The Scottish Oats Bible

Nichola Fletcher has written a number of highly acclaimed cookery books, including Charlemagne's Tablecloth, Nichola Fletcher's Ultimate Venison Cookery, Caviar; A Global History and The Meat Cookbook. She and her husband started Britain's first deer farm in 1973, and Nichola has devoted her life since then to helping people to appreciate, understand and cook venison and other game meats. She was awarded the 1994 Scottish Food Achievement Award for her work for the Scottish venison industry.

Bob Dewar was born in Edinburgh and was first published nationally when he was sixteen. As well as books for Black and White, Birlinn and Oxford University Press, his work has appeared in The Scottish Field and Holyrood magazine and The Scotch Malt Whisky newsletter. He has had exhibitions in Edinburgh and Italy, and for fifteen years did political and social commentary for The Scotsman. He is married to novelist Isla Dewar and has a son, and a golden retriever.