It’s a Wonderful Life is a new story set in a small town on a winter’s night.  

It is read by the author.  

Clare Shaw (they/them) has four poetry collections with Bloodaxe. Their latest collection Towards a General Theory of Love (2022) is a poetic exploration of love and its absence: it won a Northern Writer’s Award and was a Poetry Society Book of the Year 2022. Clare lectures at the University of Huddersfield, and runs courses for Wordsworth Grasmere, the Royal Literary Fund and the Arvon Foundation. Clare is also a popular performer with multiple appearances on Radio 3 and 4, including “Pick of the Week”. With a background in mental health and education, Clare is a keen advocate for writing as means of personal and social change, and they have established writing projects in workplaces and communities across the UK.   

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