Dorothy K. Haynes

Dorothy Kate Haynes, (1918 – December 1987) was a Scottish horror/supernatural writer.[1] She frequently wrote articles for The Scotsman, and had much of her work published in ghost and horror anthologies.[2]

Biography

Haynes was born in 1918 and spent her childhood with her twin brother Leonard, in Aberlour Orphanage, Banffshire.[2] Later Haynes moved to Lanark, where she married John S. Gray (who was also a former Aberlour Orphanage resident - see: Haste Ye Back). She had 4 children - Alison, Micheal, Leonard and Ian, with the first two dying from cystic fibrosis.

Haynes worked extensively in support of Girl Guides movement and remained involved with Aberlour Orphanage until its closure. She published the autobiographical novel Haste Ye Back in 1973 in memory of her time there.

She was diagnosed with breast cancer, and died in December 1987.

Novels

Collections

Short stories

References

  1. Carol Anderson, Aileen Christianson, Scottish women's fiction, 1920s to 1960s: journeys into being. Tuckwell Press, 2000. ISBN 1862320829, (p.163)
  2. 1 2 Mike Ashley , Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction. Elm Tree Books, ISBN 0-241-89528-6. (p. 91)

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