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Annalisa Crawford

Annalisa Crawford

Annalisa Crawford lives in Cornwall, UK, with a good supply of moorland and beaches to keep her inspired. She lives with her husband, two sons and canine writing partner, Artoo.

Annalisa writes dark, contemporary, character-driven stories, with a hint of the paranormal. She has had many short stories published online and in journals, and has won several competitions: her biggest success to date was third prize in the Costa Short Story Award 2015 with her story Watching the Storm Roll In.

Her first book, Cat & the Dreamer, was published in 2012. Three more collections – from flash to novella – followed, and her first novel Grace & Serenity was published in July 2020. Her second novel, Small Forgotten Moments, will be published by Vine Leaves Press in August 2021.

In her spare time, she is a fitness instructor.

 

Q: If you could travel back in time, which of the great writers would you like to meet and why?

A: Jane Austen. I think her sense of humour and satire have been misinterpreted by people who see her as a romance writer. I’d love to witness her acerbic wit first-hand.

 

Q: Do you have a lucky writing talisman? If so, what is it?

A: I write my first drafts with my fountain pen, a present for my twenty-first. If I’m ever stuck on a scene, I use it to write longhand and my problems just disappear.

 

Q: What is the least interesting part of writing for you?

A: Listing words I’ve overused so I can erase them. Sometimes I get hooked on the strangest words. And in first drafts my characters are always nodding and looking at things.

 

Q: What superpower would you like to have and why?

A: Not a power as such, but I’d love to own Wonder Woman’s lasso of truth to use on a few current politicians.