Priya Sharma (author)

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Priya Sharma
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Priya Sharma signing books at author event
Born (1971-12-30) 30 December 1971 (age 53)
North West England
OccupationShort story writer, novelist
LanguageEnglish
Period2005–present
Genre Fantasy and horror
Notable worksAll the Fabulous Beasts (2018)
Ormeshadow (2019)
Notable awards?
Website
priyasharmafiction.wordpress.com

Priya Sharma (born 30 December 1971) is a British fantasy and horror short story writer and novelist.

Contents

Her short story "Fabulous Beasts" won the 2016 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction, her debut collection All the Fabulous Beasts won the 2018 Shirley Jackson Award and the 2019 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection, and her debut novella Ormeshadow won the 2019 Shirley Jackson Award and the 2020 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella. [1] [2] [3]

Personal life

Sharma was born to an Indian father and an Anglo-Indian mother [4] and grew up in North West England. She gained a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at medical school and works full-time as a general practitioner on the Wirral Peninsula .

Works

Novellas

Collections

Stories

References

  1. BFA Winners, British Fantasy Society. Accessed 28 May 2021
  2. 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners, Locus , 15 July 2019. Accessed 28 May 2021.
  3. 2019 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners, Locus , 13 July 2020. Accessed 28 May 2021.
  4. "Asian Heritage in Horror: Interview with Priya Sharma". Horror Writers. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.