Funded by Creative Scotland, Robin Lloyd-Jones interviewed twenty Scottish writers ranging in age from 70 to 92 about their later lives and their continuing creativity. The majority of these men and women had made for themselves a benign circle. That is to say their creativity contributed to their health and wellbeing, and their health and wellbeing, particularly their mental health, was an important factor in maintaining their creativity.

In Autumn Voices Scottish writers, representing over 150 years of varied life experience since passing the age of 70, speak to us from a point where experience is at its maximum, perspective at its broadest and mastery of craft near its peak: Sheena Blackhall, Larry Butler, Jenni Calder, A.C. Clarke, Stewart Conn, David Donnison, Douglas Dunn, Sally Evans, Vicki Feaver, Lee Gershuny, Kelman, Robin Lloyd-Jones, Carl MacDougall, Bernard MacLaverty, Alison Prince, Pauline Prior-Pitt, John Purser, Sheila Templeton.