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
The BBC National Short Story Award Books
# Title Year
1 The BBC National Short Story Award 2010 (By: Helen Oyeyemi, David Constantine, Sarah Hall, Aminatta Forna, Jon McGregor) 2010
2 The BBC National Short Story Award 2011 (By: Alison MacLeod, M.J. Hyland, Jon McGregor, K.J. Orr, Sue MacGregor) 2011
3 The BBC International Short Story Award 2012 (By: Miroslav Penkov, Carrie Tiffany, Deborah Levy, M.J. Hyland, Clive Anderson, Lucy Caldwell, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Julian Gough, Chris Womersley, Krys Lee, Adam Ross) 2012
4 The BBC National Short Story Award 2013 (By: Lionel Shriver, Sarah Hall, Lavinia Greenlaw, Lucy Wood) 2013
5 The BBC National Short Story Award 2014 (By: Tessa Hadley, Lionel Shriver, Zadie Smith, Rose Tremain, Francesca Rhydderch, Alan Yentob) 2014
6 The BBC National Short Story Award 2015 (By: Jeremy Page) 2015
7 BBC National Short Story Award 2016 (By: Hilary Mantel, Claire-Louise Bennett, Lavinia Greenlaw, Tahmima Anam, Jenni Murray, K.J. Orr) 2016
8 The BBC National Short Story Award 2017 (By: Joanna Trollope, Helen Oyeyemi, Jenni Fagan, Benjamin Markovits, Will Eaves, Cynan Jones) 2017
9 The BBC National Short Story Award 2018 (By: Kerry Andrew, Sarah Hall, Ingrid Persaud, Nell Stevens, Kiare Ladner, Stig Abell) 2018
10 The BBC National Short Story Award 2019 (By: Lucy Caldwell, Jo Lloyd, Lynda Clark, Jacqueline Crooks, Nikki Bedi) 2019
11 The BBC National Short Story Award 2020 (With: Sarah Hall, Caleb Nelson, Jan Carson, Jack Houston) 2020
12 The BBC National Short Story Award 2021 (By: Danny Rhodes, James Runcie, Richard Smyth, Lucy Caldwell, Rory Gleeson, Georgina Harding) 2021
13 The BBC National Short Story Award 2022 (By: Kerry Andrew, Elizabeth Day, Jenn Ashworth, Anna Bailey, Vanessa Onwuemezi, Saba Sams) 2022
14 The BBC National Short Story Award 2023 (By: Kamila Shamsie, Reeta Chakrabarti, Nick Mulgrew, Naomi Wood, Cherise Saywell, K Patrick) 2023
15 The BBC National Short Story Award 2024 (By: Lucy Caldwell, Ross Raisin, Will Boast, Manish Chauhan, Paddy O’Connell, Vee Walker) 2024
Eley Williams Anthologies
# Title Year
1 The BBC International Short Story Award 2012 2012
2 An Unreliable Guide to London 2016
3 On Anxiety 2017
4 Egress 2018
5 We Were Strangers 2018
6 The BBC National Short Story Award 2018 2018
7 We'll Never Have Paris 2019
8 The BBC National Short Story Award 2019 2019
9 Pursuit 2019
10 Resist 2019
11 The BBC National Short Story Award 2020 2020
12 Outsiders 2020
13 Praxis 2021
14 The BBC National Short Story Award 2022 2022
15 Reverse Engineering II 2022