Marcas Mac an Tuairneir

Marcas Mac an Tuairneir (born Mark Spencer Turner, November 28, 1984) is an English writer and singer. He writes and publishes in Scottish Gaelic, English and Polari.

Life and education Born in York, England, Mac an Tuairneir was educated at All Saints Catholic School, York before, in 2008, earning a master's degree in Gaelic and Hispanic Studies in 2008 at the University of Aberdeen. He earned a MLitt in Scottish and Irish Studies from that university in 2010 and he wrote his thesis about homosexuality and homoeroticism in the poetry of Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin and Cathal Ó Searcaigh. He completed a master's degree in fiction for television at Glasgow Caledonian University between 2011 and 2012.

He currently lives in Edinburgh, where he had worked at the Scottish Poetry Library and is a board member of The Saltire Society and the Scottish Writers' Centre. He is the incumbent chair of the Federation of Writers (Scotland).

Poetry Mac an Tuairneir has published poetry in Cabhsair, Irish Pages and Poetry Scotland, among other publications. He published his first collection, Deò, in 2013. and, in 2016, for the Douglas Hyde award at the Strokestown Poetry Festival, both Irish organizations. In 2016, he won the competition 'Write Up North!" at the Scottish Association of Writers. beul-fo-bhonn / heelster-gowdie, 2017 Dùileach, 2021 Polaris, 2022 Cruinneachadh, 2022

Singles "Fichead 's a h-Ochd", 2020 "Bruidhinn", 2021 "Nochd", 2021

Albums Speactram, 2022