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Nicholas Royle


UK flag (b.1963)

Nicholas Royle is the author of three short story collections – Mortality (Serpent’s Tail), Ornithology (Confingo Publishing), The Dummy and Other Uncanny Stories (Swan River Press) – and seven novels, most recently First Novel (Vintage). He has edited more than twenty anthologies and is series editor of Best British Short Stories (Salt). Reader in Creative Writing at the Manchester Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University, he also runs Nightjar Press and is head judge of the Manchester Fiction Prize.
 

Awards: BFA (1993)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction, Horror, Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
October 2025

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Finders, Keepers
 
Novels
   Counterparts (1993)
   Saxophone Dreams (1996)
   The Matter of the Heart (1997)
   The Director's Cut (2000)
   Antwerp (2004)
   The Regicide (2011)
   First Novel (2013)
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Collections
   Mortality (2006)
   Ornithology (2017)
   The Dummy (2018)
   London Gothic (2020)
   Manchester Uncanny (2022)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Enigma of Departure (2008)
   The Appetite (2008)
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Anthologies edited
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Anthology series
Darklands
   1. Darklands (1987)
   2. Darklands Two (1992)
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Neon Lit
   1. Neon Lit (1998)
   2. Neon Lit II (1999)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Nicholas Royle
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Best British Short Stories 2024 (2024)
(Best British Short Stories)
edited by
Nicholas Royle
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Elemental Forces (2024)
(ABC of Horror, book 5)
edited by
Mark Morris

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Awards
1993 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story : Night Shift Sister
1993 British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology/Collection : Darklands Two
1992 British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology/Collection : Darklands

Award nominations
2011 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Lure
1999 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Blue Posts
1995 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Homecoming


Nicholas Royle recommends
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Isaac (2024)
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"Garner explores the confusion of casual sex and the brutality of domestic violence with unflinching honesty."
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The Harlequin (2015)
Nina Allan
"An outstanding, resonant piece of work."
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Pictures from Hopper (2011)
Neil Campbell
"A vital short story writer, in touch with people and the natural and constructed worlds around us."

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