Lynn writes poetry, essays and fiction; most recently a novella, The Desert Road, published by Rosa Mira Books and Common Land, a collection of poetry and essays published by Victoria University Press. Last year Lynn was the recipient of a Bothy Project Residency and spent a week writing in a bothy in the Cairngorms. In 2013 she had a writing fellowship at Hawthornden Castle in Midlothian, Scotland. Lynn teaches creative writing and recently completed a PhD in Creative Writing through Massey University. She recently relocated to Edinburgh.
Lynn Davidson wondered if she was the right person to review Hopes Dashed? by Prue Hyman, but found her life and struggles mirrored by Hyman's important work.