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John R. Little
John R. Little is best known as a writer of horror and dark fantasy fiction. He was born in London, Ontario, Canada on August 16, 1955, and he currently resides in Ayr, ON Canada. John R. Little has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Western Ontario where his major was Computer Science and he minored in Math. He has been publishing fiction since 1982 with his work "Volunteers Needed" published in the February, 1982 issue of Cavalier magazine. John R. Little's short story "Tommy's Christmas," first published in ''Twilight Zone Magazine'' in 1983, was chosen by Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr, and Martin Greenberg to appear in their 1984 anthology ''100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories''. "Tommy's Christmas" has since been published in many different countries and languages. John R. Little continues to currently write novels, novellas, and short stories. His recent work has received many award nominations including the Black Quill and Bram Stoker Award. Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bram Stoker Award For Best Long Fiction
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for long fiction. Winners and nominees In 1993, the category was split into "best novella" and "best novelette", a distinction that was eliminated a year later. Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year. * 1987: "The Pear-Shaped Man" by George R. R. Martin (tie) * 1987: "The Boy Who Came Back From the Dead" by Alan Rodgers (tie) ** "Pamela's Get" by David J. Schow ** "Resurrec Tech" by S.P. Somtow * 1988: "Orange is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity" by David Morrell ** "The Skin Trade" by George R. R. Martin ** " The Function of Dream Sleep" by Harlan Ellison ** "The Juniper Tree" by Peter Straub ** "The Night Flier" by Stephen King ** "Horrorshow" by John Farris * 1989: " On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks" by Joe R. Lansdale ** "At First Just Ghostly" by Karl Edward Wagner ** "The Confessions of St. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers From London, Ontario
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Canadian Horror Writers
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1955 Births
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Dark Delicacies III
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Michael Knost
Michael Knost (born March 19, 1967) is the pen name of Michael Earl Collins, a suspense author, anthology editor, magazine feature writer, and writing teacher/lecturer who lives in Chapmanville, West Virginia. He is a former Horror Writers Association's mentorship program chairperson, Knost also teaches writing workshops and online classes. Originally from Logan, West Virginia, Michael Knost now lives with his wife, Jewell and his daughter, Bella in Chapmanville, West Virginia. Publication History ''Legends of the Mountain State'' (2007, Woodland Press), an anthology, written by storytellers across the nation, includes 13 accounts of ghostly manifestations and myths and mountain mythology, based on known legends from West Virginia. Themes included in this work are Mothman, the Ethel coalmine specter, the Chapmanville school haunting, the Ghost of #22, and many others. After the success of the first anthology, Knost went on to edit ''Legends of the Mountain State 2'', ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications is an American specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with ''Cemetery Dance'' magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992. They later expanded to encompass a magazine and website featuring news, interviews, and reviews related to horror literature. Cemetery Dance Publications is best known for their high quality hardcover releases. These are usually available as collectible autographed limited editions and lettered editions. Awards * Richard Chizmar won the 1999 World Fantasy Award for Cemetery Dance Publications (the magazine won in 1990 and 1992). It was also nominated for the same award in 1993 and again in 1998. * ''Dark Harvest'' by Norman Partridge won the 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction, has been nominated for the 2007 World Fantasy Award, and it was named one of the 2006 "Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Chizmar
Richard Thomas Chizmar (born 1965) is an American writer, the publisher and editor of '' Cemetery Dance'' magazine, and the owner of Cemetery Dance Publications. He also edits anthologies, produces films, writes screenplays, and teaches writing. Writing Richard Chizmar is a ''New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Amazon'', and ''Publishers Weekly'' bestselling author. He is the co-author (with Stephen King) of the novella, ''Gwendy's Button Box'' and the founder/publisher of ''Cemetery Dance'' magazine and the Cemetery Dance Publications book imprint. He has edited more than 35 anthologies and his short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications, including multiple editions of ''Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine'' and ''The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories''. He has won two World Fantasy awards, four International Horror Guild awards, and the HWA’s Board of Trustee’s award. Chizmar (in collaboration with Johnathon Schaech) has al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kealan Patrick Burke
Kealan Patrick Burke (born in Dungarvan, Ireland) is an author. Some of his works include the novels ''Kin'', ''Currency of Souls'', ''Master of the Moors'', and ''The Hides'' (Bram Stoker Award nominee), the novellas ''The Turtle Boy'' (Bram Stoker Award Winner, 2004) and ''Vessels'', and the collections ''Ravenous Ghosts'', ''The Number 121 to Pennsylvania & Others'', ''Theater Macabre'' and ''The Novellas''. He has also appeared in a number of publications, including ''Postscripts'', '' Cemetery Dance'', ''Grave Tales'', ''Shivers II'', ''Shivers III'', ''Shivers IV'', ''Looking Glass'', ''Masques V'', ''Subterranean #1'', ''Evermore'', ''Inhuman'', ''Horror World'', ''Surreal'' Magazine, and ''Corpse Blossoms''. Burke also edited the anthologies: ''Taverns of the Dead'' (recipient of a starred review in ''Publishers Weekly''), ''Brimstone Turnpike'', ''Quietly Now: A Tribute to Charles L. Grant'' (International Horror Guild Award Nominee, 2004), the charity anthology ''Tales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weird Tales Magazine
''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, printed early work by H. P. Lovecraft, Seabury Quinn, and Clark Ashton Smith, all of whom went on to be popular writers, but within a year, the magazine was in financial trouble. Henneberger sold his interest in the publisher, Rural Publishing Corporation, to Lansinger, and refinanced ''Weird Tales'', with Farnsworth Wright as the new editor. The first issue under Wright's control was dated November 1924. The magazine was more successful under Wright, and despite occasional financial setbacks, it prospered over the next 15 years. Under Wright's control, the magazine lived up to its subtitle, "The Unique Magazine", and published a wide range of unusual fiction. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos stories first appeared in ''Weird Tales'', starting w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
