Donald Adamson is from Dumfries. He lived for a long time in Dalbeattie, but is currently living in Tampere, Finland. He writes in English and Scots, and translates from Finnish. He has won prizes in many poetry competitions, including First Prize in the Sangschaw Competitions of 2017, 2022, and 2025. In 2025 he was awarded the Brian Whittingham Memorial Prize (all categories, English, Scots, Gaelic) and was shortlisted in two categories of the Wigtown Poetry Competition. His collections include Bield (Tapasalteerie, 2021) and a co-authored collection, A Beatin Hert (Hatterick’s House, 2023), touching on the landscapes and history of south-west Scotland.