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Author: alison

Changeling lore and the little folk

I’ve been chatting to the wonderful Phil Rickman over at Phil the Shelf on BBC Radio Wales, about the more wicked incarnations of the fairies. Their Producer, Geoff Ballinger, lent his talents as a voice artist to create some audio extracts Read more…


Behind the book: The Hidden People

The Hidden People was published by Jo Fletcher Books in hardback and ebook formats on 6th October 2016. Now also available in paperback. The audio version is narrated by Paul Mclaughlin. Reviews “Meticulously researched, beautifully written and elegantly structured.” Mark Morris, author Read more…


Fairy tales and horror

I have written an article for Nightmare Magazine’s H Word column, titled Fairy Tales: The Original Horror Stories? It’s online now, as part of their March 2016 issue.


In the media

A couple of lengthy Q&As have recently come out in the media: This is Horror podcast part one – concerns A Cold Season, Jo Fletcher Books and the zombie apocalypse. This is Horror podcast part two – concerns A Cold Read more…


Behind the Book: A Cold Silence

A Cold Silence is Alison Littlewood’s follow-up to best-selling Richard and Judy pick, A Cold Season. Paperback – launched 3rd of September 2015, published by Jo Fletcher Books. Audio – a Quercus audiobook is now available at Audible, narrated by Gareth Bennett-Ryan. Read more…


Nightmare Magazine

Those lovely folks at Nightmare Magazine have just run another one of my stories – this time a tale set in the wild Croatian forests, called Wolves and Witches and Bears. They’ve also produced it in audio and run an Read more…


A profile in The Examiner

I was recently contacted by Meagan Meehan, a lovely lady who asked if I’d like to be featured in an author spotlight in The Examiner. Meagan had read my short story Black Feathers, which was featured in Ellen Datlow’s The Read more…


Shirley Jackson Awards

I’m absolutely thrilled and delighted to have won a Shirley Jackson Award for short fiction! The awards were presented on Sunday alongside Readercon. The award was given for The Dog’s Home, which appeared in The Spectral Book of Horror Stories, Read more…


Sherlock Holmes Abroad

A while back, the very lovely Simon Clark approached me to ask if I’d contribute a story to a new anthology of Sherlock Holmes tales – The Mammoth Book of Sherlock Holmes Abroad. I must admit, I took a very Read more…


Seasons of Mist Omnibus

No sooner has the Seasons of Mist omnibus been announced than we have a cover image! It will be out as an ebook on June 4th as part of the Jo Fletcher Books #HolidayHorrors season (watch for the hashtag coming Read more…