Alison Moore

Alison Moore was born in Manchester in 1971. Her short stories have been published in various magazines and anthologies, including Best British Short Stories 2011. She was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, the Manchester Fiction Prize and the Scott Prize for her first collection of short stories. She won first prize in the novella category of The New Writer’s Prose and Poetry Prize. The Lighthouse was shortlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize. Alison Moore lives near Nottingham with her husband Dan and her son Arthur.