Catriona Ward
Catriona Ward is an American and British horror novelist.
Catriona Ward | |
|---|---|
| Born | Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American, British |
| Education | St. Edmund Hall, Oxford (B.A.) University of East Anglia (M.A.) |
| Known for | Horror novels |
Biography
Catriona Ward was born in Washington, D.C. Her family moved a lot and she grew up all over the world, including in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. Dartmoor was the one place the family returned to on a regular basis.
Ward read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Ward initially worked as an actor based in New York.
When she returned to London she worked on her first novel while writing for a human rights foundation until she left to take an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. That novel, Rawblood (distributed in the United States as The Girl from Rawblood), was published in 2015.
Now she writes novels and short stories, and reviews for various publications.[1] Ward won the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel in 2016 at the British Fantasy Awards for Rawblood and again in 2018 for Little Eve, making her the first woman to win the prize twice.[2] Little Eve also went on to win the prestigious Shirley Jackson Award for best novel.[3] Her next gothic thriller, The Last House on Needless Street, was published through Viper Books (an imprint of Serpent's Tail) in March 2021, and Tor Nightfire (Tor Books) in the US, in September 2021.[4] Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s The Imaginarium Productions has optioned film rights to the book.[5]
Ward lives in London and Devon.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Awards
| Year | Nominated Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rawblood | British Fantasy Award | BFA–Horror Novel (August Derleth Award) | Won | [17][18][19] |
| 2019 | Little Eve | Won | [17][20][19] | ||
| Shirley Jackson Award ("2018") | SJA–Novel | Won | [17][21][22] | ||
| 2022 | The Last House on Needless Street | World Fantasy Award | WFA–Novel | Nominated | [17][23][24] |
| British Fantasy Award | BFA–Horror Novel (August Derleth Award) | Won | [17][25][19] |
Bibliography
Novels
- Rawblood (hardcover 1st ed.). Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2015. ISBN 978-0297609643. UK
- The Girl from Rawblood (paperback ed.). Sourcebooks Landmark. 2017. ISBN 978-1492637424. USA
- Little Eve (hardcover 1st ed.). Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2018. ISBN 978-0297609674.
- The Last House on Needless Street (hardcover ed.). Viper. 2021. ISBN 978-1788166164.
- Sundial (hardcover ed.). Tor Nightfire. 2022. ISBN 978-1250812681.[26]
Short Fiction
| Year | Title[27] | First published | Reprinted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "The Pier at Ardentinny" | "The Pier at Ardentinny". This Dreaming Isle. Unsung Stories: 11–24. 2018. ISBN 978-1907389597. | ||
| "Sentinel" | "Sentinel". New Fears 2. Titan Books. 2018. ISBN 978-1785655531. | |||
| "Lula-Belle" | "Lula-Belle". Phantoms. Titan Books: 129–138. 2018. ISBN 978-1785657948. | |||
| 2019 | "Black Kitty" | "Black Kitty". Wonderland. Titan Books. 2019. ISBN 978-1789091489. | ||
| 2020 | "At That Age" | "At That Age". Cursed. Titan Books. 2020. ISBN 978-1789091502. | ||
| "Slipper" | "Slipper". Dark and Stormy Nights. Black Shuck Books: 161–176. 2020. ISBN 978-1913038441. |
References and sources
- ^ Oates, Joyce Carol (12 February 2020). "For People Who Devour Books". Literary Review. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Winners | The British Fantasy Society". www.britishfantasysociety.org. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". 15 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Viper strikes: Catriona Ward moves to new Serpent's Tail imprint | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "The Imaginarium's Andy Serkis & Jonathan Cavendish in Film Deal for Catriona Ward Novel 'The Last House on Needless Street'". 17 March 2021.
- ^ Ward, Catriona (8 April 2017). "catriona ward discusses her novel girl rawblood with mike mignola and devin griffiths". Skylight Books. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Catriona Ward". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Catriona Ward". Titan Books. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Catriona Ward". Arvon. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Bedtime reading at Hallowe'en". The Spectator. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "sfadb : Catriona Ward Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database (in Bosnian). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ . eu.grenadine.co. August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Catriona Ward Archives". Andrew Nurnberg Associates International Ltd. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Ward, Catriona (23 October 2017). "Interview with Catriona Ward". Lounge Books. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "On Ghosts, the Gothic, & 1920s Lesbians: An Interview with Catriona Ward, Author of Rawblood". Sublime Horror. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Catriona Ward Books". Hachette Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "sfadb : Catriona Ward Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ admin (25 September 2016). "2016 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "August Derleth Award". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ locusmag (20 October 2019). "2019 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ locusmag (15 July 2019). "2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "World Fantasy Award". WFC2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "World Fantasy Awards 2022". www.sfadb.com. 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Winners". www.britishfantasysociety.org. 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ M., Meaghan. "Interview: Catriona Ward Talks About Her Latest & Upcoming Books - Fully Booked". fully-booked.ca. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.