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Aliya Whiteley (born 1974) is a British novelist, short story writer and poet.

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Biography

Aliya Whiteley was born in Barnstaple, North Devon, in 1974 and grew up in the seaside town of Ilfracombe which formed the inspiration for many of her stories and novels. She graduated from Ilfracombe College in 1995, gaining a BA (Hons) degree in theatre, Film and Television Studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

In 2011 she was awarded an MSc in Library and Information Management by the University of Northumbria; her dissertation involved conducting a case study into the research techniques of modern novelists. She currently lives in West Sussex.

Works

Novels

Novellas

Short stories

Awards

Whiteley's short story "Green River" was awarded second place in the 2012 British Fantasy Society Short Story Competition. [23] Her novel The Loosening Skin was nominated for a British Fantasy Award in 2019. [24]

Whiteley's Jelly Park won the Drabblecast 2007 People's Choice Award for best short story. [25]

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References

  1. ↑ Whiteley, Aliya (2006). Three things about me. Basingstoke: Macmillan New Writing. ISBN   9780230001367. OCLC   65203022.
  2. ↑ Whiteley, Aliya. "THREE THINGS ABOUT ME by Aliya Whiteley | Kirkus". Kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Laura Hird. "Aliyah Whiteley's 'Three Things About Me' reviewed on the official website of writer, Laura Hird". Laurahird.com. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Whiteley, Aliya (2008). Light reading. London: Macmillan New Writing. ISBN   9780230700628. OCLC   176820057.
  5. ↑ Fiction Reviews (2 March 2008). "Not as elegant as Josephine Tey". Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  6. ↑ Whiteley, Aliya (October 2018). The loosening skin (First ed.). London. ISBN   978-1907389610. OCLC   1029786086.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ↑ Whiteley, Aliya (2019). Skein Island. [S.l.]: Titan Books. ISBN   978-1789091526. OCLC   1085584800.
  8. ↑ Whiteley, Aliya (2004). Mean mode median. Portishead: Bluechrome. ISBN   190478139X. OCLC   267097018.
  9. ↑ Laura Hird. "Aliyah Whiteley's 'Mean Mode Median' reviewed on the official website of writer, Laura Hird". Laurahird.com. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  10. ↑ Whiteley, Aliya (2018). The beauty (First Titan ed.). London [England]. ISBN   9781785655746. OCLC   1018306427.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ↑ Whiteley, Aliya (6 November 2018). The arrival of missives (First Titan ed.). London. ISBN   9781785658921. OCLC   1023098331.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ↑ Whiteley, Aliya (April 2013). Witchcraft in the harem. Batley, England. ISBN   9781907133404. OCLC   1088367509.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. ↑ "Sieve | Books | guardian.co.uk". Guardian. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Sebastian Bugs by Aliya Whiteley". Word Riot. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "1926 in Brazilian Football by Aliya Whiteley". Word Riot. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  16. ↑ Maria, Carmen. "Strange Horizons Fiction: Penelope Napolitano and the Butterflies, by Aliya Whiteley". Strangehorizons.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "Strange Horizons, December 5, 2011". Tangentonline.com. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  18. ↑ "Locus Online Reviews " Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, late December". Locusmag.com. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  19. ↑ "Flushed " 3:AM Magazine". 3ammagazine.com. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  20. ↑ "2009.17 fiction wingspan". The Future Fire. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  21. ↑ Bruce, Camilla; Lingborn, Liv (2016). Strange little girls. [United States]: Belladonna Publishing. ISBN   9788299954839. OCLC   1066319159.
  22. ↑ Scott, Donna (2019). Best of British Science Fiction 2018. NewCon Press. ISBN   978-1912950362.
  23. ↑ "Welcome to". The British Fantasy Society. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  24. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 2019". The British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  25. ↑ Kaier, Bo (16 December 2018). "Drabblecast Director's Cut: Jelly Park". The Drabblecast. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
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