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Adam Nevill

b. 1969

English horror writer

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Born 1969. Adam Nevill is a British writer.

Adam Nevill (also known as Adam LG Nevill) is an English writer of supernatural horror, known for his book The Ritual. Prior to becoming a full-time author, Nevill worked as an editor.

After publishing several novels through Pan Macmillan and St. Martin's Press, Nevill chose to self-publish his 2019 novel, The Reddening. Nevill stated that his reasons were both financial and creative, as he wanted more freedom in how he could market and package his works. The novel was published under his imprint, Ritual Limited, which he created in 2016.

Awards Year Book Award !! Category !! Result !! Ref. 2010 Apartment 16

2011 Apartment 16

2012 The Ritual

2012 Florrie

Last Days

The Ritual

House of Small Shadows

Last Days

2015 No One Gets Out Alive

2016 Lost Girl

2016 Hippocampus

Some Will Not Sleep

2017 Under a Watchful Eye

2020 The Reddening

Apartment 16 (2010, UK - Pan) The Ritual (2011, UK - Pan, 2012, US - St. Martin's) Last Days (2012, UK - Pan, 2013, US - St. Martin's) House of Small Shadows (2013, UK - Pan, 2014, US - St. Martin's) No One Gets Out Alive (2014, UK - Pan, 2015, US - St. Martin's) Lost Girl (2015, UK - Pan) Under a Watchful Eye (2017, UK - Pan Macmillan) The Reddening (2019) Cries from the Crypt: Selected Writings (2016, newsletter exclusive release - Ritual Limited) Before You Sleep: Three Terrors (2016, free eBook - Ritual Limited) Hasty for the Dark: Selected Horrors (2017, Ritual Limited) Wyrd and Other Derelictions (2020, Ritual Limited)

Short stories "Mothers Milk" (2004, published in Gathering the Bones) "Where Angels Come In" (2005, published in Poe's Progeny) "The Original Occupant" (2005, published in Bernie Herrmann's Manic Sextet) "Yellow Teeth" (2009, published in The British Invasion) "The Ancestors" (2009, published in The British Fantasy Society Yearbook 2009) "To Forget or Be Forgotten" (2009, published in Exotic Gothic 3) "Estrus" (2010, published in Raw Terror) "On All London Underground Lines" (2010, published in The End of the Line) "Florrie" (2011, published in House of Fear) "Little Mag's Barrow" (2011, published in Terror Tales of the Lake District) "What God Hath Wrought?" (2011, published in Gutshot) "The Age of Entitlement" (2012, published in Dark Currents) "Pig Thing" (2012, published in Exotic Gothic 4) "The Angels of London" (2013, published in Terror Tales of London) "Always in our Hearts" (2013, published in End of the Road) "Doll Hands" (2014, published in The Burning Circus) "Hippocampus" (2016, published in Terror Tales of the Sea) "Call the Name" (2016, published in The Gods of H. P. Lovecraft) "The Days of Our Lives" (2016, published in Dead Letters) "White Light, White Heat" (2016, published in Marked to Die)

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
University of St Andrews
Awards
August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel; British Fantasy Award for Best Collection
Also known as
Nevill, Adam L. G., Adam L. G. Nevill

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Adam Nevill's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Adam Nevill?

English horror writer

When was Adam Nevill born?

Adam Nevill was born on 19 April 1969 in Birmingham.

What is Adam Nevill's occupation?

Adam Nevill is a writer.

What nationality is Adam Nevill?

Adam Nevill is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adam Nevill

· Wikidata: Q16208290

· DBpedia: Adam Nevill

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