Liz Williams
was born in 1965. Her mother
was a Gothic novelist (Veronica Williams), and her father was a part time
conjurer, so it was no big surprise that she became a science fiction fan at
the age of 10. Jack Vance’s “Planet of Adventure” series was the first SF to
really get her enthused. She also became a fan of the following authors: Ray
Bradbury, Mary Gentle, Ursula Le Guin, C. J. Cherryh, George R. R. Martin,
Tanith Lee, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. Liz Williams attended the University of
Manchester from 1983 to 1987, the University of Sussex in Brighton from 1987 to
1988, and Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge from 1988 to 1993
(where she did her PhD in the philosophy of science). Prior to working as a
writer full time, Liz Williams did a variety of part time jobs, most notably as
a tarot reader on Brighton Pier. After this, she worked as an administrator for
an education programme in Kazakhstan. Liz Williams moved out to the region in
1996 when she worked for an educational consultancy in the region. She spent
time in both the UK and Kazakhstan for the next few years, but the collapse of
the post-Soviet economy meant the loss of her business. Liz then ran an IT
programme at Brighton’s Women Centre for a year before becoming a full time
writer in 2002. Over 40 of Liz Williams’ excellent short stories have been
published in a variety of magazines: “Interzone” was the first to publish her
(“A Child of the Dead”), “Terra Incognita” published “Voivodi”, “Asimov’s”,
“The Third Alternative”, “Visionary Tongue”, and she’s had several stories
published in “Realms of Fantasy” (such as “Dancing Day”). Liz is secretary to
the Milford SF workshop. Liz’s first novel, which she first started writing
when she was 13, was “The Ghost
Sister”, was published in 2001. This was followed by “Empire of Bones”
(2002), “The
Poison Master” (2003), “Nine
Layers of Sky” (2004), “Banner of
Souls” (2004 – shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award), “The Snake
Agent” (2005), and “Darkland”
2006. A short story collection, “Banquet of
the Lords of Night and Other Stories”, was published in 2004. Both “The
Ghost Sister” and “Empire of Bones” were nominated for the Philip K. Dick
Award. Several Liz Williams novels are due to be published in the near future:
“Bloodmind” (2007),
“The Demon
and the City” (2007/2008), “Vanished” (2008), and “Precious Dragon” (2008/2009). As well as writing, Liz
Williams is currently a director of a witchcraft supply shop in Glastonbury.
“La Malcontenta” – a Liz
Williams short story published in “Strange Horizons”
“Dancing Day”
– a Liz Williams short story published in “Storyville”
The
Blood Thieves – our review of this Liz Williams story, which marries
Norse mythology to modern day genetics.
Dog
Years – our review
Adventures
in the Ghost Trade by Liz Williams
The
Unthinkables – our review of the Liz Williams story that first featured the
alien race from “Empire of Bones”
Read our Liz Williams interview
–
probably the first ever!
Alchemical
Marriages and Alien Bureaucrats – Nick Gevers interviews Liz Williams for
the SF Site from December 2002
Strange
Horizons – Cheryl Morgan’s interview with Liz Williams from October 2003
Suite101.com
– Debbie Lesesma’s interview with Liz Williams
Liz Williams: The
Magician’s Daughter – excerpts from an interview published in May 2004
The Druid
Network – Sioned Wynn’s interview with Liz Williams from 2005
Chronicles
interview with SF/Fantasy Writer Liz Williams
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