Alex Shearer author biography, plus links to books by Alex Shearer.

Alex Shearer

Alex Shearer has written for television, radio, film, and the stage and is the author of many books for children, including The Speed of the Dark, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. He was born in Wick, in the north of Scotland, and now lives in Somerset.

This biography was last updated on 02/03/2015.

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