Janet Paisley is an award-winning poet, playright and fiction author from Falkirk. Awards include BAFTA and RTS nominations for Long Haul, a 2000 Creative Scotland Award; 1999 Canongate Prize; 1996 Peggy Ramsay Memorial award for Refuge; and a string of poetry and prose awards and prizes. In 1996 Alien Crop was shortlisted for Saltire Book of the Year and Sooans Night was Critics Play of the Year. Not for Glory featured on the 2003 World Book Day Scottish 10 book shortlist.