Peter Ross (author)
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Born
Scotland
OccupationJournalist, author
GenreNon-fiction, travel writing, cultural history
Notable worksA Tomb With a View (2020)
Steeple Chasing (2023)
Upon a White Horse (2025)
Steeple Chasing (2023)
Upon a White Horse (2025)
Peter Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scotland |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Genre | Non-fiction, travel writing, cultural history |
| Notable works | A Tomb With a View (2020) Steeple Chasing (2023) Upon a White Horse (2025) |
| Notable awards | Saltire Society Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the Year (2021) |
Peter Ross is a Scottish journalist and non-fiction author based in Glasgow. He is a nine-times winner at the Scottish Press Awards [1][2] and was a finalist for the Orwell Prize for Journalism in 2015.[3]
His work has appeared in publications including The Guardian, The Times, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine[4] and Boston Review.[2]
His book A Tomb With a View won the Saltire Society Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the Year in 2021.[5] A Tomb With a View and Upon a White Horse have both been adapted as BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.[6][7]
- Daunderlust: Dispatches from Unreported Scotland (2014) A collection of essays on Scottish life.
- The Passion of Harry Bingo: Further Dispatches from Unreported Scotland (2017) — Shortlisted for the Saltire Society Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the Year.[7]
- A Tomb With a View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards (2020) — Explores graveyards across Britain and Ireland. Won the Saltire Society Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the Year (2021)[5] and was named a book of the year by the Financial Times, i, and Stylist.[7]
- Steeple Chasing: Around Britain by Church (2023) — A journey through Britain's churches and cathedrals. A Sunday Times bestseller and Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month.[8]
- Upon a White Horse: Journeys in Ancient Britain and Ireland (2025) — Explores prehistoric sites and ancient landscapes. A Radio 4 Book of the Week and named a best book of 2025 by the Financial Times, The Scotsman, and Country Life.[9]
Awards and recognition
- Nine-times winner at the Scottish Press Awards.[2]
- Finalist, Orwell Prize for Journalism (2015).[3]
- Saltire Society Literary Awards: