Angus Peter Campbell (Aonghas P(h)àdraig Caimbeul) was born on the Island of South Uist. A graduate in Politics and History from the University of Edinburgh he has worked as a lecturer, lobster-fisherman, forester, builder's apprentice, newspaper, radio and television journalist and columnist. He has published four collections of poetry and six Gaelic novels.

Sorley MacLean said of him 'I have no doubts that Angus Peter Campbell is one of the few really significant living poets in Scotland, writing in any language.' He was awarded the Bardic Crown for Gaelic Poetry in 2001, the same year in which he was also given a Creative Scotland Award. His novel An Oidhche Mus do Sheòl Sinn was published to critical acclaim in 2003. His latest collection of poetry is Aibisidh (Polygon 2011). He starred in the Gaelic feature film Seachd : The Inaccessible Pinnacle.

He lives in the Highlands with his wife and children.