Alan Rodgers (August 11, 1959 – March 8, 2014) was a

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

and horror writer, editor, and poet. In the mid-eighties he was the editor for ''

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''. His short stories have been published in a number of venues, including ''

Weird Tales ''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, prin ...

'', '' Twilight Zone'' and a number of anthologies, such as '' Darker Masques'', '' Prom Night'', and '' Vengeance Fantastic''. His novelette ''"The Boy Who Came Back From the Dead"'' won the

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 ...

in 1987 and was nominated for the

World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy literature, fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year a ...

Biography

Alan Rodgers was born in 1959. From summer 1985 to fall 1987, Rodgers was the editor of the horror digest

. In 1987, his "The Boy Who Came Back From the Dead" tied for the

Bram Stoker Award for Best Novelette 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 ...

. In 1990, his "Blood of the Children" was nominated for the

Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel The Bram Stoker Award for First Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for an author's first horror novel. Winners and nominees References {{Bram Stoker Award Firs ...

. He died at Anaheim on March 8, 2014.

Bibliography

Novels

* '' Blood of the Children'',

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, 1990 (). * ''

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'', Bantam, 1990 (). * ''

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'', Bantam, 1991 (). * ''

Pandora In Greek mythology, Pandora (Greek: , derived from , ''pān'', i.e. "all" and , ''dōron'', i.e. "gift", thus "the all-endowed", "all-gifted" or "all-giving") was the first human woman created by Hephaestus on the instructions of Zeus. As Hes ...

'', Bantam, 1995 (). * '' Bone Music'',

Longmeadow Press Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, in the United States. The population was 15,853 at the 2020 census. History Longmeadow was first settled in 1644, and officially incorporated October 17, 1783. The town was originally farm ...

, 1995 (). * ''

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'',

Wildside Press Wildside Press is an independent publishing company in Cabin John, Maryland, United States. It was founded in 1989 by John Betancourt and Kim Betancourt. While the press was originally conceived as a publisher of speculative fiction in both trade ...

, 2000 (). * '' Her Misbegotten Son'', Wildside, 2000 ().

Collections

* '' New Life for the Dead'', Wildside, 1991. * '' Ghosts Who Cannot Sleep'', Wildside, 2000 ().

Short Stories

* ''Rosemary: Scrambled Eggs on a Blue Plate'',

Tor Books Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City. It primarily publishes science fiction and fantasy titles, and is the largest publisher of Chinese scien ...

, 1992 (co-written with

James D. Macdonald James Douglas Ignatius Macdonald (born 1954) is an American author and critic who lives in New Hampshire. He frequently collaborated with his late wife Dr. Debra Doyle. He works in several genres, concentrating on fantasy, but also writing sci ...

and collected in

Mike Resnick Michael Diamond Resnick (; March 5, 1942 – January 9, 2020) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He won five Hugo awards and a Nebula award, and was the guest of honor at Chicon 7. He was the executive editor of the defunct ...

's alternate history anthology ''

Alternate Kennedys ''Alternate Kennedys'' is an alternate history anthology edited by Mike Resnick, published in the United States by Tor Books. There are 26 stories in the anthology, including Resnick's own "Lady in Waiting". The remaining stories by various autho ...

'') * ''Souvenirs'', Tor Books, 1992 (co-written with James D. Macdonald and collected in Mike Resnick's alternate history anthology ''

Alternate Outlaws ''Alternate Outlaws'' is an alternate history anthology edited by Mike Resnick, published in the United States by Tor Books Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company ba ...

'')

References

External links

Alan Rodgers Bibliography
* 1959 births 2014 deaths 20th-century American novelists American fantasy writers American horror writers American male novelists American science fiction writers 20th-century American male writers {{US-sf-writer-stub