Catriona Ward was born in Washington, DC and grew up in the US, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. Her debut Rawblood won Best Horror Novel atthe 2016 British Fantasy Awards, and was a WHSmith Fresh Talent title. Little Evewon the Shirley Jackson Award, was a Guardian best book of 2018 and won the BestHorror Novel at the 2019 British Fantasy Awards. She lives in London and Devon.