Author: Alison MacLeod

Alison MacLeod

Alison MacLeod’s latest story collection, all the beloved ghosts (Bloomsbury), was shortlisted for Canada’s Governor General’s Award for Fiction and chosen as one of the Guardian’s ‘Best Books of 2017’. Her stories are often broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Her most recent novel, Unexploded, was long-listed for the 2013 Man Booker Prize and, in 2016, she was a joint recipient of the Eccles British Library Writer’s Award. Alongside her writing, MacLeod has appeared at numerous international literary festivals and has served as a judge for a variety of literary awards. She is Professor of Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester. www.alison-macleod.com