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Deesider’s Diary *** NUMBER 1 BOOK ***
Robert Davidson is an octogenarian and although born in Aberdeen, he has lived in Banchory, on Royal Deeside for the past 45 years.
He started writing his ‘ Comments on Political, Economic & Social Events’ as a hobby in the 1980’s, endeavouring to capture a variety of interesting events which he thought would be of general interest to many, in particular those living in the Banchory area.
He approached the editor of the local weekly ‘Deeside Piper Newspaper’ and asked if he would consider publishing them.
Following their acceptance, the earlier ones were entitled ‘This and That’ in 1993. It was then decided some time later to re-title the column ‘Deesider’.
He continued to submit these until 1998.
* Number 1 Amazon/Kindle/History/Essays, March 2014
He started writing his ‘ Comments on Political, Economic & Social Events’ as a hobby in the 1980’s, endeavouring to capture a variety of interesting events which he thought would be of general interest to many, in particular those living in the Banchory area.
He approached the editor of the local weekly ‘Deeside Piper Newspaper’ and asked if he would consider publishing them.
Following their acceptance, the earlier ones were entitled ‘This and That’ in 1993. It was then decided some time later to re-title the column ‘Deesider’.
He continued to submit these until 1998.
* Number 1 Amazon/Kindle/History/Essays, March 2014
151 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 8, 2014
About the author
Robert Davidson
171 books4 followersRobert Davidson is a professional writer and editor based in Highland Scotland. He is the founder and managing director of Sandstone Press and the author, co-author, and editor of many books as well as a published poet, lyricist and libretist. Before altering his life’s course he worked for over thirty years (having left education early) as a civil engineer. It is this experience that informs Site Works.
Davidson has been Secretary of the Neil Gunn Memorial Trust since its inception in 1986 and was reviews editor of Northwords magazine from 1999 to 2001. As managing editor for the following three years, he shifted the focus of the magazine from new writing to a more broadly based arts content. He established Sandstone Press in Dingwall in 2002, and is managing editor of it and its online magazine, Sandstone Review.
Davidson has published two collections of poems, The Bird & The Monkey (Highland Printmakers, 1996) and Total Immersion (Scottish Cultural Press, 1998). He was editor of the water-themed anthology After The Watergaw (Scottish Cultural Press, 1998). The book length sequence 'Columba' was published in its entirety by Poetry Scotland and was performed as part of the Cromarty Book Festival in 2002, and his libretto Dunbeath Water was performed at Highland Festival 2004.
Books written by Robert Davidson have been short listed for the Saltire Society, Scottish Arts Council, and Boardman Tasker Awards.
Davidson has been Secretary of the Neil Gunn Memorial Trust since its inception in 1986 and was reviews editor of Northwords magazine from 1999 to 2001. As managing editor for the following three years, he shifted the focus of the magazine from new writing to a more broadly based arts content. He established Sandstone Press in Dingwall in 2002, and is managing editor of it and its online magazine, Sandstone Review.
Davidson has published two collections of poems, The Bird & The Monkey (Highland Printmakers, 1996) and Total Immersion (Scottish Cultural Press, 1998). He was editor of the water-themed anthology After The Watergaw (Scottish Cultural Press, 1998). The book length sequence 'Columba' was published in its entirety by Poetry Scotland and was performed as part of the Cromarty Book Festival in 2002, and his libretto Dunbeath Water was performed at Highland Festival 2004.
Books written by Robert Davidson have been short listed for the Saltire Society, Scottish Arts Council, and Boardman Tasker Awards.
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