Draft:Julian Colton Poet

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Born 6th April 1959, Julian Colton is poet from Longsight, Manchester. He has lived in the Scottish Borders region for many years, currently working at Sir Walter Scott’s Courtroom Museum in Selkirk, specialising in guided tours and talks. Colton has published five collections of poetry, including Everyman Street (Smokestack Publishing, 2009), Cold Light of Morning (Cultured Llama,2015) and Two Che Guevaras (Scottish Borders Council, 2007). His pamphlet DH Lawrence was short listed for the Callum MacDonald award and he has published widely in magazines and anthologies including Stand, Rialto, New Welsh Review, Northwords Now, Cencrastus, and London Magazine. Much of his writing concerns social justice, memory, football, history and animal life. Colton has recently written film scripts for the Trimontium Roman history museum in Melrose- Stories, Stones and Bones, funded by Heritage Lottery. The film supports teaching of Roman history and is a key aspect of the interpretation and exhibition. Colton was CREATE Writer in Residence for Dumfries and Galloway. He has also led numerous writing projects, working with schools, museums, health & wellbeing organisations, Samaritans, Abbotsford and other Trusts around Scotland, including work with LGBTQ Groups and access programmes for Additional/Complex Needs. He co-edited The Eildon Tree magazine for twenty years and organises literary events. He has an MA in American Literature from Keele University.