Pre-School, 10+
Ross MacKay is a disabled author and playwright based in Fife, Scotland. He was the recipient of a Tom McGrath Trust Maverick Award for his writing and the William Soutar Award for Poetry 2020.
Ross is a recipient of the Peggy Ramsay Foundation Bursary and was a participant of the 2023 Less is More screenwriters’ residential run by Screen Scotland. He is currently an artist in residence with the National Theatre of Scotland.
In 2020, Ross won a global Search for A Storyteller talent competition judged by Simon Cowell. Ross’s debut novel for middle graders, Will and The Whisp, is published by Creative James Media. His debut picture book, Daddy’s Bad (Bed) Day, is published by Curly Tale Books.
Ross previously worked in theatre as the artistic director of puppetry company, Tortoise in a Nutshell, creating performances for audiences aged 8+. His productions toured all over the world and received prestigious awards including a Scotsman Fringe First and a Critic’s Pick from the New York Times. He is also an established puppetry director, working for numerous companies including The Royal Lyceum, Little Angel and The National Theatre of Scotland.
Ross has also worked as a magic consultant and is a former Scottish Young Magician of the Year.
Ross is currently developing original television projects and several stages shows.
You can find him on his website here. For literary works including picture books and novels, he is represented by Lorna Hemingway at Bell Lomax Moreton.
Original live action family drama in development
Participated in writer’s room developing an animated series and created treatment.
Research and development on an animation script for children around parents’ mental health
Commissioned to develop and write a script for a youth-led piece of theatre, to be performed in 2024.
Writer
Wrote 1 x 12′ audio episode entitled ‘The Show-Stopper’, available on BBC Sounds.
| Television | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Title TBA | Saffron Cherry | Original live action family drama in development |
| Title TBA (2022) | Picl Animation | Participated in writer’s room developing an animated series and created treatment. |
| Title TBA (2021) | Visible Fictions | Research and development on an animation script for children around parents’ mental health |
| Theatre | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| Artist Commission (2023) | Toonspeak Young People's Theatre | Commissioned to develop and write a script for a youth-led piece of theatre, to be performed in 2024. |
| Audio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| The Spoilsport's Sports Day (2023) | BBC Learning | Writer |
| Time for a Story (2022) | BBC Learning | Wrote 1 x 12′ audio episode entitled ‘The Show-Stopper’, available on BBC Sounds. |