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CANCELLED: Books-on-Tyne event

Tue, 22 Nov 2016 05:32:15 -0800

Regrettably, the Books-on-Tyne event on 25th November has now been cancelled. Apologies if you have bought a ticket. Please contact the venue regarding refunds.

posted by Ali Shaw on March, 18

[CANCELLED] I’ll be appearing at Books on Tyne: The Newcastle Book Festival, 25th November 2016

Tue, 08 Nov 2016 06:06:18 -0800

Regrettably, this event has now been cancelled. Apologies if you have bought a ticket. Please contact the venue regarding refunds.

I’ll be in Newcastle on 25th November, taking part in Books on Tyne: The Newcastle Book Festival. Come along to the City Library, Bewick Hall at 1:00pm to hear me talk about The Trees. Hope to see you there.

For more information, visit .

Books on Tyne

The partnership between Newcastle Libraries and The Lit & Phil continues with the sixth year...

posted by Ali Shaw on March, 15

I’ll be appearing at Books on Tyne: The Newcastle Book Festival, 25th November 2016

Tue, 08 Nov 2016 06:06:18 -0800

For more information, visit .

Books on Tyne

The partnership between Newcastle Libraries and The Lit & Phil continues with the sixth year of Books on Tyne: The Newcastle Book Festival. Both venues are offering a remarkable variety of talks, workshops and events.

Almos...

posted by Ali Shaw on March, 23

I’ll be taking part in Ex Libris Live! on 3rd November

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:30:33 -0700

[image error]I’m going to be taking part in Ex Libris Live! on 3rd November, 7-9pm at Blackwell’s Broad Street, Oxford. Ex Libris Live! is a panel version of the board game Ex Libris, and it should be a fun (and hopefully funny) evening. Here are all the details, from the Blackwell’s site.

BLACKWELL’S OXFORD PRESENTs: Ex-Libris LIVE!

Thursday, November 3rd at 19:00 – 21:00

We are overjoyed to announce the panelists for the next Ex Libris LIVE! show:Ali Shaw is an award-winning author of The Girl with G...

posted by Ali Shaw on March, 06

I’ll be reading at Niddfest on the 6th August

Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:11:12 -0700

I’ll be appearing at Niddfest,a really exciting new literary festival that focuses on all things natural, on the 6th August. Come along toSt Chad’s Middlesmoor at 4.30-5.30pm, where I’ll read from and talk about The Trees. Hope to see you there.

More info .

Set in the glorious landscape of Upper Nidderdale, in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales, NiddFest is a unique, new, family friendly festival, offering a weekend of talks and outside events for nature lovers of all ages. Come and be ins...

posted by Ali Shaw on March, 07

Edge-Lit 5, Saturday 16th July

Tue, 12 Jul 2016 03:49:56 -0700

I’ll be appearing at Edge-Lit 5 on Saturday 16th July, taking part in a couple of exciting panels. First up, at 3pm, willbe “The Others: What is the Continuing Draw of the Supernatural in Fiction?” Following that, at 4pm, will be, “The Truth About Writing: What’s It Really Like To Be a Professional Writer?”

Both events take place at Derby QUAD (Derby DE1 3AS), along with loads more panels, workshops and talks. Tickets are available from .It would be a pleasure to see you ther...

posted by Ali Shaw on March, 23

I’ll be at York Explore on the 20th June

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:31:44 -0700

If you’re in or around the city of York on the 20th June, drop in to York Explore at 6.30pm to hear metalk about The Trees. I’ll be giving a reading and then chatting a bit about how I came to write the book, what I think it’s about, and what my influences are.

You can book tickets and find out all of the details .

Hope to see you there.

posted by Ali Shaw on January, 30

New Events Added

Sun, 15 May 2016 14:24:46 -0700

Details of some forthcoming appearances have been added to the Events page. I’m going to be at York Explore Library on 20th June, Derby QUAD on 16th July, and Niddfest at Pately Bridge, near Harrogate, on 6th August. Further infowill be added as soon as I have it.

posted by Ali Shaw on January, 08

Drawings for The Trees (pt.2)

Fri, 06 May 2016 03:12:02 -0700

I’ve uploaded a lot of drawings I made while writing The Trees. They’re all of whisperers, and can be seen viathe Drawings link in the site menu.

For a time I was sketching one of these every morning on a writing day, before beginning any work on the novel itself. My daughter had only just been born and life was chaotic(it still is). These helped megather my thoughts together,pencil to paper before pen.

posted by Ali Shaw on March, 19

Drawings for The Trees (pt.1)

Fri, 25 Mar 2016 04:12:24 -0700

I’ve kepttrying to find time, in the fortnight since The Trees was published, to post some of the drawings I made whileI was writing it. Time for a fight with my scanner, anda clean-up in Photoshop. I haven’t quite finished yet, but thought I’d post the four whisperers whose picturesappear in the book itself. The others will come a-creeping soon, I promise.

These were just done with pencils and graphite sticks in a tiny, square-shaped sketchbook. For a while I drew one whisperer in there ever...

posted by Ali Shaw on December, 21