Priya Sharma (author)

Priya Sharma
Priya Sharma signing books at author event
Born	(1971-12-30) 30 December 1971 (age 53) North West England
Occupation	Short story writer, novelist
Language	English
Period	2005–present
Genre	Fantasy and horror
Notable works	All the Fabulous Beasts (2018) Ormeshadow (2019)
Website
priyasharmafiction.wordpress.com

Priya Sharma (born 30 December 1971) is a British fantasy and horror short story writer and novelist. Her works have won the British Fantasy Award, Shirley Jackson Award, and World Fantasy Award.

Personal life

Sharma was born to an Indian father and an Anglo-Indian mother ^[1] 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.

Awards and honors

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2015	"Fabulous Beasts"	Shirley Jackson Award	Best Novelette	Nominee	[2]
2016		British Fantasy Award	Best Short Fiction	Won	[3]
2018	All the Fabulous Beasts	Shirley Jackson Award	Best Single-Author Collection	Won	[4]
2019		British Fantasy Award	Best Collection	Won	[5]
		Locus Award	Best Collection	Finalist	[6]
	Ormeshadow	Shirley Jackson Award	Best Novella	Won	[7]
	"A Son of the Sea"	British Fantasy Award	Best Short Story	Shortlisted	[5]
2020	Ormeshadow	British Fantasy Award	Best Novella	Won	[8]
2022		Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire	Foreign Short fiction	Finalist	[9]
	Pomegranates	Shirley Jackson Award	Best Novella	Nominee	[10]
2023		British Fantasy Award	Best Novella	Shortlisted	[11]
		World Fantasy Award	Novella	Won	[12]
2025	"The Witch's Pillowbook"	British Fantasy Award	Short Fiction	Shortlisted	[13]

Bibliography

Novellas

• Ormeshadow , 2019, Tor Books: ISBN   978-1-250-24144-3
• Pomegranates, 2022, PS Publishing: ISBN   978-1786368751

Collections

• All the Fabulous Beasts, 2018, Undertow Publications: ISBN   978-1-988964-02-7

Stories

• In the Garden, 2005
• Sweetpea, 2005
• Screaming Purple Psychosis, 2006
• The Englishman, 2006
• The Lady, Eve, 2007
• The Last Man in Africa, 2009
• The Indifferent Stars, 2009
• The Soul of Stones, 2009
• The Nature of Bees , 2010
• The Bitterness of Apples, 2010
• The Show, 2011
• The Virgin's Tears, 2011
• Lebkuchen , 2011
• The Fox Maiden, 2011
• The Orchid Hunters, 2011
• Fish Skins, 2012
• Pearls , 2012
• The Ballad of Boomtown , 2012
• Needlepoint, 2012
• Lady Dragon and the Netsuke Carver, 2012
• Rag and Bone , 2013, tor.com
• Thesea and Astaurius, 2013
• After Mary, 2013
• Egg , 2013
• The Sunflower Seed Man, 2013
• The Anatomist's Mnemonic , 2013
• The Rising Tide, 2014
• The Firebrand, 2014
• The Absent Shade , 2015
• The Red Vortex, 2015
• Fabulous Beasts , 2015, tor.com
• Blonde , 2015
• Grave Goods, 2016
• Inheritance, or The Ruby Tear, 2016
• The Crow Palace , 2017
• Mercury, 2017
• A Son of the Sea, 2018
• Small Town Stories, 2018
• Maw, 2018
• My Mother's Ghosts, 2019
• Feral, 2020
• Mari Lwyd, 2021
• The Beechfield Miracles, 2021
• Papa Eye, 2022
• Tales from Alexandria, 2022
• The Ghost of a Flea, 2022
• A Short History of My Mother, 2022

References

1. "Asian Heritage in Horror: Interview with Priya Sharma". Horror Writers. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
2. "2015 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Locus. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
3. "2016 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
4. "2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Locus. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
5. "2019 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
6. "2019 Locus Awards Finalists". Locus. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
7. Liptak, Andrew (12 July 2020). "Announcing the Winners of the 2019 Shirley Jackson Awards!". Tor.com . Retrieved 10 December 2025.
8. Andrew Liptak (22 February 2021). "Here Are the Winners of the 2020 British Fantasy Awards". Tor.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
9. "2022 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Winners". Locus. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
10. "2022 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Locus. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
11. "2023 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
12. Molly Templeton (30 October 2023). "Announcing the 2023 World Fantasy Awards Winners". Reactor . Retrieved 11 December 2025.
13. "2025 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

External links

• Priya Sharma Fiction author blog
• Priya Sharma at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Priya Sharma at tor.com