Catriona Lexy Campbell has worked as a theatre artist, actor and writer for many years, primarily in her native Gaelic. She has published numerous works over the years, including two novels for adults, two novels for Gaelic learners, a novel and book of short stories for children, a trilogy of novels for young adults and three plays.

She was the winner of the Wigtown Book Festival Gaelic poetry prize in 2006. She was the first Gaelic Associate Artist with the National Theatre of Scotland in 2011 and her first radio play for the BBC, based on her novel Samhraidhean Dìomhair, was broadcast in December 2012. She was the Writer in Residence at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in 2013. Her first play, Doras Dùinte, was produced by Theatre Gu Leòr and toured in 2014. Her second play was a stage adaptation of her father, Tormod Caimbeul’s novel, Shrapnel, and toured Scotland in March 2016.

Other theatrical works include Às an Dorchadas (GlasgowLife, 2015) and Cèilidh (Theatre GuLeòr, 2018). She has delivered workshops in drama and creative writing to young people across Scotland for organisations including Fèisean nan Gàidheal, Scottish Book Trust, Glasgow Life, Stòrlann, The Gaelic Books Council and Theatre Gu Leòr. Her first short film, Na Saboteurs – which she wrote and directed – was produced by The Woven Thread and the European Broadcast Union, and broadcast on New Year’s Eve on BBC ALBA.

She has also written scripts for the first series of Gaelic continuous drama, Bannan (Young Films, 2015) and, more recently, she has worked as a scriptwriter on new children’s drama, Triùir aig Trì (Sorbier, 2022), and on upcoming drama series, An Clò Mòr (Solas Productions, 2022). Her most recent book for children, Òranmo Sheanair (My Grandfather’s Song), was published in 2020 and won the Best New Children’s Book award at the Gaelic Literature Awards 2021. She currently works as an Assistant Producer and director with Mac TV. Her first documentary as a director for Mac TV, Afro Gaels, was awarded the prestigious Spirit of the Festival Award at the Celtic Media Awards in 2022.

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