Ali Shaw

Ali

Drawings

One of the reasons I’m really excited about The Trees being published is that it contains four of my drawings.  Soon I’ll upload several more of the pictures I drew for it, but in the meantime I’ve tidied up and compiled lots of old ones in the Drawings section of this site.  You can see them all via the

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The Trees Arrive

My daughter and I are painting when the knock comes.  Inka is two years old, and learning to splodge spots and stripes onto the paper.  I am trying to paint a picture of a troll, in fluorescent colours with a brush thicker than my thumb.  I get up and hurry to the door and it’s

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The Final Proof

I mentioned last week that I’d just completed the second draft of my next book (I’m going to need a codename for this project, aren’t I? I don’t think I’m ready to share the actual title just yet).  I’d worked hard to get it finished by the end of September and felt pleased to have met my

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My Next Book & My Next

I’ve just finished typing up the second draft of my fourth novel.  Trying to decipher my own handwriting made my eyes ache, but I’m pleased with what I’ve done.  I started this thing back in April, when I was enormously grateful to receive an Arts Council grant to allow me to do so.  Since then I’ve been working

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