Alison Littlewood

Alison Littlewood is a British author of horror novels and short stories. She also writes under the name Alison J. Littlewood and the pen name A. J. Elwood.

Littlewood grew up in Penistone, South Yorkshire. She attended Northumbria University where she studied English and history. She began a career in marketing, but later switched to writing fiction. Littlewood currently lives in Doncaster, South Yorkshire with her partner.

Awards

 * August Derleth Award for Path of Needles (2014, nominated)
 * Shirley Jackson Award for The Unquiet House (2015, nominated)
 * Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction: "The Dogs Home" (The Spectral Book of Horror Stories, Spectral Press). (2015, winner)
 * August Derleth Award for The Unquiet House (2015, nominated)
 * August Derleth Award for A Cold Silence (2016, nominated)