She only published her first book at the age of 58 after having been championed by several prominent Scottish authors who discovered her talent through a Writer's Group that she attended.
Hers has not been an easy life. She has struggled to bring up a family on a low income, coped with a war traumatised, alcoholic husband and come to terms with the murder of her youngest son when he was only 19.
She says her stories are about building site workers, tramps and alcoholics. They are all very firmly set in that part of south west Scotland that she has known all her life.
"I couldn't have written about anything else and I didn't want to talk about wealthy people", she says.
Her work might, on the face of it, seem downbeat but her characters are beautifully observed and her stories bustle with energy - and even hope!
Her work includes: "Gemntlemen of the West", "A Working Mother", "For The Love Of Willie" - shortlisted for the 1998 Stakis Prize (Novels).
"Lean Tales", "Getting Sent For", "The Complete Short Stories, 2008" - contains new material (Short Stories).
Agnes Owens work is published by Polygon Books.
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