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Aliya Whiteley

(b.1974)

Aliya Whiteley was born in Ilfracombe, North Devon. She currently lives in Cambridgeshire.

Awards: BSFA (2024) see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror

Novels

   Mean Mode Median (2004)
   Three Things About Me (2006)
   Light Reading (2008)
   Skein Island (2015)
   The Loosening Skin (2018)
   Greensmith (2020)
   Skyward Inn (2021)
   Three Eight One (2024)
   City of All Seasons (2025) (with Oliver K Langmead)
   The Misheard World (2026)

Collections

Witchcraft in the Harem (2013)
From the Neck Up (2021)

Novellas and Short Stories

The Beauty (2014)
The Arrival of Missives (2016)

Series contributed to

Black Shuck Shadows
22. Fearsome Creatures (2021)

Polestars
6. Drive or Be Driven (2024)

NP Novellas
The Creator (2025)

Non fiction show

Books containing stories by Aliya Whiteley

Heartwood (2024)
A Mythago Wood Anthology
edited by
Dan Coxon

The Utopia of Us (2024)
edited by
Teika Marija Smits

Black Static #82/#83 (2024)
(Black Static Magazine)

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Awards

2024 BSFA Award for Best Novel : Three Eight One

Award nominations

	2026 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : City of All Seasons
	2024 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : Intrinsic Extrinsic Terrific
	2022 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Skyward Inn
	2021 BSFA Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Skyward Inn
	2019 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : The Loosening Skin
	2019 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Loosening Skin
	2019 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : The Loosening Skin
	2017 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : The Arrival of Missives
	2017 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Arrival of Missives
	2017 BSFA Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Arrival of Missives
	2016 Otherwise Award (nominee) : The Arrival of Missives
	2015 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Beauty

Aliya Whiteley recommends

Moon Over Brendle (2026)
Jeff Noon
"Moon Over Brendle is a transporting, generous novel, creating much to think on, and richly conjuring hopes and fears. It's an immersive and vivid adventure."

The Many (2026)
Sylvain Neuvel
"Original, mind-expanding, and surprising - The Many made me think, wonder, and want a better world."

The Apple and the Pearl (2026)
Rym Kechacha
"Kechacha's skill is matchless. The Apple and the Pearl is an evocative, beautifully weird celebration of performance, desire, and camaraderie."

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