Angela Slatter
Angela Slatter
b. 1967 · From Australia- Books
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Angela Slatter (also A. G. Slatter) is an Australian writer of dark fantasy, gothic and horror fiction, based in Brisbane. Her collections include Sourdough and Other Stories, The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales and The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, which shared the 2015 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection.
She won the 2012 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction and several Aurealis Awards, among them Best Fantasy Novel for All the Murmuring Bones (2021) and The Path of Thorns. Her novels include Vigil and the Verity Fassbinder series, and she has written a Hellboy Universe graphic novel with Mike Mignola, Castle Full of Blackbirds.
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Fiction Fantasy Horror Dark Fantasy Gothic
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Angela Slatter is highly regarded for her dark fantasy and horror short stories, often drawing on fairy tales and folklore to create unsettling and atmospheric narratives. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the World Fantasy Award and multiple British Fantasy Awards.
Angela Slatter also publishes some of her work under the name A. G. Slatter.
For readers new to Angela Slatter's work, a good starting point would be one of her short story collections, such as "The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings" or "Sourdough and Other Stories," as they showcase her distinctive style and thematic interests.