{{short description|British author}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see :Template:Infobox writer/doc --> | name = Alison Littlewood | image = | imagesize = | caption = | penname = A. J. Elwood | birth_name = Alison J. Littlewood | birth_date = | birth_place = Penistone, South Yorkshire, England | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Novelist, short story writer | nationality = British | period = 2006–present | genre = Horror, fantasy | subject = | movement = | signature = | website = {{URL|alisonlittlewood.co.uk}} | notableworks = | awards = Shirley Jackson Award | spouse = }}
'''Alison Littlewood''' is a British author of horror novels and short stories.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Alison Littlewood|date=24 April 2014 |url=http://www.tor.com/2014/04/24/the-pop-quiz-at-the-end-of-the-universe-alison-littlewood/|publisher=Tor.com|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last=Huddleston |first=Yvette |url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/yorkshire-living/arts/books/thriller-that-delves-into-the-dark-side-of-fairytales-1-5683145 |title=Thriller that delves into the dark side of fairytales |newspaper=The Yorkshire Post |location=Leeds, England |issn=0963-1496 |date=17 May 2013 |access-date=6 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412005034/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/books/thriller-that-delves-into-the-dark-side-of-fairytales-1-5683145 |archive-date=12 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Bibliography== *''A Cold Season'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Nadler|first1=Lonnie|title=[Interview] Alison Littlewood Talks 'A Cold Season' Plus An Exclusive Excerpt|date=24 September 2013 |url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3255946/interview-alison-littlewood-talks-a-cold-season-plus-an-exclusive-excerpt/|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Alexander|first1=Niall|title=Cold Season, Cold Silence|date=14 January 2015 |url=http://www.tor.com/2015/01/14/bff-cold-season-cold-silence/|publisher=Tor.com|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Cold Season (review)|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62365-022-3|publisher=Publishers Weekly|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> *''Path of Needles'' (2013)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Faren|title=Path of Needles (review)|date=February 2015 |url=http://www.locusmag.com/Magazine/2015/02/table-of-contents-february-2015/|publisher=Locus Magazine|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Path of Needles (review)|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/alison-littlewood/path-of-needles/|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Path of Needles (review)|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62365-855-7|publisher=Publishers Weekly|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> *''The Unquiet House'' (2014)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Brooke|first1=Keith|title=The Unquiet House by Alison Littlewood review – can old wounds heal?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/23/the-unquiet-house-by-alison-littlewood-review|work=The Guardian|date=23 May 2014 |access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Alexander|first1=Niall|title=A History of Haunting: The Unquiet House by Alison Littlewood|date=7 April 2014 |url=http://www.tor.com/2014/04/07/book-review-the-unquiet-house-alison-littlewood/|publisher=Tor.com|access-date=10 August 2015}}</ref> *''Zombie Apocalypse! Acapulcalypse Now'' (2015) *''A Cold Silence'' (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/2015/08/31/book-reviews-a-cold-silence-alison-littlewood/|title=Cross of Confusion: A Cold Silence by Alison Littlewood|last=Alexander|first=Niall|date=31 August 2015|website=Tor.com|publisher=|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref> *''The Hidden People'' (2016) * ''The Crow Garden'' (2017) * ''Mistletoe'' (2019) * ''The Cottingley Cuckoo'' (April 2021) – using the pen name A. J. Elwood<ref>{{cite news |last=Clayton |first=Emma |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/19108689.cottingley-fairies-chilling-fantasy-novel/ |title=Cottingley Fairies in chilling fantasy novel |newspaper=Telegraph & Argus |issn=0307-3610 |date=23 February 2021 |access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref> * ''The Other Lives of Miss Emily White'' (April 2023) – using the pen name A. J. Elwood
==Awards== * British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel (August Derleth Award) for ''Path of Needles'' (2014, shortlisted)<ref name=BFS-Award-2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfadb.com/British_Fantasy_Awards_2014 |title=British Fantasy Awards 2014 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database |publisher=Locus |issn=0047-4959 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> *Shirley Jackson Award for Novel: ''The Unquiet House'' (2014, nominated)| <ref name=jackson2014>{{Cite web |title=2014 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners |url=https://locusmag.com/2015/07/2014-shirley-jackson-awards-winners/ |date=12 Jul 2015 |accessdate=18 Dec 2025 |publisher=Locus}}</ref> * Shirley Jackson Award for Short Fiction: "The Dogs Home" (''The Spectral Book of Horror Stories'', Spectral Press). (2014, winner)<ref name=jackson2014/> * British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel (August Derleth Award) for ''The Unquiet House'' (2015, shortlisted)<ref name=BFS-Award-2015>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfadb.com/British_Fantasy_Awards_2015 |title=British Fantasy Awards 2015 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database |publisher=Locus |issn=0047-4959 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> * British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel (August Derleth Award) for ''A Cold Silence'' (2016, shortlisted)<ref name=BFS-Award-2016>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfadb.com/British_Fantasy_Awards_2016 |title=British Fantasy Awards 2016 |website=Science Fiction Awards Database |publisher=Locus |issn=0047-4959 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{official website|http://www.alisonlittlewood.co.uk/}} * {{isfdb name|id=127201}} * [http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/109801/nightmare-presents-wolves-and-witches-and-bears-by-alison-littlewood/ Wolves and Witches and Bears by Alison Littlewood] at Dread Central
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