Alex Shearer (born 25 June 1949) is a British novelist and scriptwriter. He was born in Wick, in the north of Scotland. Alex Shearer sold his first TV script at the age of 29, after a varied career of some 30 odd jobs.
He wrote for television, film, theatre and radio (including plays and short stories for
BBC Radio 4)[1] for 14 years, and then devoted himself to becoming a novelist.
His 2003 novel The Speed of the Dark was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.[2]The Greatest Store in the World was adapted into a television film by the
BBC. His novel Bootleg was adapted for a
television series by the BBC, and later adapted into
manga and
anime under its Japanese title Chocolate Underground.[3]
The Dream Maker 1992 - radio version of stage play. Also remade in Germany.
The Diabolical Gourmet 2005 – Radio 4 Afternoon play
Play Chopsticks For Me – Radio 4 Short story
Getting A Life Radio 4 short story
Bonding Radio 4 short story
Film Work
The Greatest Store In The World 1999 (Bafta nomination)
Play Chopsticks For Me 2000 – Short film
Chocolate Underground 2008/9 Full length animated film version of novel BOOTLEG made by Japanese company MUSE. First full length animation to be streamed episodically to mobile phones and internet in 2008, followed by theatrical release. Premiered in Tokyo, January 2009.
Stage Work
The Morning After - Bath Theatre
One More Time - Chichester and tour of the South West.
Out of the Blue - Chichester and Edinburgh.
Standing Room Only Chichester.
The Dream Maker - The Orchard Theatre Company, Barnstaple, tour of the South West
A Time And A Season - Theatre Royal, Plymouth
Harry In The Moonlight – Northcott Theatre, Exeter
Novels
The Dream Maker (1992)
Professor Sniff and the Lost Spring Breezes (1996), Gollancz
Wilmot and Chips (1996), Red Fox
The Winter Brothers and the Missing Snow (1997), Puffin
Dr. Twilite and the Autumn Snooze (1997), Puffin
The Summer Sisters and the Dance Disaster (1997), Puffin