Bradley Clayton Denton (born 1958) is an American

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author. He has also written other types of fiction, such as the

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of his novel ''Blackburn'', about a sympathetic

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. He was born in

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, and attended the

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and graduated with degrees in

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(B.A.) and English (M.A.). His first published work was the short story "The Music of the Spheres", published in ''

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'' in March 1984. His collection ''The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians and A Conflagration Artist'' won the 1995

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for Best Collection. He and his wife Barbara moved from Kansas to

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in 1988.

Books

*''Sergeant Chip & Other Novellas'' (collection, 2014) *''Laughin' Boy'' (novel, 2005) *''One Day Closer to Death: Eight Stabs at Immortality'' (collection, 1998); all but one of the stories in here appeared in either ''The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians'' or ''A Conflagration Artist'' *''Lunatics'' (novel, 1996) *''Blackburn'' (novel, 1993, was nominated for the 1993

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) *'' The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians'' (collection, 1993, won the 1995

for Best Collection) *''A Conflagration Artist'' (collection, 1993, won the 1995

for Best Collection) *''

Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede ''Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede'' is a 1991 comedic science fiction novel by Bradley Denton. Plot Oliver Vale was conceived on February 3, 1959, the day that iconic rock & roll singer Buddy Holly died. Exactly thirty years later, Budd ...

'' (novel, 1991, won the

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for 1992) *'' Wrack & Roll'' (novel, 1986, a nominee for the

)

Selected short stories

*"Blood Moccasins" (2013, ''

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'', edited by

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) *“The Adakian Eagle” (2011, ''

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'', edited by

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and

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nominee) *"Blackburn and the Blade" (2006, '' Joe R. Lansdale's Lords of the Razor'', edited by Bill Sheehan and William Schafer, Subterranean Press; 2007

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nominee) *" Sergeant Chip" (September 2004, ''

'', 2005

Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is an annual literary award presented by the Theodore Sturgeon Literary Trust and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best short science fiction story ...

winner) *"Timmy and Tommy's Thanksgiving Secret" (2003, in the collection '' Witpunk'') *"Bloody Bunnies" (April 2000, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'') *"We Love Lydia Love" (November 1994, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'') *"The Territory" (July 1992 ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', a 1993 nominee for both the

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and

Nebula Award for Best Novella The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novella if it is between 17,500 and 40 ...

) *"The Sin-Eater of the Kaw" (June 1989, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'') *"The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians" (June 1988, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'') *"In the Fullness of Time" (May 1986, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'') *"The Summer We Saw Diana" (August 1985, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'') *"Top of the Charts" (March 1985, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'') *"The Music of the Spheres" (March 1984, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'')

References

External links

Bradley Denton Website
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