 A further series of "The Chain Gang", this time called "Paper, Scissors, Stone", was a thirteen-part drama series, in which Shearman worked weekly from listeners' suggestions in shaping the story; this won a Silver at the Sony Radio Awards.His first book, a collection of short stories called "Tiny Deaths", was published by Comma Press in November 2007.It was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize and made the longlist for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.