Peter Kravitz

Peter Kravitz (born 1961) is a figure in the Scottish literary scene, and is best-known for editing the Edinburgh Review.^[1] He was born in London, England, but has lived most of his life in Edinburgh. He is Jewish.^{[citation needed]} He edited the Edinburgh Review between 1984 and 1990, and was editorial director of Polygon Books between 1986 and 1990.^[2]

While at Polygon, he tried to publish James Kelman's second novel A Chancer, and requested a grant from the Scottish Arts Council. They refused because Alick Buchanan-Smith, a Conservative MP, had complained about the "foul language" in Kelman's first novel.^[3]

In the late 1990s he worked for Napier University.^{[citation needed]}