. KILDA - An opera performed simultaneously in five European countries (Germany, France, Austria, Belgium and Scotland). I WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY, Traverse Theatre 2005. ATMAN (Tosg Theatre Company 2006) BROKE, a translation of the French play UN HOMME EN FAILLITE written by David Lesca. Traverse Theatre, 2005. HOMERS – Traverse Theatre Highland Tour (2002).  SALVAGE – Tosg Theatre Company (2000).  ALEXANDER SALAMANDER (OR THE STORY OF A TEENAGE PYROMANIAC)– Traverse Theatre Highland Tour (2000). CLIFF DANCING – National Gaelic Youth Theatre. (1991) Translation work on METEGAMA (Soho theatre, London, 2006).

Plays for Radio: FROZEN (BBC Scotland) about a man who decides to cryogenicaly preserve his head.  ROCK OF EYE (Short story for Radio 4), THE KITCHEN CHILD (Radio 4) An adaptation of the short story by Angela Carter. THE GOLD DIGGER (Catherine Bailey Productions for Radio Scotland) and THE WATERGAW  (BBC Radio Four.)

Novels include CHOPPER and THE KLONDYKERS. Iain’s latest novel THE BOUNTY, is to be  launched at the Edinburgh Book Featival 2008. Iain has recently been co-director and one of the writers on the feature film THE INACCESIBLE PINNACLE (SEACHD), which received three BAFTA nominations, one for Best Script.

Iain has directed a large number of documentaries and series for which he has won a number of awards. He has been a director on teams which have won a Writers’ Guild award, Best cinematography at the Australian industry awards in 1998. Celtic Film Festival categories for Best Entertainment Programme and Best Arts Documentary, and a BAFTA for Best Entertainment Programme.