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A C Wise

Canada

Alison Campbell-Wise is a Canadian author of speculative fiction, active in the field since 2005. She writes as A. C. Wise, except for a few early stories under her full name.

Genres: Fantasy, Horror

New and upcoming books

September 2024

Out of the Drowning Deep

June 2025

The Secret Romantic's Book of Magic

Novels

   The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves The World Again (2015)
   Catfish Lullaby (2019)
   Wendy, Darling (2021)
   Hooked (2022)
   Out of the Drowning Deep (2024)

Collections

   The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories (2016)
   The Ghost Sequences (2021)
   The Secret Romantic's Book of Magic (2025) (with others)

Novellas and Short Stories

The Dark House (2023)

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Books containing stories by A C Wise

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume Four (2023)
(Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, book 4)
edited by
Paula Guran

The Other Side of Never (2023)
Dark Tales from the World of Peter & Wendy
edited by
Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan

Twice Cursed (2023)
edited by
Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan

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Award nominations

	2022 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Ghost Sequences
	2022 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Wendy, Darling
	2022 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Ghost Sequences
	2022 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Ghost Sequences
	2021 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Nag Bride
	2021 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (nominee) : The Ghost Sequences
	2020 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : How the Trick Is Done
	2020 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Catfish Lullaby

A C Wise recommends

The Wings Upon Her Back (2024)
Samantha Mills
"A frightening look at the cost of war and unquestioning loyalty against the backdrop of a gorgeous secondary world. Mills perfectly blends real-world horrors with the fantastic in this wonderful novel."

Someone You Can Build a Nest In (2024)
John Wiswell
"Someone to Build a Nest In is charming, horrifying, sweet, and funny - everything I could have wanted from John Wiswell's debut novel and more! With the perfect blend of humor and darkness, it's a wholly fresh take on a monster story."

The Haunting of Velkwood (2024)
Gwendolyn Kiste
"A compelling read that reinvents the haunted house genre."

A Botanical Daughter (2024)
Noah Medlock
"Medlock invites readers into a rich and sumptuous world in a dark and charming novel full of macabre delights. The perfect blend of classic science fiction and horror, wrapped around a core of found family, love, and heartbreak - this story hits all the right notes."

Your Shadow Half Remains (2024)
Sunny Moraine
"Tense, gripping, and deeply human. This is the kind of story that gets under your skin."

The Briar Book of the Dead (2024)
A G Slatter
"Slatter nestles stories within stories, immersing readers in a richly imagined world, and leading them on a journey full of unexpected twists and turns. This is an expertly woven tale of intrigue, magic, family, and righting old wrongs."

Wild Spaces (2023)
S L Coney
"Wild Spaces is reminiscent of Ray Bradbury and Robert McCammon, full of equal parts wonder and horror. Tense, atmospheric and visceral."

Unquiet (2023)
E Saxey
"A wonderful gothic novel rife with mystery and unease; perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson."

The Legend of Charlie Fish (2023)
Josh Rountree
"Rountree excels at creating new mythology and folktales that feel like they've always existed, and The Legend of Charlie Fish is no exception. A tense, exciting, and gorgeous read that will sweep you up immediately and not let go, lingering even after you turn the last page."

Ordinary Monsters (2022)
(Talents , book 1)
J M Miro
"Epic, sprawling, and evocative?a sweeping and richly-imagined gaslight fantasy that takes readers on an incredible journey. Miro immerses us in the grime and grit of life, but also makes them believe that monsters and miracles are possible."

Boys, Beasts, & Men (2022)
Sam J Miller
"The stories in this collection offer a nuanced and beautiful exploration of masculinity and the many faces of love, touching on romance, desire, family, and friendship, all presented through the lens of the fantastic-with literally mind-altering drugs, resurrected dinosaurs, near-future worlds in post environmental collapse, and of course, monsters."

God of Neverland (2022)
(Defenders of Lore, book 1)
Gama Ray Martinez
"Gama Ray Martinez puts a new spin on the familiar story of Peter Pan, and makes it wholly his own in a novel all about re-kindling a childhood sense of wonder, magic, and adventure that speaks to the power of imagination and storytelling."

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