Claire studied law in Edinburgh and worked in the contentious intellectual property field.. After a brief spell working in London she settled back in Edinburgh where she lives with her husband, three kids and resolutely no pets.

In her spare time she likes to tootle on her flute, put pen to paper and write poems and short stories and go for a dip (the colder the water the better.)  

Claire is a  former Trustee of the Edinburgh International Book Festival and enthusiastic chair of book-related events. Currently on her bedside table Gwyneth Lewis’s new collection First Rain In Paradise and Barcelona by Mary Costello.