Beginner’s pluck: Oslo-based Irish writer Catriona Shine

In 'Habitat' we follow seven of the inhabitants, who, affected by different calamities, don’t realise they’re dealing with a shared crisis

Catriona Shine started writing 14 years ago. She’s been shortlisted for many awards; has won the Penfro First Chapter Prize, and has had many stories published in literary magazines. Picture: Aslak Haanshuus

Catriona and her three sisters spent a lot of time in imaginative play.

“We wrote fairy tales then acted them, and we made houses for our books.”