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JD Kirk is the pen name of multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, and writer of comics, Barry Hutchison. We can't wait to meet Barry/JD at the St Duthac Book and Arts Festival in September.


Born and raised in Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland, Barry/JD wanted to be a writer from the age of nine, when a kindly librarian wrote his name on the spine of a notebook in which he’d written a terrible short story, and put it on the shelf.

Since then, he has written over 140 books for children as Barry Hutchison, over 15 books for adults as Barry J. Hutchison, and is now thoroughly enjoying murdering people as JD Kirk.

Barry still lives in Fort William with his wife and two children.

He has no idea what the JD stands for. (source 2023 The Author - JD Kirk)

 
 
 

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Thank you to all our funders in 2025: Balnagown Estate: Beinn Tharsuinn Community Windfarm Fund (accessed through Kilmuir and Logie Easter Community Council, Edderton Community Council and Tain Community Council): Birlinn Ltd: Glenmorangie Distillery: Global Energy Group GEG: Kier Construction Community Wishes, and Scottish Book Trust. Thank you to DUFI ART for the beautiful brochures, posters and banners. Thank you also to all the businesses who have donated a raffle prize or placed an advert in our brochure, your continued support is much appreciated. Thank you to Councillors, sponsors, contributors, collaborators, local businesses, schools, venues and individuals who support the Festival in all sorts of ways. Finally, to all the volunteers who turn up, stand at stalls, staff the Pop-Up Bookshop, bake, sit on the committee, sell raffle tickets and do a hundred other things, a huge thank you, this Festival would not exist without you!

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