One Child Warm at my Side

By Emily Munro

Emily Munro is a writer and filmmaker.

Emily writes poetry and fiction. Her writing has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies and was longlisted for the Caledonia Novel Award (2023).

She has a Master’s degree in Creative Writing (with Distinction) and a PhD in Film Studies, both from the University of Glasgow. Her documentary Living Proof: A Climate Story (2021), made from repurposed archive footage, was nominated for a FOCAL International award and has screened widely, both at home and abroad.

Emily lives with her family in Scotland where she is employed as a curator in a national film archive. She is working on a novel and a collection of poems.

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