Nancy Kilpatrick is a
Canadian
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author who has written stories in the genres of
dark fantasy,
horror,
mystery
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
*Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange''
Films
* ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film
* ''Mystery'' ( ...
,
erotic horror Erotic horror, alternately called horror erotica or dark erotica, is a term applied to works of fiction in which sensual or sexual imagery are blended with horrific overtones or story elements for the sake of sexual titillation. Horror fiction of th ...
, and
gothic subculture.
She is most known for her
vampire
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themed works.
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Awards
She is the recipient of the Arthur Ellis Award
The Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence, formerly known as the Arthur Ellis Awards, are a group of Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best Canadian crime and mystery writing published in th ...
. '' Fangoria'' called her "Canada's answer to Anne Rice
Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Christian literature.
She was best known for her series of novels '' The Vampire Chronicles''. ...
".
Personal life
She lives and works in Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
. She also teaches Short Story Writing at George Brown College
George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three campuses in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Like many other colleges in Ontario, GBC was chartered in 1966 by the government of Ontario and ...
.
References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
American expatriate writers in Canada
Canadian horror writers
Women horror writers
21st-century Canadian women writers
20th-century Canadian women writers
Dark fantasy writers
Erotic horror writers
Writers from Montreal
George Brown College faculty
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