About the Author
Annalisa Crawford lives in beautiful south east Cornwall where the abundance of coastline and moorland inspires her work. She shares her home with her husband, Peter. Her two sons have flown the nest, but still like a mention.
She writes dark contemporary fiction with a hint of paranormal—essentially writing ghost stories for people who don't believe in ghosts. Her stories are primarily character-driven, exploring the complexity, deceit, surprise, and joy that life brings. She is intrigued by the secrets people keep from each other, and the things that lurk in the shadows.
A short story writer at heart, Annalisa's first story was published in New Fiction Magazine when she was twenty, and she has since had many more published in small press print journals and online platforms, including Flash Fiction Magazine, Fictive Dream, Reflex Fiction, and Fairlight Books. Many of these stories have been reprinted in her short story collections.
Her first book, Cat & The Dreamer, was published in 2012 and became the catalyst for longer works and eventually novels: Grace & Serenity (2020), Small Forgotten Moments (2021), and One Tuesday, Early (2024).
Annalisa has earned numerous accolades in various competitions and awards. Notable achievements include securing 3rd place in the 2015 Costa Short Story Award and being longlisted for both the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the Bath Short Story Award. Small Forgotten Moments won Silver Medal in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, and her short story collection, The Clock in My Mother's House, was shortlisted for the Rubery Book Award and a finalist in the Independent Author Network Book of the Year award.
When she's not at her desk, she can be found at the gym where she works as a fitness instructor, and most likely lifting heavy weights.
She writes dark contemporary fiction with a hint of paranormal—essentially writing ghost stories for people who don't believe in ghosts. Her stories are primarily character-driven, exploring the complexity, deceit, surprise, and joy that life brings. She is intrigued by the secrets people keep from each other, and the things that lurk in the shadows.
A short story writer at heart, Annalisa's first story was published in New Fiction Magazine when she was twenty, and she has since had many more published in small press print journals and online platforms, including Flash Fiction Magazine, Fictive Dream, Reflex Fiction, and Fairlight Books. Many of these stories have been reprinted in her short story collections.
Her first book, Cat & The Dreamer, was published in 2012 and became the catalyst for longer works and eventually novels: Grace & Serenity (2020), Small Forgotten Moments (2021), and One Tuesday, Early (2024).
Annalisa has earned numerous accolades in various competitions and awards. Notable achievements include securing 3rd place in the 2015 Costa Short Story Award and being longlisted for both the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the Bath Short Story Award. Small Forgotten Moments won Silver Medal in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards, and her short story collection, The Clock in My Mother's House, was shortlisted for the Rubery Book Award and a finalist in the Independent Author Network Book of the Year award.
When she's not at her desk, she can be found at the gym where she works as a fitness instructor, and most likely lifting heavy weights.
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