Callum McSorley is a writer based in Glasgow whose short stories have appeared in Gutter Magazine, Monstrous Regiment and New Writing Scotland.

His debut novel Squeaky Clean (2023) – inspired by his years working at a car wash in Glasgow’s East End – garnered praise from the likes of Chris Brookmyre, Peter James and Kevin Bridges, and featured in 2023 ‘best of the year’ lists in The Guardian, The Scotsman and The Times. With it, Callum became the youngest ever author to win the prestigious McIlvanney Prize for Best Scottish Crime Novel of the Year.

His second novel, Paperboy, will be published in 2025.

Launched in 2024, the Loch Long Crime Writing Residency is a funded residency for Scotland-based writers developing new work in crime fiction. The first Loch Long Crime Writing Residency was awarded to Caro Carver. We are grateful to our Argyll Patron for their generous support and making this residency possible.