Adam Nevill

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Adam Nevill
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Birmingham, England
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Notable worksThe Ritual
Website
www.adamlgnevill.com

Adam Nevill (also known as Adam LG Nevill) is an English writer of supernatural horror, known for his book The Ritual. [1] [2] [3] Prior to becoming a full-time author, Nevill worked as an editor. [4]

Contents

After publishing several novels through Pan Macmillan and St. Martin's Press, Nevill chose to self-publish his 2019 novel, The Reddening. Nevill stated that his reasons were both financial and creative, as he wanted more freedom in how he could market and package his works. [5] The novel was published under his imprint, Ritual Limited, which he created in 2016. [6]

Awards

YearBookAwardCategoryResultRef.
2011 Apartment 16 British Fantasy Award August Derleth Award Shortlisted
2012 The Ritual British Fantasy Award August Derleth Award Won [7]
2013 Last Days British Fantasy Award August Derleth Award Won [8]
The Ritual RUSA Reading ListHorrorWon [9]
2014 House of Small Shadows British Fantasy Award August Derleth Award Shortlisted [10]
Last Days RUSA Reading ListHorrorWon [11]
2015 No One Gets Out Alive British Fantasy Award August Derleth Award Won [12] [13]
2016 Lost Girl British Fantasy Award August Derleth Award Shortlisted [14]
2017Under a Watchful Eye British Fantasy Award August Derleth Award Shortlisted [15]
Some Will Not Sleep British Fantasy Award CollectionWon [16]
2017Under a Watchful EyeLocus Recommended Reading ListHorror— [17]
2020The Reddening British Fantasy Award August Derleth Award Won [18]

Bibliography

Novels

Collections

Short stories

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References

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