Catriona Ward

Catriona Ward
BornWashington, D.C., U.S.
NationalityAmerican, British
EducationSt. Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA)
University of East Anglia (MA)
Known forHorror novels

Catriona Ward is an American-born British horror novelist. Her work has earned a number of accolades, including three British Fantasy Awards and a Shirley Jackson Award.

Biography

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Catriona Ward was born to English parents[1] in Washington, D.C. Due to her father's work as an international economist, the family moved around and she grew up all over the world, including in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. Dartmoor was the one place the family returned to on a regular basis.[2]

Ward attended Bedales School[1] and went on to study English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Ward initially worked as an actor based in New York.

When she returned to London she worked on her first novel while writing for a human rights foundation until she left to take an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia. That novel, Rawblood (distributed in the United States as The Girl from Rawblood), was published in 2015.

Now she writes novels and short stories, and reviews for various publications.[3] Ward won the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel in 2016 at the British Fantasy Awards for Rawblood and again in 2018 for Little Eve, making her the first woman to win the prize twice.[4] Little Eve also went on to win the prestigious Shirley Jackson Award for best novel.[5] Her next gothic thriller, The Last House on Needless Street, was published through Viper Books (an imprint of Serpent's Tail) in March 2021, and Tor Nightfire (Tor Books) in the US, in September 2021.[6] Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s The Imaginarium Productions has optioned film rights to the book.[7]

Ward lives in London and Devon.[8][9][10][11][12]

Awards

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Year Nominated Work Award Category Result Ref
2016 Rawblood Author's Club Best First Novel Award — Shortlisted [13]
British Fantasy Award Horror Novel Won [14][15][16]
2018 Little Eve Shirley Jackson Award[a] Novel Won [14][17][18]
2019 British Fantasy Award Horror Novel Won [14][19][16]
2021 The Last House on Needless Street Goodreads Choice Awards[b] Horror Nominated (3rd) [20]
Ladies of Horror Fiction Award[b] Novel Won [21]
2022 British Book Awards Pageturner Shortlisted [22]
British Fantasy Award Horror Novel Won [14][23][16]
Kitschies Novel Shortlisted [24]
South Bank Sky Arts Award Breakthrough in Literature Won [25]
World Fantasy Award Novel Shortlisted [14][26][27]
Sundial Bram Stoker Award[c] Novel Shortlisted [14]
Goodreads Choice Awards[c] Horror Nominated (16th) [28]
2023 British Fantasy Award Horror Novel Shortlisted [14]
ITW Awards Hardcover Novel Won [29][30]
Locus Award Horror Novel Nominated (7th) [28]

Notes

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a "2018" is the listed award year for titles eligible; the ceremony was 2019
b "2021" is the listed award year for titles eligible; the ceremony was 2022
c "2022" is the listed award year for titles eligible; the ceremony was 2023

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • —— (2015). Rawblood (hardcover 1st ed.). Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 9780297609643.  UK
  • —— (2018). Little Eve (hardcover 1st ed.). Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 9780297609674.
  • —— (2021). The Last House on Needless Street (hardcover ed.). Viper. ISBN 9781788166164.
  • —— (2022). Sundial (hardcover ed.). Tor Nightfire. ISBN 9781250812681.[31]
  • —— (2023). Looking Glass Sound (hardcover ed.). Tor Nightfire. ISBN 9781250860026.

American editions

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  • —— (2017). The Girl from Rawblood (paperback ed.). Sourcebooks Landmark. ISBN 9781492637424.  USA

Short fiction

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Year Title[32] First published Reprinted Notes
2018 "The Pier at Ardentinny" "The Pier at Ardentinny". This Dreaming Isle. Unsung Stories: 11–24. 2018. ISBN 978-1907389597.
"Sentinel" "Sentinel". New Fears 2. Titan Books. 2018. ISBN 978-1785655531.
"Lula-Belle" "Lula-Belle". Phantoms. Titan Books: 129–138. 2018. ISBN 978-1785657948.
2019 "Black Kitty" "Black Kitty". Wonderland. Titan Books. 2019. ISBN 978-1789091489.
2020 "At That Age" "At That Age". Cursed. Titan Books. 2020. ISBN 978-1789091502.
"Slipper" "Slipper". Dark and Stormy Nights. Black Shuck Books: 161–176. 2020. ISBN 978-1913038441.

External

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Catriona Ward - Old Bedalian, 1998". Bedales School. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ^ Ward, Catriona (17 March 2021). "Wish I were there: the ghosts and glories of Dartmoor". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ^ Oates, Joyce Carol (12 February 2020). "For People Who Devour Books". Literary Review. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Winners | The British Fantasy Society". www.britishfantasysociety.org. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  5. ^ "2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". 15 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Viper strikes: Catriona Ward moves to new Serpent's Tail imprint | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ "The Imaginarium's Andy Serkis & Jonathan Cavendish in Film Deal for Catriona Ward Novel 'The Last House on Needless Street'". 17 March 2021.
  8. ^ Ward, Catriona (8 April 2017). "catriona ward discusses her novel girl rawblood with mike mignola and devin griffiths". Skylight Books. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Catriona Ward". Titan Books. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Catriona Ward". Arvon. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Catriona Ward Archives". Andrew Nurnberg Associates International Ltd. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  12. ^ Ward, Catriona (23 October 2017). "Interview with Catriona Ward". Lounge Books. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Myriad has two on Authors Club Best First Novel shortlist | the Bookseller".
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "sfadb : Catriona Ward Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  15. ^ admin (25 September 2016). "2016 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  16. ^ a b c "August Derleth Award". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  17. ^ "The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  18. ^ locusmag (15 July 2019). "2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  19. ^ locusmag (20 October 2019). "2019 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  20. ^ "2021 Goodreads Choice Awards Best Horror". Goodreads. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  21. ^ "2021 Ladies of Horror Fiction Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  22. ^ "British Book Awards 2022 - Full list of nominees". The Argus. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  23. ^ "Winners". www.britishfantasysociety.org. 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  24. ^ "sfadb: The Kitschies 2022". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  25. ^ "South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2022 – Full list of winners". www.westendtheatre.com. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  26. ^ "World Fantasy Award". WFC2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  27. ^ "World Fantasy Awards 2022". www.sfadb.com. 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  28. ^ a b "2022 Goodreads Choice Awards in Best Horror". Goodreads. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  29. ^ "2023 Thriller Awards". International Thriller Writers. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  30. ^ "Past Nominees and Winners". International Thriller Writers. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  31. ^ M., Meaghan (18 April 2021). "Interview: Catriona Ward Talks About Her Latest & Upcoming Books - Fully Booked". fully-booked.ca. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  32. ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.


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