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

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.

Biography

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 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Writing career

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

Novels

  • 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

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

Short stories

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

Omnibus

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

References and sources

  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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