Emma Wood

EMMA WOOD grew up in Yorkshire, read History at Cambridge and moved to Culrain, Sutherland in 1987. She worked as an English tutor for secondary school pupils, and, as a member of the Worker’s Educational Association, organised events and gave speeches throughout the Highlands on historical topics such as hydroelectricity. For five years she taught creative writing tutor at Moniack Mhor writers’ centre, and was involved in charity work for organisations such as the Scottish Wildlife Trust. Emma Wood died in 2016.