Ali Smith

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1962 -

Occupation

Writer

Notable Achievements

FRSL

Description

Writes for newspapers The Guardian, The Scotsman, and the Times Literary Supplement. Award winning novelist. Booker-shortlisted twice for her novels 'Hotel World', narrated by a dead chambermaid, and 'The Accidental', the story of a mysterious and androgynous outsider who infiltrates a family holiday. Whitbread Novel Prize 2005 for 'The Accidental' which also made it to the Orange Prize shortlist