Malachy Tallack is the award-winning author of four books, most recently Illuminated by Water (2022). His novel, The Valley at the Centre of the World (2018) was shortlisted for the Highland Book Prize and longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. Malachy is also a singer-songwriter. He has released four albums and performed in venues across the UK. Malachy is from Shetland, and currently lives in Fife.