Andy Grace Edwards (they/she)
Grace loves intimate writing, where the small details of people’s lives take centre stage. She lives in Glasgow and her work often foregrounds the city, its marvels, and its absurdities.
Grace writes for stage, radio and page. She is also a freelance dramaturg, and a Mental Health & Disability Advisor at the University of Strathclyde.
For 2026, Grace is writing ‘Tartan Bitch’, a novel about 90’s UK trans culture, with the support of a New Writers Award from the Scottish Book Trust.
Grace is represented for theatre work by Brennan Artists. You can buy books and zines in their shop.
Upcoming Events
- Fresh Words: Northern Writers Awards. Edinburgh International Book Festival, Weds 19th August (11:45-12:45).
Audio short stories (recorded with Blair Coron)
- Llandudno from Career Ending Incidents (3:32)
- Changing Tracks from Career Ending Incidents (13:40)
- Making Waves from Career Ending Incidents (18:32)
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SELECTED WORKS
Prose
- Kelvin Sweat, BBC Radio 4, 2026
- Career Ending Incidents, 2025
- Featured on EHFM Radio, Bookends
- Short & Sweet: Volume 1 (contributing writer), Soor Plums Press, 2022
Plays
- The Lovers, BBC Radio 4, 2025
- Haribo Wedding, Strange Town Theatre Company, 2023
- Swan Song, Salamèche, 2022
- Gorbals (as part of United Kingdoms), BBC Radio 4, 2021
- Happy Ark Day, National Theatre of Scotland / BBC Scotland, 2020
Dramaturgy
- A Fishy Tale in Anstruther, Emma Clark / Lung Ha, 2026
- Yui’s Unique Adventure, Emma McCaffrey / Lung Ha, 2026
- Script Reader, National Theatre of Scotland, Ongoing
- Make It Accessible, Birds of Paradise, 2021-2022
- The Bus Stop, Gavin Yule / Lung Ha, 2020
Critical Writing & Research
- Exeunt Magazine, various articles, 2017-2021
- Talking Dramaturgy research and zines, 2015-2018
Awards
- New Writers Award, Scottish Book Trust, 2026
- Holding Space Artist, Imaginate, 2022
- Mayfesto Writer-in-Residence, Tron Theatre, 2019
- PYROMANIA Bursary, Fire Exit, 2019
- Assembly Roxy Theatre Award, Assembly, 2017
- Mentored Playwright, Playwrights Studio Scotland, 2015
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