John R. Little is best known as a writer of horror and dark fantasy fiction. He was born in

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, Canada on August 16, 1955, and he currently resides in Ayr, ON Canada. John R. Little has an Honours

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degree from the

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where his major was

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and he minored in

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. 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 ''

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'' in 1983, was chosen by

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, and

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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.

Awards and honors

*2007 Bram Stoker Award nomination " Superior Achievement in a First Novel" - ''The Memory Tree'' *1st Annual Black Quill Award nomination "Best Small Press Chill" - ''Placeholders'' *2nd Annual Black Quill Award winner "Best Small Press Chill" - ''Miranda'' *2008 Bram Stoker Award winner " Superior Achievement in Long Fiction" - ''Miranda'' *2009 President’s Richard Laymon Award for volunteer work on behalf of the Horror Writers Association

Selected bibliography

* ''The Memory Tree'' (Nocturne Press, 2007) * ''Placeholders'' (Necessary Evil Press, 2007) * ''Climbing Mount Turnpike'' (Nocturne Press, 2007) * ''Miranda'' (AKA ''adnariM'') ( Bad Moon Books, 2008) - Lettered versions included the short story "Hunting for Miranda" * ''Dreams in Black and White'' ( Bloodletting Press, 2009) * ''The Gray Zone'' (Bad Moon Books 2009) * ''Little Things'' A collection of short stories. ( Bad Moon Books, in 2010)

Short stories

* "Volunteers Needed" - '' Cavalier magazine'' (February, 1982) * "Tommy's Christmas" - ''

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'' (February, 1983) - Reprinted in Italian as "Il Natale di Tommy" in the 1988 ''Un Fantastico Natale'' anthology, reprinted in German as "Tommy's Weihnacten" in the 1988 anthology ''Das Große Weihnachts-Buch der Phantasie'' * "Growing Up" - '' Weird Tales magazine'' (Summer, 1991) * "Daddy" - ''Tales From the Gorezone'' anthology edited by Kealan Patrick Burke (Apt 42 Publications, 2004). * "Those Little Cameras!" - ''Dark Discoveries magazine'' #4 (April, 2005) * "Ever After" - ''Shivers IV'' anthology edited by

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( Cemetery Dance Publications, 2006). * "Accordion Season" - ''Doorways magazine'' (July, 2008) * "Following Marla," a short story published in "Horror World", February, 2009 * "George’s Head," a short story in Legends of the Mountain State #3, edited by

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* "Hunting for Miranda," a short story published in the lettered edition of ''Miranda'', June, 2009 * "A Slow Haunting," a short story

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, 2009

External links

*
Bibliography of John R. Little on his official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Little, John R. 1955 births Canadian horror writers Living people Writers from London, Ontario People from Coquitlam Canadian male novelists