About Christine Cochrane

In 2010 I decided it was time for change and retired after thirty years of teaching languages. The first thing I did was learn to play the harp, which was a bit of a surprise. The second was to start writing. This was less of a surprise, as I’ve always loved words and language. I was, however, unsure about what sort of writer I was going to be. The Open University Course A215 in Creative Writing showed me that I enjoyed everything – poetry, life writing and short fiction. I passed with distinction and had two pieces selected for publication in Ink Pantry Press’s anthology of Open University students’ work, Fields of Words (http://inkpantry.com/ ). In 2014 I obtained a pass with distinction for the Open University Course A363, Advanced Creative Writing; this hugely enjoyable course enabled me to explore stage and radio drama and also helped me fine-tune my fiction writing.

I was delighted to win third prize in the Mslexia Women’s Short Story Competition 2014 with my story ‘Shifting sands’, which was originally one of my A363 assignments.

This story, set in South Uist and Benbecula, is the lead story in my first short story collection, Shifting Sands: Tales of Transience and Transformation, published in November 2015.  The German version of ‘Shifting sands’ has been published in the anthology Weibsbilder, published by Edition Narrenflug, Kiel. The German version of ‘Ships that pass’, a further story from my collection, is available in the German anthology Vierertreffen and also comes from Edition Narrenflug.  Details of how to buy these books are on my publications page.

I am currently completing an MA in Creative Writing with the Open University, specialising in poetry.

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3 thoughts on “About Christine Cochrane”

  1. Hi Christine. I inherited the wools and Tarvit tapestry chart from my granny many years ago and now am ready to sew it (or at least start).
    As my chart says Sheet 1 of 2 I went googling to see if I was missing something and found you! Is there a second page?
    My chart is the same as yours and I also have an A4 page with the title and colour picture so have wondered if this is the second page?
    Did you have any help with the size as it looks as though you didn’t do any of the border? I haven’t decided what to do with mine when it’s finished- but would much appreciate an answer about the chart.
    I am a sewer but haven’t done tapestry since I was a school girl and am now 60 so you won’t be inundated with questions.
    Many thanks in anticipation
    Michelle Moore

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