David Cunningham was born in Ayrshire and educated at Glasgow University,from which he has an MA in English Literature and a PhD in ScottishLiterature. His short stories have appeared in various magazines andanthologies and have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4. He has also written andreviewed for the 'Scotsman,' the 'Herald' and 'Scotland on Sunday'. Atvarious times he has worked as a University tutor, a bookseller, anadministrative assistant and a literary editor.