Ania Ahlborn is a Polish American horror novelist whose self-published debut novel Seed reached #1 on Amazon's list of best-selling horror novels in 2011.[1] She is the author of several novels, novellas and short stories in the horror genre.

Ania Ahlborn
Born
Ciechanów, Poland
NationalityPolish, American
EducationBA
Alma materUniversity of New Mexico
Known forHorror novels
Websiteaniaahlborn.com

Biography

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Ahlborn was born in Ciechanów, Poland. She earned a degree in English from the University of New Mexico.[2] Ahlborn is currently married and living outside of Raleigh, North Carolina.

Writing career

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She writes horror thrillers and self-published before she got representation. Ahlborn is now published through Simon and Schuster.[3] Her novels were nominated for a This is Horror "Novel of the Year" award in 2015[4] and 2017[5] for Brother and The Devil Crept In, respectively. Her books have been translated into German.[6]

Rights to adapt her first novel were optioned by Amazon Studios in 2012,[7] but an adaptation has not been released.

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Seed (2012)
  • The Neighbors (2012)
  • The Shuddering (2013)
  • The Bird Eater (2014)
  • Within These Walls (2015)
  • Brother (2015)
  • The Devil Crept In (2017)
  • If You See Her (2019)
  • Dark Across the Bay (2021)
  • Good And Joyful Things (2024)[8]

Novellas

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  • The Pretty Ones (2015)
  • I Call Upon Thee (2017)
  • Palmetto (2021)

Short stories

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  • "The Governess" (2019) (in the anthology Other Voices, Other Tombs)
  • "The Debt" (2019) (in the anthology Hex Life: Wicked New Tales of Witchery)

Omnibus

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  • Apart in the Dark (2018) (includes The Pretty Ones and I Call Upon Thee)

References and sources

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  1. ^ Lewis, Andy (2012-10-03). "Amazon Studios Options First Novel With 'Seed'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  2. ^ "New Mexico Authors". Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. ^ "Ania Ahlborn". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  4. ^ "This Is Horror Awards 2015: Vote now!". This is Horror. 2016-01-07. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  5. ^ "2017 This Is Horror Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. 2018-04-19. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  6. ^ Ahlborn, A. (2019). Wo das Böse lauert: Thriller (in German). Festa Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86552-796-7. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  7. ^ "Amazon Studios Options First Novel - Press Room". Amazon.com, Inc. - Press Room. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  8. ^ "Good And Joyful Things by Ania Ahlborn". suntup.press. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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