Flora Catherine Kennedy is a Scottish author, poet and creative director. Born in Glasgow, she grew up on the Isle of Coll and in the village of Strathblane, Scotland. She trained as a reporter and journalist before switching to advertising writing. Flora won many creativity and copywriting awards working with advertising agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Young & Rubicam and Ogilvy & Mather in Glasgow and London, United Kingdom; Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. Whilst living in Australia her poetry was published in Australian literary magazines including Matoid. In New Zealand her debut novel, 'Forsaken', was accepted by Penguin NZ. Her short stories written to be read aloud to dogs were published as four board books by Rodale Press USA in 2004. These and new stories are re-issued in "Stories for My Dog". Her short story 'Tenderness' was included in Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival's 'Worth the Wait' eBook of short stories. Her latest work is 'The Wild Folk' - a vivid tale of murderous family secrets and mysterious folklore set on the island of Coll. She is currently working on a new novel, "The Bone Root".