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Name
  
Billy Kay


Role
  
Writer

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Books
  
The Scottish World: A Journey Into the Scottish Diaspora

Education
  
University of Edinburgh, Kilmarnock Academy

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Billy Kay is a Scottish writer, broadcaster and language activist. Born in Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland in 1951, he studied English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. His study on the history and current status of the Lowland Scots language, Scots: The Mither Tongue, is his most notable work and it was later adapted for a television series.

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Prizes and awards

  • 1973 Grierson Verse Prize (University of Edinburgh)
  • 1989 New York Radio Festival Silver Medal (radio series) The Scots of Ulster
  • 1992 New York Radio Festival Bronze Medal (radio series) The Road and the Miles
  • 1994 Sloan Prize - University of St Andrews (radio play) Lucky's Strike
  • 1994 Wine Guild Houghton Award (radio programme) Fresche Fragrant Clairettis
  • 1995 Heritage Society Award
  • 1996 Wines of France Award Knee Deep in Claret: A Celebration of Wine and Scotland

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