Ali Smith
Ali Smith was born on August 24th, 1962 and is currently 63 years old. Ali Smith was born in Inverness, Scotland.
Ali Smith has written 8 standalone novels, starting with Like in 1997. The most recently released novel was Gliff, which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Ali at this time.
Ali Smith has also written the Short Story Collections series which has 7 books including Other Stories and other stories and Free Love and Other Stories.
Ali Smith: Awards & Accolades
Smith's books have won multiple awards, Free Love and Other Stories won the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, Book of the Year, in 1995. Hotel World won the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, Book of the Year, in 2002. Girl Meets Boy won the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, Fiction, in 2008. There but for the won the Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, Fiction, in 2012. How to Be Both won the Goldsmiths Awards, Goldsmith Prize, in 2014 as well as the Women's Prize - For Fiction in 2015.
The following novels by Ali Smith were nominated for these awards:
- Like: Ferro-Grumley Award, Best Lesbian Fiction (1999).
- Hotel World: Women's Prize, For Fiction (2001).
- The Accidental: Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book (2005). Women's Prize, For Fiction (2006). Scottish Arts Council Book Awards, Book of the Year (2006).
- Girl Meets Boy: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2008).
- Artful: Goldsmiths Awards, Goldsmith Prize (2013).
- How to Be Both: Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book (2014). British Book Awards, UK Author of the Year (2014).
- Autumn: Booker Prize, Best Fiction Book (2017).
- Winter: British Book Awards, Fiction Book of the Year (2018).
Ali Smith: Lists & Other Mentions
- Autumn was a The Guardian: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Section in 2019 and a Blackwell's: Five Foot Bookshelf Selection in 2021.
- How to Be Both has made several lists including:
- New York Times: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Selection in 2024.
- Good Housekeeping: 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors Selection in 2021.
- BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
- There but for the was a BBC: 100 Greatest British Novels Selection in 2015.
- Companion Piece was a New York Times: 100 Notable Books Selection in 2022.
Related Authors
Fans of Ali Smith also enjoy these authors:
- Kazuo Ishiguro, author of: Never Let Me Go.
- Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
- Maggie O'Farrell, author of: Hamnet.
- Barbara Kingsolver, author of: Demon Copperhead.
- Matt Haig, author of: The Midnight Library.
Ali Smith: F.A.Q
When was Ali Smith Born? How old is Ali Smith?
Ali Smith was born on August 24th, 1962. Ali Smith is currently 63 years old.
Where was Ali Smith Born?
Ali Smith was born in Inverness, Scotland and is Scottish.
What book awards has Ali Smith won?
What was the first book Ali Smith wrote?
The first book written by Ali Smith was Like, published in 1997.
What was the most recent book Ali Smith wrote?
Her most recently released work was Glyph on October 30th, 2025.
What is the most popular book by Ali Smith?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Ali Smith book is
Autumn. Here are her most popular books:
- Autumn (8.4)
- The Accidental (7.33)
- How to Be Both (4)
- Winter (8)
- Spring (8)
Are there upcoming new books by Ali Smith?
Ali Smith does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
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How many books has Ali Smith written?
Ali Smith has written 23 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 books in the Gliff Series, 4 books in the Seasonal Series, 8 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 7 Short Story Collections, 2 Non-Fiction.