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MISTLETOE – a ghost story for the winter season

“The perfect read for frosty nights” – HEAT Magazine Following the tragic deaths of her husband and son, Leah is looking for a new life. She rushes through the purchase of a run-down Yorkshire farmhouse, arriving just as snow shrouds Read more…


The Snow Child – wintry reading at The Dark

My short story, The Snow Child, is now available to read online at The Dark. Set in the far north of Sweden, this is a take on a traditional fairy tale with some unexpected turns . . . The Snow Read more…


An interview and a Strange Little Story

I have been interviewed by Matt, AKA my favourite Womble, at Run Along the Shelves. It includes writing short stories, travel, my favourite short story writers and some book recommendations… Matt also recently reviewed my collection, A Curious Cartography. I Read more…


New Folk Horror anthology from Flame Tree

Folk Horror (Beyond and Within) A new short story, Good Boy, has been released into the wild in this beautifully produced anthology. “If you want a story that bleeds with foreboding and melancholy palpable and subtle in equal measure, Littlewood Read more…


Interview at Geek Retro-Spective

A new interview with the author by Shaun McClure is up now. Unearthing treasures, blending genres, 70s information films, the problems with history and many bookish things! See the Geek Retro-Spective Youtube channel.


British Fantasy Award Shortlisted

A CURIOUS CARTOGRAPHY has been shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award in the Best Collection category. The collection contains twenty short stories that chart a writer’s journey and range across the globe, from Vietnam to Sweden, from London to New Read more…


The Operculum Necklace at The Dark

My short story, The Operculum Necklace, is now available to read online at The Dark. Set in Victorian times, the tale begins with a small child’s fear of a necklace that appears to be made of eyes . . . Read more…


A Curious Cartography in Review

“A brilliant collection of different types of unsettling stories from the past to the present with a host of lost souls about to find their lives changed forever. It reminds us that Littlewood is an incredibly skilled storyteller…” Read the Read more…


News about A Curious Cartography

The paperback of my short story collection, A CURIOUS CARTOGRAPHY, is coming in May 2024 and is available to pre-order now at Black Shuck Books. The limited edition signed hardback is now fully sold out. The twenty short stories in A Read more…


Mini Collection: The Flowering

The Flowering is a micro-collection, published as one of Black Shuck’s popular Shadows series. It features six short stories, all set in the Victorian era: The Zoetrope, The Marvellous Talking Machine, Meet Me at the Frost Fair, The Ballad Box, The Winter Read more…