Fiona Herbert

This Samhain The Scottish International Storytelling Festival is in full swing and I am delighted to be hosting all our lovely tellers at the Guid Crack, Waverley Bar. This Friday 31st, 730 pm, unticketed - donations into the hat!

CALLY AND THE CAILLEACH: Cally’s unexpected friendship with a terrifying entity leads to a wild trip through the Hebrides. Grief, hope & healing in this 38k-word MG adventure, Kelpies Prize 24 shortlisted, Sunday Times first line of the week #MG #MGadventure #scotwriterpitch2025

THE BROLLACHAN BATTLE: In the lonely highlands a formless entity craves to feast on misery and fear. When troubled Aiden arrives for P7 camp he will be its perfect prey, unless he shares a secret he is too ashamed to tell. 39k-word MG horror #MG #MGhorror #scotwriterpitch2025

CALLY AND THE CAILLEACH: When grieving Cally meets an ancient creatrix, terror turns to friendship and adventure. But disaster puts the fate of the wild in Cally’s hands. 38k-word MG adventure, Kelpies Prize 24 shortlist, Sunday Times first line of the week #scotwriterpitch2025

THE BROLLACHAN BATTLE: Demonic possession isn’t on the P7 camp’s curriculum, but then the brollachan comes hunting. It sets its glare on Aiden, and those who try to save him. He’ll have to share his darkest secret to survive. 39k-word MG horror #MG #MGhorror #scotwriterpitch2025

CALLY AND THE CAILLEACH: Orla and the Wild Hunt meets the Girl who Lost her Shadow. A 38000-word MG adventure that soars from Jura to Glasgow. Contains tricks, ticks and murmurations. Kelpies Prize 24 shortlisted, Sunday Times first line of the week #scotwriterpitch2025

THE BROLLACHAN BATTLE: The Boy Who Cried Ghost meets Guardians of the Wild Unicorns. Troubled Aiden and the friends he didn’t know he had must defeat an evil entity that feasts on dread. This P7 camp will redefine resilience…39000-word MG horror #scotwriterpitch2025

CALLY AND THE CAILLEACH: A goddess saves a girl, but unwanted rescue from adventure puts the natural world in peril and to save it, the girl must save the goddess. 38000-word MG adventure, Kelpies Prize 24 shortlisted, Sunday Times first line of the week #scotwriterpitch2025

CALLY AND THE CAILLEACH Girl and goddess plunge deep and fly high until adventure lands them in a Glasgow hospital where the wild world in put in great danger. 38000-word MG adventure, Kelpies Prize 24 shortlisted, Sunday Times first line of the week #scotwriterpitch2025

When his best friend chucks him at P7 camp, Aiden falls prey to the brollachan, an evil that feeds on misery and fear. The battle will not be over until he finds the courage to share his worst secret. THE BROLLACHAN BATTLE,39000-word MG horror #scotwriterpitch2025