David Matthew Sandner (born 1966) is an author and editor of fantasy literature and a professor at

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Education and career

Sandner has a master's degree from

San Francisco State University San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different ...

and a doctorate from the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billion ...

. His doctoral thesis was titled ''The Fairy Way of Writing: Fantastic literature from the romance revival to Romanticism, 1712–1830'', and was completed in 2000. He is a professor in the Department of English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics at

Books

Sandner's books include:

Fiction

*''Mingus Fingers'' (with Jacob Weisman, Fairwood Press, 2019) *''Hellhounds'' (with Jacob Weisman, Fairwood Press, 2022)

Non-fiction

*''The Fantastic Sublime: Romanticism and Transcendence in Nineteenth-century Children's Fantasy Literature'' ( Greenwood, 1996) *''Critical Discourses of the Fantastic, 1712–1831'' (Ashgate, 2011), a two time

Mythopoeic Awards The Mythopoeic Awards for literature and literary studies are given annually for outstanding works in the fields of myth, fantasy, and the scholarly study of these areas. Established by the Mythopoeic Society in 1971, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Awar ...

finalist

As editor

*''Fantastic Literature: A Critical Reader'' (Praeger, 2004) *''The Treasury of the Fantastic'' (with Jacob Weisman,

Tachyon Publications Tachyon Publications is an independent press specializing in science fiction and fantasy books. Founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Jacob Weisman, Tachyon books have tended toward high-end literary works, short story collections, and anthologies ...

, 2013) *''Philip K. Dick: Essays of the Here and Now'' (McFarland, 2020)Review of ''Philip K. Dick: Essays of the Here and Now'': Anthony Enns, "Academia, Fandom, and Philip K. Dick", ''

Science Fiction Studies ''Science Fiction Studies'' (''SFS'') is an academic journal founded in 1973 by R. D. Mullen. The journal is published three times per year at DePauw University. As the name implies, the journal publishes articles and book reviews on science fic ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandner, David American fantasy writers American short story writers Living people San Francisco State University alumni University of Oregon alumni California State University, Fullerton faculty American male poets American male novelists American male short story writers Novelists from California 1966 births