# Laura Marney

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**Laura Marney** (born 20th century) is a [Scottish novelist](/source/List_of_Scottish_novelists) and short-story writer.

## Biography

The author of five novels and numerous short stories, Marney is a member of the Glasgow G7 group of writers ([Alan Bissett](/source/Alan_Bissett), Nick Brookes, [Rodge Glass](/source/Rodge_Glass), Laura Marney, Alison Miller, [Zoë Strachan](/source/Zo%C3%AB_Strachan) and [Louise Welsh](/source/Louise_Welsh)).[1]

Born and brought up in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), Marney co-founded a theatre group Theatre Raskolnikov there.[2] Since "nobody else could be bothered", she also began writing scripts for the company.[3]

Marney is a graduate of the [MLitt](/source/Master_of_Letters) course in [creative writing](/source/Creative_writing) at the [University of Glasgow](/source/University_of_Glasgow), and now teaches there.[4]

Her writing has been described as [black humour](/source/Black_comedy).[5] She also writes for radio.[6]

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### Novels

- *No Wonder I Take a Drink* (2004)
- *Nobody Loves a Ginger Baby* (2005)
- *Only Strange People Go to Church* (2006)
- *My Best Friend Has Issues* (2008)
- *For Faughie's Sake* (2014)

## See also

- [List of Scottish novelists](/source/List_of_Scottish_novelists)
- [List of Scottish short story writers](/source/List_of_Scottish_short_story_writers)
- [List of University of Glasgow people](/source/List_of_University_of_Glasgow_people)

## References

1. MacLeod, Heather (20 September 2005). ["The Book Group"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060505232316/http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/SESLl/EngLit/grad/BOOK%20GROUP%202.pdf). Archived from [the original](http://www.arts.gla.ac.uk/SESLl/EngLit/grad/BOOK%20GROUP%202.pdf) on 5 May 2006.

1. Robinson, David (3 July 2004). ["All you have to do is"](http://living.scotsman.com/books.cfm?id=749392004). *[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)*

1. *Barcelona Review* interview, 2005

1. ["Authors > Laura Marney"](https://saraband.net/contributor/laura-marney/). *Saraband*. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

1. Laura Marney cited by Jenny Brown in ["Dark and dour Scottish writing 'needs sexing up'"](http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=221262005). *[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)*. 28 February 2005.

1. ["Laura Marney"](https://booksfromscotland.com/bfs-author/laura-marney/). *Books from Scotland*. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

## External links

- [Interview in The Scotsman](http://living.scotsman.com/books.cfm?id=749392004), (2004)
- [Interview in Barcelona Review](http://www.barcelonareview.com/50/e_int.htm), (2005)
- [Radio interview (2009)](http://www.smoothradioglasgow.co.uk/player/listen-again/fuodsyf8/listen-728/)[dead link]
- Short story: *[The Taste of Women](http://www.madhattersreview.com/issue7/viva_marney.shtml)*, Mad Hatters Review, No.7, February 2007
- Short story: *[Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow](https://web.archive.org/web/20071006220731/http://www.glasgow2020.co.uk/stories/story.php?story=46)*, [Glasgow 2020](https://web.archive.org/web/20051124133514/http://www.glasgow2020.co.uk/about/index.php)
- Short story: *[And the winner is](http://www.barcelonareview.com/50/e_lm.htm)*, Barcelona Review, Issue 50, October – December 2005
- [Creative Writing at Glasgow University](http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091016020022/http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/englishliterature/postgraduatestudies/creativewriting/)

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