Eley Williams

Eley Williams is a highly accomplished British literary fiction author, who is also a creative fiction writing lecturer at the Royal Holloway University of London. She has been a part of the university's faculty ever since she was pursuing her doctorate there. During her tenure, she has conducted numerous seminars and supervised undergraduate dissertations on a wide range of topics, including contemporary literature, short stories, and provocative and tricksy prose poetry.

Apart from her work as an educator, Williams is also an esteemed author, having written the critically acclaimed collection of short stories, "Attrib. and Other Stories," published by Influx Press in 2017. The book was highly praised and won several prestigious awards, including the Republic of Consciousness Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Williams' writing has also been featured in several prominent publications such as The Penguin Book of the Contemporary British Short Story, Liberating the Canon, The Times Literary Supplement, and the London Review of Books.

Williams is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an esteemed recognition of her contribution to the literary world. She currently resides in London, where she continues to write and teach. Her work has been well-received by critics and readers alike, earning her a reputation as a talented and insightful author. With her unique storytelling style and her ability to explore complex themes in approachable and engaging ways, Williams has established herself as a prominent and respected voice in contemporary British literature.
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 The Liar's Dictionary 2020
Collections
# Title Year
1 Attrib. and Other Stories 2017
2 Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good 2024
Eley Williams Anthologies
# Title Year
1 An Unreliable Guide to London 2016
2 On Anxiety 2017
3 Egress 2018
4 We Were Strangers 2018
5 We'll Never Have Paris 2019
6 Pursuit 2019
7 Resist 2019
8 The BBC National Short Story Award 2020 2020
9 Outsiders 2020
10 Praxis 2021
11 Reverse Engineering II 2022