A Scottish author born in Glasgow on December 28, 1934. Graduated from Glasgow Art School and worked as an art teacher in Glasgow. Became Glasgow University's Writer in Residence in 1979.

Books

• A History Maker (1996)
• Lanark: A Life in 4 Books (1981)
• Ten Tales Tall and True (1994)
• Unlikely Stories, Mostly (1998)
• Fall of Kelvin Walker: A Fable of The Sixties (1986)
• Why Scots Should Rule Scotland (2000)
• Janine (1982) (Out Of Print)

Also a very accomplished artist, Gray designs the covers of his books and the numerous prints used inside them.