author
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horror fiction
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. He is best known for his novels ''The Dust of Wonderland'' and ''The German'', both of which have won the Lambda Literary Award for SF/Fantasy/Horror. In addition to numerous magazines, his short fiction has appeared in dozens of anthologies and magazines both in print and in digital formats. He has won the
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing.
History
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for his novel ''Stained''.
Writing as Thomas Pendleton and Dallas Reed, he is the author of the ''Wicked Dead'' series of novels for Young Adults (with Stefan Petrucha), and the novels, ''Mason'', ''Shimmer'', and ''The Calling'', all from HarperTeen.
Openly
gay
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Texas
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, where he's working on a number of projects.
Awards
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Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing.
History
The Awards were established in 1987 and have been presented annually since ...
for his novel ''Stained.'' (Also nominated for his novel ''The German,'' his short story collection ''In the Closet, Under the Bed,'' and the short stories, "An Apiary of White Bees," and "Turtle.")
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Lambda Literary Award
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for ''The Dust of Wonderland'' (also a finalist for his short story collections, ''In the Closet, Under the Bed,'' and ''Like Light for Flies,'').
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Lambda Literary Award
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for ''The German.''
Bibliography
Novels, Novellas, Collections (as Lee Thomas)
*''Stained''
*''Parish Damned'' (Telos)
*''Damage'' (Sarob)
*''The Dust of Wonderland'' (Alyson)
*''In the Closet, Under the Bed'' (Dark Scribe)
*''The Black Sun Set'' (Burning Effigy Press)
*''Focus (w Nate Southard)'' (Thunderstorm Books)
*''Crisis''
*''Torn'' (Cemetery Dance)
*''The German'' (
Lethe Press
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