Alix E. Harrow is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her short fiction work "A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" gained significant recognition, earning nominations for the Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award, and Locus Award. The story won the Hugo Award in 2019. Her debut novel, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, published in 2019, was widely acclaimed by mainstream critics and resonated with general audiences. The novel received nominations for multiple first novel literary awards and speculative fiction awards, and was popular during voting at both the Goodreads Choice Awards and Locus Awards. Harrow has also published work under the name Alix Heintzman.