Ali Bacon writes contemporary and historical fiction usually with a Scottish flavour. Her recent creative encounters have been with a Victorian photographer.

In the Blink of an Eye, (Linen Press 2018), a mediaeval nun.

Within these Walls, winner of the Bristol Short Story Competition local writer prize 2019) and the much-loved Scottish writer R.L. Stevenson.

The Absent Heart, inspired by his letters to Fanny Sitwell, was published by Linen Press in early 2025. As an antidote to the solitary writing life, Ali plays golf and pickleball and enjoys being involved in local literary events.

Her website is https://alibacon.com.

 

Below are the panels that Ali has taken part in so far…

T&T #22 ~ Tuesday 23rd June: advice you’d give wannabe writers ~ Ali Bacon with Morgen hosting. Ali mentions Emma Darwin’s Substack: https://www.emmadarwin.com/this-itch-of-writing.

T&T #26 ~ Tuesday 14th July: writing competitions: Ali Bacon ~ with Morgen hosting (also see this site’s Writing Competitions & Opportunities page)

And do join Morgen and Ali as they talk about her writing journey…

These are free events but we’re raising money for local book-related charities and we’d be really grateful if you would donate whatever you afford via the Charities & Donate page. Thank you so much.