{{short description|British fantasy writer}} {{About|the writer |the American diplomat|Jennifer Williams}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Jen Williams | honorific_suffix = | image = Jen Williams author (cropped).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = Jennifer Williams | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = novelist, writer | years_active = 2014–Present | known_for = | notable_works = ''The Copper Promise'' series | awards = British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2018-2019) }}
'''Jennifer "Jen" Williams''' is a British fantasy novelist and short story writer.
==Biography== Jennifer Williams is a writer originally from London who now lives in Bristol.<ref name="About Jen Williams">{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Jen Williams |url=https://www.sennydreadful.co.uk/about |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Jen Williams Author |language=en}}</ref> Williams and Den Patrick began a monthly social group for fantasy fans called the ''Super Relaxed Fantasy Club''. Her first three books were nominated for British Fantasy Awards in 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively<ref name="bfa-2015" /><ref name="bfa-2016" /><ref name="bfa-2017" /> and she won the award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2018 and 2019.<ref name="bfa-2018" /><ref name="bfa-2019" /> She has written for various magazines in addition to working on her various novels.
Williams published her first crime novel in 2021. Her latest crime novel, thriller ''The Hungry Dark'', was released in April 2024 and was published by Crooked Lane Books.<ref name="About Jen Williams"/> Her most recent fantasy novel, ''Titanchild,'' sequel to ''Talonsister'' was published in November 2024 by Titan Books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Talon Duology - Titanchild |url=https://titanbooks.com/71423-talon-duology-titanchild/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Titan Books |language=en}}</ref> ''The Sleepless'' is Williams first YA romantasy, which is due out in 2025 through FirstInk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jen Williams moves to First Ink for 'major' YA debut |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/jen-williams-moves-to-first-ink-for-major-ya-debut |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref>
==Awards== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Award !Category !Result !{{Abbr|Ref|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 2015 | ''The Copper Promise'' | rowspan="4" | British Fantasy Award | rowspan="4" | Best Fantasy Novel | {{nominated}} | <ref name="bfa-2015">{{cite web|work=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2020-02-19|title=2015 British Fantasy Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2015/10/2015-british-fantasy-awards-winners/|date=26 October 2015}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2016 | ''The Iron Ghost'' | {{nominated}} | <ref name="bfa-2016">{{cite web|work=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2020-02-19|title=2016 British Fantasy Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2016/09/2016-british-fantasy-awards-winners/|date=25 September 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2017 | ''The Silver Tide'' | {{nominated}} | <ref name="bfa-2017">{{cite web|work=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2020-02-19|title=2017 British Fantasy Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2017/10/2017-british-fantasy-awards-winners/|date=2 October 2017}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2018 | rowspan="2" | ''The Ninth Rain'' | {{won}} | <ref name="bfa-2018">{{cite web|work=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2020-02-19|title=2018 British Fantasy Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2018/10/2018-british-fantasy-awards-winners/|date=22 October 2018}}</ref> |- | Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards | Best Blurred Boundary | {{won}} | <ref name="Runalong The Shelves 2018">{{cite web | title=Subjective Chaos Kind of Award - The Winners! | website=Runalong The Shelves | date=2018-08-19 | url=https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2018/8/19/spurious-chaos-kind-of-award-the-winners | access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2019 | ''The Bitter Twins'' | British Fantasy Award | Best Fantasy Novel | {{won}} | <ref name="bfa-2019">{{cite web|work=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2020-02-19|title=2019 British Fantasy Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2019/10/2019-british-fantasy-awards-winners/|date=20 October 2019}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2020 | ''The Winnowing Flame'' | Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards | Best Series | {{nominated}} | <ref name="File 770 2020">{{cite web | title=The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards: 2020 Nominees | website=File 770 | date=2020-02-08 | url=http://file770.com/the-subjective-chaos-kind-of-awards-2020-nominees/ | access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | 2024 | ''Talon Sister'' | British Fantasy Award | Best Fantasy Novel | {{won}} | <ref name="bfa-2024">{{cite web|work=Locus Magazine|accessdate=2024-11-23|title=2024 British Fantasy Awards Winners|url=https://locusmag.com/2024/10/2024-british-fantasy-awards-winners/|date=14 October 2024}}</ref> |}
==Bibliography== ;''The Copper Promise'' series * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=The Copper Promise |year=2014 |isbn=9780857665768 |publisher=Watkins Media}} * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=Sorrow's Isle |year=2015 |isbn=9781472229724 |publisher=Headline}} * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=The Iron Ghost |year=2015 |isbn=9781472211149 |publisher=Headline}} * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=The Silver Tide |year=2016 |isbn=9781472211163 |publisher=Headline}}
;''The Winnowing Flame'' series * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=The Ninth Rain |year=2017 |isbn=9781472235169 |publisher=Headline}} * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=The Bitter Twins |year=2018 |isbn=9781472235190 |publisher=Headline}} * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=The Poison Song |year=2019 |isbn=9781472235220 |publisher=Headline}}
;''The Talon'' Duology * ——{{Cite book |title=Talonsister |publisher=Titan Books |year=2023 |isbn=9781803364353}} * ——{{Cite book |title=Titanchild |publisher=Titan Books |year=2024 |isbn=9781803364384}}
;Other novels The first two entries are the same novel; they are marketed with different names in the US or UK markets. * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=A Dark and Secret Place |year=2021 |isbn=9781643855745 |publisher=Crooked Lane Books}} * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=Dog Rose Dirt |year=2021 |isbn=9780008383831 |publisher=HarperCollins}} * —— {{Cite book |last= |first= |title=Games for Dead Girls |publisher=Crooked Lane Books |year=2023 |isbn=9781643859163}} * ——{{Cite book |title=The Hungry Dark |publisher=Crooked Lane Books |year=2024 |isbn=9781639106172}}
; ;Collection * {{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Jen |author-mask=2 |title=Her Majesty's Mysterious Conveyance |year=2012 |isbn=9781590808597 |publisher=Echelon Press}}
;Short fiction *''London Stone'' (2009) *''Constance Withers and the Wall'' (2016)
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{official website}} * {{LCAuth|n2017046663|Jen Williams|3|ue}} * {{ISFDB name|199029}}
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