Publications
Fiction
Unspeakable Freight Books, 2017*
Sadly Freight Books has gone into liquidation and so the book may currently be hard to find but may once again become available.
Pelmanism Luath Press, 2014
Selected Stories Luath Press, 2005
Lord of Illusions Luath Press, 2005
Pest Maiden Headline Review, 1999
War Dolls Headline Review, 1998
Red Tides Secker & Warburg, 1993
Our Lady of the Pickpockets Secker & Warburg, 1989
Poetry
Bodywork Luath Press, 2007
Lure Chapman Publishing Ltd, 2003
Madame Doubtfire’s Dilemma Chapman Publishing Ltd, 1989
Poetry for Children
When I Wear my Leopard Hat Scottish Children’s Press, 1997
Collaborative publications
Twinset: poems by Dilys Rose and Karen Knight Knucker Press, 2008
artwork by Polly Thelwall and Laurie Hastings
Once upon our time: new portrait miniatures National Galleries of Scotland
paintings by Moyna Flannigan, publications, 2004, to coincide
fictional miniatures by Dilys Rose with Moyna Flannigan’s exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
Collaborations for performance
Watching over You
Song cycle, written for and sung by Karen Cargill, and performed
by Red Note Ensemble at the Queen’s Hall Edinburgh, 2015.
Kaspar Hauser: The Child of Europe
Chamber opera with music composed by Rory Boyle.
The creation of this work was supported by a Creative Scotland Award, 2006.
First performed in Glasgow at RSAMD, 2010.
In the same year it received a British Composers’ Award (stage category).
Helter Skelter
Site-specific music theatre piece, composed by Stephen Deazley. A Tramway Commission, 2007.
The Fires of Bride: Choral piece, with music by Rory Boyle.
Commissioned as part of Composer Laureate in Schools project and first performed
at The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 2005.
Fatal Attraction: Choral piece, with music by Stephen Deazley.
Dilys Rose 