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Aliya Whiteley

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Aliya Whiteley

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1974-01-01 （Barnstaple）
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
North Devon (childhood) → Ilfracombe (grew up) → West Sussex (current)

Career

Occupations
novelist, short story writer, poet
Active Years
2004-2025
Nominations
British Fantasy Award nomination (The Loosening Skin, 2019)

Education

University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Theatre, Film and Television Studies
Degree: BA (Hons)
Period: 1991-1995
Year of Graduation: 1995
Country: United Kingdom
Graduated from Ilfracombe College gaining the degree
University of Northumbria
Library and Information Management
Degree: MSc
Period: 2009-2011
Year of Graduation: 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Dissertation on research techniques of modern novelists

Awards

BSFA Award
2025
Work: Three Eight One
Category: 最優秀長編小説部門
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: winner
Drabblecast People's Choice Award
2007
Work: Jelly Park
Category: 最優秀短編
Organization: Drabblecast
Result: winner
British Fantasy Society Short Story Competition
2012
Work: Green River
Organization: British Fantasy Society
Result: 2位

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Three Eight One

2024 Science Fiction

Skyward Inn

2021 Science Fiction

Skein Island

2019 Fantasy

The Loosening Skin

2018 Horror

The Beauty

2014 Science Fiction

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Unique fantastical narrative style
Recurring Motifs
Seaside townsFemale perspectives

Legacy

British author acclaimed in SF/fantasy, winner of BSFA Award.

Trivia

  • Ilfracombe inspired many of her stories.