Ania Ahlborn

Ania Ahlborn
Born	Ciechanów, Poland
Nationality	Polish, American
Education	BA
Alma mater	University of New Mexico
Known for	Horror novels
Website	aniaahlborn.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 outside of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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.

External links

• Publishers Weekly Reviews