Susan Hill has written around thirty novels, some of which have won major British literary awards.

Her works include The Woman in Black (1983), a novel that inspired a highly successful stage adaptation as well as two film versions; I’m the King of the Castle (1970, Somerset Maugham Award); The Bird of Night (1972, Whitbread Award); The Mist in the Mirror (1992); and The Man in the Picture (2007).

In 2012, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her contribution to literature.