Rosalie Parker is an

author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

scriptwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

and

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

who runs the

Tartarus Press Tartarus Press is an independent book publisher based near Leyburn, Yorkshire, UK.

with

R. B. Russell R. B. Russell is an English publisher, editor, author, illustrator, songwriter, and film maker. Biography Russell runs the award-winning Tartarus Press with Rosalie Parker, and for many years compiled the ''Guide to First Edition Prices''. A ...

. Parker jointly won the

World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy literature, fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year a ...

"Special Award: Non-Professional" for publishing in 2002, 2004 and 2012. The Horror Writers Association gave Parker and Russell the "Excellence in Speciality Press Publishing" award for 2009. Her anthology, ''

Strange Tales ''Strange Tales'' is a Marvel Comics comics anthology, anthology series. The title was revived in different forms on multiple occasions. Doctor Strange and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (feature), Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. made their d ...

'', won the 2004 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. Parker's first collection of short stories, ''The Old Knowledge'', was published in 2010. Her short story "In the Garden" was selected by Stephen Jones for ''The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21'' (Robinson Publishing, 2010). "Random Flight" was included in Best British Horror 2015. Her second collection, ''Damage'' was longlisted for the 2016

Edge Hill Short Story Prize The Edge Hill Short Story Prize is a short-story contest held annually by Edge Hill University. Background The concept for the prize was developed by Professor Ailsa Cox following a 2006 short-story conference at Edge Hill. Candidates must be b ...

. Parker is co-director/producer of ''Robert Aickman: Author of Strange Tales'', released May 2015, and ''Coverdale: A Year in the Life'',imdb entry
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Literary work

Short Story Collections by Parker *''The Old Knowledge and Other Stories'',

Swan River Press Swan River Press is an independent Irish publishing company dedicated to gothic, supernatural, and fantastic literature. It was founded in Rathmines, Dublin in October 2003 by Brian J. Showers. Swan River publishes contemporary fiction from around ...

(Dublin), 2010. Reprinted 2012 *''Damage'',

PS Publishing PS Publishing is an independent book publisher based in Hornsea, UK. Background PS Publishing was founded in 1999 by Peter Crowther.Zagava Zagava, initially established as ''Antiquariat Bücherwelten'' in 2002, is a German imprint from Düsseldorf that publishes genre-defying literature with an emphasis on weird fiction, strange tales and novels, supernatural and horror literature in ...

, 2022 *"Bipolarity", ''Grotequeries'', Zagava, 2022 *"The Walled Garden: A Fable", ''Fabulous Aesop'', Zagava, 2022 Works edited by Parker *''Tales from Tartarus'', edited with R. B. Russell, Tartarus Press, 1995 *''Ghost Stories'', by

Oliver Onions George Oliver Onions (13 November 1873 – 9 April 1961), who published under the name Oliver Onions, was an English writer of short stories and novels. He wrote in various genres, but is perhaps best remembered for his ghost stories, notably t ...

Tartarus Press, 2000 *''Dromenon, The Best Weird Stories'', by

Gerald Heard Henry FitzGerald Heard (6 October 1889 – 14 August 1971), commonly called Gerald Heard, was a British-born American historian, science writer, public lecturer, educator, and philosopher. He wrote many articles and over 35 books. Heard was a g ...

, Tartarus Press, 2001 *''The Collected Macabre Stories'', by

L.P. Hartley Leslie Poles Hartley (30 December 1895 – 13 December 1972) was a British novelist and short story writer. Although his first fiction was published in 1924, his career was slow to take off. His best-known novels are the '' Eustace and Hilda'' ...

, Tartarus Press, 2001 *''Various Temptations'', by

William Sansom William Norman Trevor Sansom FRSL (18 January 1912 – 20 April 1976) was a British novelist, travel and short story writer known for his highly descriptive prose style. Profile Sansom was born in London, the third son of Ernest Brooks Sans ...

, Tartarus Press, 2002 *'' Strange Tales I'', Tartarus Press, 2003 *''Tarnhelm, The Best Supernatural Stories'', by

Hugh Walpole Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (13 March 18841 June 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among th ...

, Tartarus Press, 2003 *''The Suicide Club and Other Dark Adventures'', by

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...

, Tartarus Press, 2004 *''Father Raven and Other Tales'', by A.E. Coppard, Tartarus Press, 2006 *''The Sense of the Past'', by

Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ...

, Tartarus Press, 2006 *''The Man Who Could Work Miracles'', by H.G. Wells, Tartarus Press, 2006 *''Strangers and Pilgrims'', by

Walter de la Mare Walter John de la Mare (; 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer, and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for a highly acclaimed selection of ...

, Tartarus Press, 2007 *''Strange Tales II'', Tartarus Press, 2007 *''The Triumph of Night and Other Tales'', by

Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (; born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and interior designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper-class New York "aristocracy" to portray ...

, Tartarus Press, 2008 *''Sredni Vashtar'', by

Saki Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and cultur ...

, Tartarus Press, 2008 *''The Sandman and Other Night Pieces'', by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Tartarus Press, 2008 *''An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories'', by

Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – ) was an American short story writer, journalist, poet, and American Civil War veteran. His book ''The Devil's Dictionary'' was named as one of "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" by t ...

, Tartarus Press, 2008 *''The Snow-Image and Other Stories of the Supernatural'', by

Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...

, Tartarus Press, 2008 *''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories'', by

Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He is best known for his short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and " The Legen ...

, Tartarus Press, 2009 *''Strange Tales III'', Tartarus Press, 2009 *''Nightmare Touch'', by

Lafcadio Hearn , born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn (; el, Πατρίκιος Λευκάδιος Χέρν, Patríkios Lefkádios Chérn, Irish language, Irish: Pádraig Lafcadio O'hEarain), was an Irish people, Irish-Greeks, Greek-Japanese people, Japanese writer, t ...

, Tartarus Press, 2010 *''Clarimonde and Other Stories'', by

Theophile Gautier Theophilus is a male given name with a range of alternative spellings. Its origin is the Greek word Θεόφιλος from θεός (God) and φιλία (love or affection) can be translated as "Love of God" or "Friend of God", i.e., it is a theoph ...

, Tartarus Press, 2011 *''Strange Tales IV'', Tartarus Press, 2014 *''Strange Tales V'', Tartarus Press, 2015 *''Green Thoughts'', by John Collier, Tartarus Press, 2016 Articles Contributed to Magazines *''Aleister Crowley'', Book and Magazine Collector 297, August 2008 *''Margaret Atwood'', Book and Magazine Collector 302, Christmas 2008 *''Harry Crosby'', Book and Magazine Collector 305, March 2009 *''Alastair'', Book and Magazine Collector 309, July 2009 *''Count Stenbock'', Book and Magazine Collector 317, February 2010 *''A.E. Waite'', Book and Magazine Collector 322, July 2010 *''Edith Wharton'', Book and Magazine Collector 323, August 2010

Film/video

*''Coverdale: A Year in the Life'', 2016 (co-director/producer) *''Robert Aickman: Author of Strange Tales'', 2015 (co-director/producer) *''Intrusions: Looking After Aickman'', 2014 (co-director/producer) *''Current 93: Live at Halifax Minster'', 2014 (co-director/producer)

References

External links

Rosalie Parker website

Rosalie Parker interviewed (with Ray Russell) by Rick Kleffel at the Agony Column Podcast
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Rosalie Living people English short story writers World Fantasy Award-winning writers Year of birth missing (living people) Women speculative fiction editors