Entries by anne
An unexpected honour
I am immensely grateful to Lancaster University for awarding me an honorary doctorate DLitt in recognition of my fiction ‘on key topics including near-future environmental collapse and ectogenesis.’ Many thanks to Dr Oliver Langmead for his oration at the conferral ceremony. I’m delighted he referred to my interviewer-in-residence role for the Arthur C Clarke Award […]
Alston Moor: Cover Reveal
I’m thrilled to reveal the stunning cover (and spine) art for my forthcoming novel, ALSTON MOOR, which will be published on 29 September 2026 by Goldsmiths Press/Gold SF. I’m immensely grateful to cover art designer Heather Ryerson and the Goldsmiths’ team. To bring this novel to fruition I’ve immersed myself in the science of peatlands […]
My best reads of 2025
Judging by my spreadsheet ‘Books Read in 2025’, I have enjoyed an excellent year whether I’ve been reading for research or reading classics or keeping up with contemporary fiction. Here is a selection of my favourites together with a brief update on my writing year. I like to start the year with a book of […]
Goldsmiths Press to publish my latest novel Alston Moor
I am totally thrilled that Goldsmiths Press will be publishing my novel Alston Moor in the Autumn of 2026 as part of the press’s Gold SF feminist series. Alston Moor is a work of eco-fiction with two parallel storylines set 500 years apart. I have adored every minute I’ve spent on research for this novel, whether I’ve been hiking on the North Pennines or reading texts detailing late-medieval life in this remotest of English landscapes.
My best reads of 2024
This year I smashed through all my previous records for number-of-books-read. How did I manage that? Well, I joined the jury for The Kitschies Awards along with Leila Abu El Hawa, Nick Mamatas and Molly Tanzer. Not surprisingly, my best reads of 2024 can be summarised by reminding you of the shortlists. It was such […]
The Utopia of Us: Me and WE
When I heard about plans for a Yevgeny Zamyatin-inspired anthology, I knew instantly I would love to be included. I’m delighted my short story “The Earth Heals – Silent Days – Vagaries and Savagery” will appear in this special anniversary anthology, which marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Zamyatin’s dystopia WE.
My best reads of 2023!
Throughout December, I Iook forward to hearing about everyone’s favourite books of the year. Looking back on my own reading notes for 2023, I notice that compared to recent years I’ve read books published relatively recently. I think this is a good indication that this has been a stellar period for my kind of fiction. Here are several I can thoroughly recommend – the books that have stayed with me:
Writing the Future anthology published by Dead Ink
It’s publication day for Writing the Future, an anthology of essays edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst, and published by Dead Ink. My contribution is a Spotlight essay on Margaret Atwood titled “The Shifting Sands of Plausibility. Reflections on The Handmaid’s Tale”.
My best reads of 2022
It’s always a pleasure to look back on the books I’ve read during the year to pinpoint my favourites. During 2022, I have to admit I read far fewer novels than usual. I devoted most of my reading time to research, and I will keep those non-fiction books under wraps for the time being. When choosing my fiction reading, as in the first half of 2022, I tended to pick novels that came highly recommended to me.
In June this year I posted my best books for the first half of the year while they were still fresh in my mind: