Alison Layland

Writer, translator and editor
Novelist, Translator
Available for:
Editing, Festivals and other events, Library visits, Live readings and performances, Proofreading, Residencies, Translation
Translates from:
French, German, Welsh
Translates to:
English
Available for (translation):
Crime fiction, Literary fiction, YA books

I am the author of two psychological thrillers: Someone Else’s Conflict, a compelling narrative of storytelling and the aftermath of war, was featured as a Debut of the Month on the LoveReading website, and Riverflow, a story of family secrets and community tensions against a background of flooding and environmental protest, was a Waterstones’ Wales Book of the Month. I also write short stories and flash fiction; I won the short story competition at the National Eisteddfod in 2002, and my story Quirky Robbers is featured in the Honno crime anthology, Cast A Long Shadow. I am the translator of a number of award-winning and best-selling novels.

A member of the Crime Cymru collective, I have been actively involved in the First Novel competition in 2022 and the Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival in 2023.

When not writing, I am an environmental campaigner, and involved in various local community projects focusing on sustainability and the natural world.