Aidan Martin
Aidan Martin | |
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| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Author |
| Children | 3 |
Aidan Martin (born 1986) is a Scottish author. He released his memoir, Euporic Recall, in 2020,[1] and a crime thriller, The Lost Boys of Ladywell, in 2024.[2] He is also CEO of The Scheme, a creative charity for people in schools and prisons.[3]
In 2021, Martin received the Impact Award from the Authors’ Foundation and K Blundell Trust.[4]
Martin grew up in Ladywell, Livingston and attended Inveralmond Community High School.[5] He also attended West Lothian College and later completed a Masters degree in Social Work at Glasgow Caledonian University.[6]
Martin is engaged and has 3 children.[7]
Publications
[edit]- Euphoric Recall (2020)
- Lost Boys of Ladywell (2024)
References
[edit]- ^ "West Lothian author hosts event with mum detailing the impact of drug addiction on loved ones". Daily Record. 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Gritty new work of fiction set on the mean streets of West Lothian set to have readers gripped". Daily Record. 25 September 2024.
- ^ "West Lothian dad-of-three 'forced to carry hammer to school for protection'". Edinburgh Live. 21 September 2023.
- ^ "£186,750 in grants to authors for works in progress". The Society of Authors. 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Local man from Livingston writes book detailing his brutal past". Daily Record. 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Recovering Scots addict hooked on drugs at 13 turns life around to get Masters degree". Daily Record. 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Groomed, abused and plunged into a world of addiction growing up in West Lothian – Aidan's story". Edinburgh Evening News. 12 October 2020.