Aliya Whiteley

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

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 by Whiteley include Three Things About Me (2006),[1][2][3] Light Reading (2008),[4][5] and The Loosening Skin (2018),[6] and Skein Island (2019).[7] She is also the author of novellas Mean Mode Median (2004)[8][9] The Beauty (2014),[10] and The Arrival of Missives (2018),[11] and the short story collection Witchcraft in the Harem (2013).[12] Other short stories by Whiteley include "Sieve" (The Guardian 2004),[13] "Sebastian Bugs" (Word Riot),[14] "1926 in Brazilian Football" (Word Riot),[15] "Penelope Napolitano and the Butterflies" (Strange Horizons),[16][17][18] "Flushed" (3:AM Magazine),[19] and "Wingspan" (The Future Fire).[20] Her short story "House of Infinite Diversions" was included in the anthology Strange Little Girls (2016).[21] Another Whiteley story, "Territory Blank", was included in Best of British Science Fiction 2018.[22]

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.

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.
  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.
  11. Whiteley, Aliya. The arrival of missives (First Titan ed.). London. ISBN 9781785658921. OCLC 1023098331.
  12. Whiteley, Aliya (April 2013). Witchcraft in the harem. Batley, England. ISBN 9781907133404. OCLC 1088367509.
  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 3 February 2013.
  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.
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