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Liz Williams

Williams, Elizabeth Helen Laura

February 26, 1965 (age 61)

Birth place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK

156 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
0 90 Review Worldsoul Theaker's Quarterly Fiction, #41
September 1997 15 Short Fiction A Child of the Dead Interzone, September 1997
1999 4 Short Fiction Necrochip Albedo One, #20
1999 18 Short Fiction Nightside The Third Alternative, #20
June 1999 49 Short Fiction Outremer Unhinged, #2
2000 7 Interview Liz Williams interviews Christopher Priest Scheherazade 19
January 2000 50 Short Fiction The Unthinkables Interzone, January 2000
February 2000 27 Short Fiction Dog Years Interzone, February 2000
April 2000 51 Short Fiction Adventures in the Ghost Trade Interzone, April 2000
May 2000 14 Short Fiction The Daykeeper Albedo One, #21
September 2000 21 Review Fabulous Brighton Vector 213
September 2000 63 Review Fabulous Brighton Interzone, September 2000
October 2000 52 Short Fiction Ancestors' Song Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2000
October 2000 14 Short Fiction The Blood Thieves Interzone, October 2000
April 2001 60 Review Crescent City Rhapsody Interzone, April 2001
April 2001 59 Review Parallax View Interzone, April 2001
April 2001 60 Review The One Kingdom: Book One of the Swans' War Interzone, April 2001
April 2001 59 Review Ventus Interzone, April 2001
May 2001 57 Review Going, Going, Gone Interzone, May 2001
May 2001 57 Review Limit of Vision Interzone, May 2001
May 2001 59 Review The Coming Interzone, May 2001
May 2001 58 Review The Dreamthief's Daughter Interzone, May 2001
June 2001 61 Review Bad Timing Interzone, June 2001
June 2001 35 Short Fiction Mr Animation and the Wu Zhiang Zombies Interzone, June 2001
August 2001 45|45.2 Review The Ghost Sister Science Fiction Chronicle, #215 August 2001
August 2001 |13 Review The Ghost Sister Aphelion, August 2001
October 2001 56 Short Fiction The Sea of Time and Space Realms of Fantasy, October 2001
November 2001 32 Review The Ghost Sister Vector 220
December 2001 16 Interview A Talk with Daniel Radcliffe, a k a Harry Potter Realms of Fantasy, December 2001
2002 5 Interview Queen of Kelts Scheherazade 24
2002 17 Short Fiction The Man from the Ministry Scheherazade 24
January 2002 59 Review Feather & Bone Interzone, January 2002
January 2002 29 Short Fiction Sharecropper Interzone, January 2002
January 2002 58 Review The Ant-Men of Tibet and Other Stories Interzone, January 2002
January 2002 59 Review The Ghost Sister Interzone, January 2002
February 2002 68 Short Fiction Quantum Anthropology Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2002
March 2002 22|22.8 Review Quantum Anthropology Science Fiction Chronicle, #222 March 2002
March 2002 17 Interview Travel Writing Vector 222
April 2002 59 Review Alien Taste Interzone, April 2002
April 2002 58 Review Dead Ground Interzone, April 2002
April 2002 58 Review Diamond Dogs Interzone, April 2002
April 2002 59 Review The Crow Maiden Interzone, April 2002
May 2002 21 Interview Vestiges of Empire Interzone, May 2002
June 2002 56 Review Dark Ararat Interzone, June-July 2002
June 2002 37|37.3 Review Empire of Bones Albedo One, #25, 2002
June 2002 57 Review Park Polar Interzone, June-July 2002
June 2002 34 Short Fiction The Banquet of the Lords of Night Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2002
June 2002 56 Review The Human Front Interzone, June-July 2002
July 2002 31 Review Empire of Bones Vector 224
July 2002 27 Review Empire of Bones Locus, #498 July 2002
August 2002 68 Short Fiction Woewater Realms of Fantasy, August 2002
October 2002 9 Review Empire of Bones The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 2002
October 2002 58 Short Fiction Honeydark Realms of Fantasy, October 2002
December 2002 23 Review The Poison Master Locus, #503 December 2002
December 2002 90 Review The Poison Master Talebones #25, Fall 2002
2003 Interview Liz Williams Interviewed The Third Alternative, Summer 2003
2003 103 Review The Separation Foundation, #89 Autumn 2003
2003 2 Short Fiction Zavtra Scheherazade 26
January 2003 29 Review The Poison Master Locus, #504 January 2003
February 2003 88 Essay Dr. Charles North Locus, #505 February 2003
February 2003 58 Short Fiction Nine of Lamentations 3SF, #3, February 2003
June 2003 90 Review The Poison Master The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 2003
September 2003 22 Review Nine Layers of Sky Locus, #512 September 2003
September 2003 33 Review The Poison Master Vector 231
October 2003 Interview Interview: Liz Williams Strange Horizons, 20 October 2003
October 2003 104 Review The Poison Master Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #9, October/November 2003
December 2003 46 Short Fiction Dancing Day Realms of Fantasy, December 2003
December 2003 92 Short Fiction Tycho and the Stargazer Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2003
2004 Essay Guest Editorial The Third Alternative, Spring 2004
2004 2 Short Fiction Indicating the Awakening of Persons Buried Alive Electric Velocipede, Spring 2004
2004 2 Short Fiction The Marsella Electric Velocipede, Fall 2004
January 2004 13 Short Fiction Loosestrife Interzone, Spring 2004
January 2004 18 Interview Mary O'Keefe & Liz Williams talk to Tanith Lee Scheherazade 27
January 2004 52 Review Veniss Underground Interzone, Spring 2004
January 2004 53 Review Wyrmhole Interzone, Spring 2004
February 2004 Short Fiction Century to Starboard Strange Horizons, 2 February 2004
February 2004 138 Review Nine Layers of Sky Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2004
February 2004 66 Short Fiction The Flowers of Tekheli Realms of Fantasy, February 2004
May 2004 68 Interview Liz Williams: The Magician's Daughter Locus, #520 May 2004
June 2004 52 Short Fiction On Windhover Down Realms of Fantasy, June 2004
August 2004 Short Fiction The Pale Strange Horizons, 30 August 2004
August 2004 35 Short Fiction The Water Cure Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #14, August/September 2004
September 2004 25 Review The Banquet of the Lords of Night Locus, #524 September 2004
September 2004 58 Essay Writers on David Pringle Interzone, September-October 2004
October 2004 31 Review The Banquet of the Lords of Night and Other Stories Locus, #525 October 2004
November 2004 74 Review Banner of Souls Amazing Stories, November 2004
2005 39 Short Fiction Serpent's Tooth Electric Velocipede, Spring 2005
February 2005 42 Short Fiction All Fish and Dracula Realms of Fantasy, February 2005
March 2005 35 Review Banner of Souls Vector 240
March 2005 33 Review Banner of Souls Interzone, March-April 2005
March 2005 Short Fiction La Malcontenta Strange Horizons, 7 March 2005
April 2005 64 Short Fiction Blackthorn and Nettles Realms of Fantasy, April 2005
April 2005 70 Short Fiction La Gran Muerte Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2005
May 2005 29 Review Nine Layers of Sky Vector 241
July 2005 14 Review Banner of Souls The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 2005
August 2005 48 Short Fiction A Shadow Over the Land Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2005
August 2005 21 Review Snake Agent Locus, #535 August 2005
December 2005 56 Short Fiction Ikiryoh Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2005
December 2005 76 Short Fiction Mortegarde Realms of Fantasy, December 2005
December 2005 Review Snake Agent Strange Horizons, 19 December 2005
April 2006 116 Short Fiction The Age of Ice Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2006
May 2006 34 Review Darkland Vector 247
May 2006 25 Review Darkland Locus, #544 May 2006
May 2006 Review Darkland Strange Horizons, 1 May 2006
June 2006 61 Review Darkland Interzone, June 2006
July 2006 35 Review Banner of Souls Vector 248
September 2006 2 Short Fiction Tiger, Tiger Electric Velocipede, Fall 2006
October 2006 Editor Interzone - October 2006 Interzone, October 2006
October 2006 23 Review The Demon and the City Locus, #549 October 2006
December 2006 Editor Interzone - December 2006 Interzone, December 2006
February 2007 Editor Interzone - 2007 Interzone, February 2007
February 2007 139 Review The Demon and the City Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2007
March 2007 109 Interview An Interview with Liz Williams Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest, #9
March 2007 Review Bloodmind Vector 252
March 2007 Review Snake Agent Vector 252
April 2007 82 Short Fiction Wolves of the Spirit Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2007
May 2007 Short Fiction The Hide Strange Horizons, 7 May 2007
July 2007 25 Review Bloodmind Locus, #558 July 2007
July 2007 Editor Interzone - July-August 2007 Interzone, July-August 2007
July 2007 25 Review Precious Dragon Locus, #558 July 2007
October 2007 128 Short Fiction Debatable Lands Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2007
October 2007 228 Review The Demon and the City Asimov's Science Fiction, October-November 2007
December 2007 Editor Interzone - December 2007 Interzone, December 2007
2008 49 Review Fabulous Whitby Vector 258 Winter 2008
2008 50 Review Winterstrike Vector 258 Winter 2008
February 2008 Review Bloodmind Strange Horizons, 18 February 2008
February 2008 Editor Interzone - 2008 Interzone, February 2008
February 2008 Review Precious Dragon Strange Horizons, 18 February 2008
March 2008 28 Interview Mary O'Keefe Talks to Liz Williams & Cherith Baldry Scheherazade 30
August 2008 42 Short Fiction Spiderhorse Realms of Fantasy, August 2008
September 2008 21 Review The Shadow Pavilion Locus, #572 September 2008
November 2008 13 Review The Shadow Pavilion Subterranean Online, Fall 2008
December 2008 Review Winterstrike Strange Horizons, 8 December 2008
February 2009 38 Interview Interview with Liz Williams Crossed Genres Issue 3: Romance, February 2009
May 2009 4 Short Fiction Under the Honey Subterranean Online, Spring 2009
June 2009 110 Review The Shadow Pavilion Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2009
June 2009 Review Winterstrike StarShipSofa, No 87
July 2009 15 Short Fiction Dusking Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, July 2009
August 2009 24 Review Winterstrike Locus, #583 August 2009
January 2011 Review The Iron Khan Strange Horizons, 10 January 2011
January 2011 Review The Shadow Pavilion Strange Horizons, 10 January 2011
April 2011 Short Fiction Shift Nature, April 7, 2011
February 2012 67 Review Lune and the Red Empress Locus, #613 February 2012
April 2012 Review A Glass of Shadow Strange Horizons, 9 April 2012
July 2012 |17 Interview Author Spotlight: Liz Williams & Alastair Reynolds Lightspeed, July 2012
July 2012 |2 Short Fiction Lune and the Red Empress Lightspeed, July 2012
August 2012 20 Review Worldsoul Locus, #619 August 2012
October 2012 136 Review Howl's Moving Castle SFX, October 2012
April 2015 79 Short Fiction The Marriage of the Sea Asimov's Science Fiction, April-May 2015
July 2015 |240 Interview Author Spotlight: Liz Williams Lightspeed, July 2015
January 2016 52 Essay David Rain Locus, #660 January 2016
February 2016 10 Short Fiction Coldharbour Albedo One, #46
May 2019 |4 Essay A Roundtable on Faith Depiction in SFF Strange Horizons, 27 May 2019
July 2022 66 Review Embertide ParSec, Summer 2022
October 2022 33 Short Fiction Dog Days in the Ghost Garden ParSec, Autumn 2022
March 2025 66 Review Back Through the Flaming Door ParSec, Spring 2025

32 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
2000 Anthology Fabulous Brighton Elizabeth Counihan & Deirdre Counihan & Liz Williams
2001 Novel The Ghost Sister Liz Williams
2002 Novel Empire of Bones Liz Williams
2003 Novel Nine Layers of Sky Liz Williams
2003 Novel The Poison Master Liz Williams
2004 Novel Banner of Souls Liz Williams
2004 Collection The Banquet of the Lords of Night and Other Stories Liz Williams
2005 Novel Snake Agent Liz Williams
2006 Novel Darkland Liz Williams
2006 Novel The Demon and the City Liz Williams
2007 Novel Bloodmind Liz Williams
2007 Novel Precious Dragon Liz Williams
2008 Anthology Fabulous Whitby Sue Thomason & Liz Williams
2008 Novel Winterstrike Liz Williams
2009 Novel The Shadow Pavilion Liz Williams
2010 Novel The Iron Khan Liz Williams
2011 Collection A Glass of Shadow Liz Williams
2011 Nonfiction Diary of a Witchcraft Shop Liz Williams & Trevor Jones (1953-)
2012 Novel Worldsoul Liz Williams
2013 Nonfiction Diary of a Witchcraft Shop 2 Trevor Jones (1953-) & Liz Williams
2014 Novel Morningstar Liz Williams
2015 Collection The Light Warden Liz Williams
2015 Collection Vodyanoy / Loosestrife Liz Williams
2018 Chapbook Phosphorus Liz Williams
2018 Omnibus The Detective Inspector Chen Novels Volume One Liz Williams
2018 Omnibus The Detective Inspector Chen Novels Volume Two Liz Williams
2020 Novel Comet Weather Liz Williams
2021 Novel Blackthorn Winter Liz Williams
2022 Novel Embertide Liz Williams
2023 Anthology Eclectic Dreams: The Milford Anthology J. W. Andersen & Pete W. Sutton & Liz Williams
2023 Novel Salt on the Midnight Fire Liz Williams
2024 Collection Back Through the Flaming Door Liz Williams

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
2000 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Adventures in the Ghost Trade Nominee
2001 British Fantasy Award Best Anthology Fabulous Brighton Nominee
2002 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Best Novel The Ghost Sister Nominee
2002 Locus Poll Award Best First Novel The Ghost Sister Finalist
2002 Philip K. Dick Award Philip K. Dick Award The Ghost Sister Nominee
2003 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Short Story The Banquet of the Lords of Night Nominee
2003 Philip K. Dick Award Philip K. Dick Award Empire of Bones Nominee
2004 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Short Story Tycho and the Stargazer Nominee
2004 British Fantasy Award August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel) The Poison Master Nominee
2004 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel The Poison Master Nominee
2005 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Banner of Souls Nominee
2005 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Skindancing Nominee
2005 Philip K. Dick Award Philip K. Dick Award Banner of Souls Nominee
2006 Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel Banner of Souls Nominee
2006 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Darkland Nominee
2006 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Snake Agent Nominee
2007 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel The Demon and the City Nominee
2007 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story The Age of Ice Nominee
2008 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Winterstrike Nominee
2008 Hugo Award Best Semiprozine Interzone - 2007 Finalist
2009 British Fantasy Award Best Magazine/Periodical Interzone - 2008 Nominee
2009 David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy Legend Award Winterstrike Nominee
2009 Hugo Award Best Semiprozine Interzone - 2008 Finalist
2009 Locus Poll Award Best Magazine Interzone - 2008 Nominee
2012 British Fantasy Award Best Collection A Glass of Shadow Nominee
2013 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Worldsoul Nominee
2018 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Phosphorus Nominee
2020 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Comet Weather Nominee
2021 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel Blackthorn Winter Nominee
2021 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Comet Weather Nominee
2022 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Blackthorn Winter Nominee
2024 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Salt on the Midnight Fire Nominee
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Year Publication Title
July 2001 The Ghost Sister Map (The Ghost Sister)