Jen Williams

Jennifer "Jen" Williams is a British fantasy novelist and short story writer.

Jen Williams
Born
Jennifer Williams
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)novelist, writer
Years active2014–Present
Notable workThe Copper Promise series
AwardsBritish Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2018-2019)

Biography

Jennifer Williams lives in southeast London where she works as a bookseller and copywriter. Williams and Den Patrick began a monthly social group for fantasy fans called the Super Relaxed Fantasy Club. Her first three books were nominated for British Fantasy Awards in 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively[1][2][3] and she won the award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2018 and 2019.[4][5] She has written for various magazines in addition to working on her various novels.

Her latest novel, thriller Dog Rose Dirt, was released in July 2021 by way of HarperFiction, and was distributed as A Dark and Secret Place in the United States with Crooked Lane Books.[6]

Awards

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2015 British Fantasy Award Best Fantasy Novel The Copper Promise Nominated [1]
2016 British Fantasy Award Best Fantasy Novel The Iron Ghost Nominated [2]
2017 British Fantasy Award Best Fantasy Novel The Silver Tide Nominated [3]
2018 British Fantasy Award Best Fantasy Novel The Ninth Rain Won [4]
2018 Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards Best Blurred Boundary The Ninth Rain Won [7]
2019 British Fantasy Award Best Fantasy Novel The Bitter Twins Won [5]
2020 Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards Best Series The Winnowing Flame Nominated [8]

Bibliography

The Copper Promise series
  • The Copper Promise (2014) – ISBN 978-0857665768
  • Sorrow's Isle (2015) – ISBN 978-1472229724
  • The Iron Ghost (2015) – ISBN 978-1472211149
  • The Silver Tide (2016) – ISBN 978-1472211163
The Winnowing Flame series
  • The Ninth Rain (2017) – ISBN 978-1472235169
  • The Bitter Twins (2018) – ISBN 978-1472235190
  • The Poison Song (2019) – ISBN 978-1472235220
Other novels
  • A Dark and Secret Place (2021, UK) – ISBN 978-1643855745 / Dog Rose Dirt (2021, US) – ISBN 978-0008383831
Collection
  • Her Majesty's Mysterious Conveyance (2012) (with Sean Hayden, Elizabeth Valentino and Nick Valentino) – ISBN 978-1590808597
Short fiction
  • London Stone (2009)
  • Constance Withers and the Wall (2016)

References

  1. "2015 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. "2016 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. "2017 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. "2018 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. "2019 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. McDermid, Val; Mackesy, Charlie; Allinson, Kate; Atkinson, Kate; Fforde, Katie; Fairweather, Jack; Keyes, Marian; Nesbo, Jo; Allinson, Kate; Rubenhold, Hallie (4 October 2019). "Jen Williams moves to HarperFiction for thriller debut". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. "Subjective Chaos Kind of Award - The Winners!". Runalong The Shelves. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  8. "The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards: 2020 Nominees". File 770. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.


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