Dorothy Baird is a poet, writer and tutor of writing workshops. She was the founder and tutor for five years of the Young Edinburgh Writers YEW, a creative writing group for teenagers in the city, and also runs Gallus Hen which offers readings and poetry or creative writing workshops in schools and community settings. 

Dorothy's second poetry collection, Mind the Gap, is published by Indigo Dreams Publishing: 
www.indigodreams.co.uk/dorothy-baird/4590921306

​Her first collection, Leaving the Nest, was published by Two Ravens Press in 2007.

​ Her work has been commended in poetry competitions and published in many magazines and anthologies. (See'Her Poetry' page for more details.)

If you'd like to contact her to arrange a reading or a workshop, please email: dorothybaird@tiscali.co.uk 
or phone 07910 217 259

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