Ian Thomas Shaw is the author of two novels: Soldier, Lily, Peace and Pearls (DeuxVoiliers Publishing) and Quill of the Dove (Guernica Editions). Choosing Eleonore (Guernica Editions 2021) is his first translation from French to English. Shaw was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. For 34 years, he worked as a diplomat and as an international development worker, living in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. He currently lives in Aylmer, Quebec. He is also the founder of Deux Voiliers Publishing, the Prose in the Park Literary Festival and the Ottawa Review of Books.