Snow light and shadows: reflections on learning and loss
Dr Samantha Clark (PhD 2017) is a visual artist, writer and artist’s writing coach based in the Orkney Islands and working internationally. She was supervised throughout her PhD at St…
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Opening doors to opportunity
Eirinie Lapidaki (MA 2017) was the first in her family to go to university. Since graduating, she has gone on to publish her debut novel and become an award-winning writer.…
Reflections on an education
Abigail Peters, MLitt 2023, looks back fondly on her last-minute application to St Andrews and reflects on how this sudden decision created the fork in the road that led to…
A Fulbright future: PhD, poetry, and possibilities
Fulbright Scholar Alisha Dietzman, PhD 2023, describes her journey from Iowa to St Andrews, her PhD experience at St Mary’s and her poetry publications post-graduation.
From graduation to Guardian-featured author
Victoria MacKenzie, MLitt 2008, PhD 2013, describes her literary journey from a Masters in Creative Writing to published author.
From approx. 21 words to exactly 50 words
Simon Lamb, BSc (Hons) 2013, describes how he segued from graduating with a degree in Mathematics at St Andrews to becoming the Scriever (writer-in-residence) at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum…
Discovering the power of words
Molly Arbuthnott (MA 2010) describes how her route to becoming a successful award-winning children’s author involved Art History at St Andrews, primary teaching in Kenya, Italy and London and a…
Becoming a writer
Isabel Lachenauer (MA 2013) describes how studying at St Andrews gave her the skills, life experiences and ‘story doctor’ she needed to write a book that was recently sold in…
From There to Here: War, Peace, Pandemic
Romy Wyllie (née Rosemary Blair) (MA 1955) describes what it was like to live through World War II before coming to spend four of her happiest years at St Andrews,…
A series of fortunate accidents
Mick May OBE (MA 1981) graduated from St Andrews to embark on a career in finance in the City of London for 20 years. He then set up and grew…