Ross MacKay recently became the recipient of the William Soutar Award for Poetry 2020, with his entry receiving the most public votes and the overall award presented by lead judge, Asif Khan, director of the Scottish Poetry Library. Ross previously worked in theatre as the artistic director of Tortoise in a Nutshell. His productions toured all over the world, and received prestigious awards including a Scotsman Fringe First and a Critic’s Pick from The New York Times.