Des Dillon is a poet, short story writer, novelist, and dramatist writing for radio, stage, television, and film. His novel, Me and Ma Gal, first published in 1995, was selected as one of The List/Scottish Book Trust's 100 Best Scottish Books of all time. His acclaimed play Singin' I'm no a Billy, He's a Tim is probably the most performed play in Scotland in the last five years. He lives in Scotland.