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Tim Waggoner is the
author
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"''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
of numerous novels and short stories in the
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
,
Horror, and
Thriller genres.
Education
Waggoner graduated from
Wright State University
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
in 1989 with a
Master of Arts
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
in English with a
Creative Writing
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Concentration.
He holds BS ed. and MA degrees from
Wright State University
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
.
Career
Waggoner has written and published novels for both adult and young readers, including ''
Temple of the Dragonslayer'' and ''
Return of the Sorceress'' (both for
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and List of science fiction themes, science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for ga ...
), ''Dark Ages: Gangrel'' and ''Exalted: A Shadow Over Heaven's Eye'' (both White Wolf), ''Necropolis'' (Five Star), and ''Defender: Hyperswarm'' (I-Books).
He is also the author of the short story collection ''All Too Surreal'' (Prime Books).
He has published numerous short stories in the fantasy and horror genres, and his articles on writing have appeared in ''
Writer's Digest
''Writer's Digest'' is an American magazine aimed at beginning and established writers. It contains interviews, market listings, calls for manuscripts, and how-to articles.
History
''Writer's Digest'' was first published in December 1920 under ...
'', ''Writers' Journal'', ''New Writer's Magazine'', ''Ohio Writer'', ''
Speculations'', and ''Teaching English in the Two-Year College''.
He has also written the ''Nekropolis'' series of urban fantasies and the ''Ghost Trackers'' series written in collaboration with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson of the ''Ghost Hunters'' television show. His books for writers include ''The Art of Writing Genre Fiction'', written in collaboration with Michael Knost, and ''Writing in the Dark,'' a guide to writing horror and dark fantasy fiction.
A number of his stories have received honorable mentions in various editions of the
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
''Year's Best Fantasy and Horror'' was a reprint anthology published annually by St. Martin's Press from 1987 to 2008. In addition to the short stories, supplemented by a list of honorable mentions, each edition included a number of retrospective ...
.
He won first place in the 1998 Authorlink! New Author Awards Competition and was a finalist for the
Darrell Award for Best MidSouth Short Story in 1999.
His novella ''The Men Upstairs'' was nominated for the 2011
Shirley Jackson Award
The Shirley Jackson Awards are literary awards named after Shirley Jackson in recognition of her legacy in writing. These awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror and the dark fantastic are presented ...
, and his short story "How to be a Horror Writer" was nominated for the 2018 Shirley Jackson Award. His novella ''The Winter Box'' won the 2016
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 1 ...
for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction. His how-to-write-horror book ''Writing in the Dark'' won the 2020
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 1 ...
for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction, and his article "Speaking of Horror" won the 2020 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Nonfiction.
Teaching
He serves as a professor of English and teaches composition and creative writing at
Sinclair Community College
Sinclair Community College is a public community college in Dayton, Ohio.
History
Sinclair Community College is named for David A. Sinclair, a Scottish immigrant and secretary of the Dayton YMCA (1874–1902), who founded the adult training schoo ...
in
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...
.
Waggoner also taught creative writing for many years at
Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University is a private Catholic university in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Formerly a women's college, it became a coeducational university in 2002 and enrolls about 2,200 students.
History
The school was founded in 1885 by the Sist ...
,
Pennsylvania
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, in an innovative
low-residency Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admini ...
degree program in Writing Popular Fiction.
Personal life
![Tim Waggoner at lake](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Tim_Waggoner_at_lake.jpg)
Waggoner grew up in the
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...
, area.
In addition to writing fiction, Waggoner has worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and copy editor.
He has two daughters from a previous marriage.
Bibliography
Novels
*''Dying for It'' (2001)
*''The Harmony Society'' (2003)
*''Gangrel (Dark Ages Vampire)'' (2004)
*''Nekropolis'' (2004)
*''Defender: Hyperswarm'' (2004)
*''Like Death'' (2005)
*''Exalted 5: A Shadow Over Heaven's Eye'' (2005)
*''A Nightmare on Elm Street: Protege'' (2005)
*''Pandora Drive'' (2006)
*''Darkness Wakes'' (2006)
*''Cross County'' (2008)
*''Last of the Lycans'' (2010)
*''Beneath the Bones'' (2012)
*''The Way of All Flesh'' (2014)
*''Grimm: The Killing Time'' (2014)
*''Eat the Night'' (2016)
*''xXx: the Return of Xander Cage'' (2017)
*''Resident Evil: the Final Chapter'' (2017) novelization of the
film of the same name
*''Kingsman: the Golden Circle'' (2017) novelization of the
film of the same name
*''Teeth of the Sea'' (2017)
*''The Mouth of the Dark'' (2018)
*''Blood Island'' (2019)
*''They Kill'' (2019)
*''Alien: Prototype'' (2019)
*''The Forever House'' (2020)
*''Your Turn to Suffer'' (2021)
*''Halloween Kills'' (2021), novelization of
the slasher film
*''Planet Havoc'' (2022)
*''We Will Rise'' (2022)
Series
The Blade of the Flame
*''Thieves of Blood'' (2006)
*''Forge of the Mind Slayers'' (2007)
*''Sea of Death'' (2008)
Dragonlance: the New Adventures
*''
Temple of the Dragonslayer'' (2004)
*''
Return of the Sorceress'' (2004)
Ghost Trackers
*''Ghost Trackers'' with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson (2011)
*''Ghost Town'' with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson (2012)
Godfire
*''Orchard of Dreams'' (2006)
*''Heart's Wound'' (2006)
Lady Ruin
*''Lady Ruin'' (2010)
Nekropolis
*''Nekropolis'' (2009)
*''Dead Streets'' (2010)
*''Dark War'' (2011)
*''The Nekropolis Archives'' (2012) (Omnibus edition of above novels and the short stories "Disarmed and Dangerous," "The Midnight Watch," and "Zombie Interrupted")
Shadow Watch
*''Night Terrors'' (2014)
*''Dream Stalkers'' (2014)
Stargate
*''Stargate SG-1: Valhalla'' (2009)
Supernatural
*''Supernatural: Carved in Flesh'' (2013)
*''Supernatural: The Roads Not Taken'' (2013)
*''Supernatural: Mythmaker'' (2016)
*''The Men of Letters Bestiary: Winchester Family Edition'' (2017)
*''Supernatural: Children of Anubis'' (2019)
Books on Writing
*''The Art of Writing Genre Fiction'' Written with Michael Knost (2018)
*''Writing in the Dark'' (2020)
*''Writing in the Dark: The Workbook'' (2022)
Collections
*''All Too Surreal'' (2002)
*''Broken Shadows'' (2009)
*''Bone Whispers'' (2013)
*''Cemetery Dance Select: Tim Waggoner'' (2017)
*''Dark And Distant Voices'' (2017)
*''Love, Death, and Madness'' (2018)
*''A Little Aqua Book of Marine Tales'' (2019)
Short fiction
A
*"Across Silent Seas"
*"Alacrity's Spectatorium"
*"All Fall Down"
*"All in the Execution"
*"Along for the Ride"
*"Anubis Has Left the Building"
*"As Good As a Rest"
*"At the Movies"
B
*"Best Friends Forever"
*"The Big Moment"
*"The Blade of the Flame"
*"Blackwater Dreams"
*"Blame It on the Moonlight"
*"Bone Whispers"
*"Breathtaking"
*"Broken Glass and Gasoline"
*"Brothers in Arms"
*"Buried Treasure"
*"Buyer Beware"
C
*"The Castle and Jack"
*"Catharsis"
*"Collect and Save"
*"Conversations Kill"
*"Country Roads"
D
*"Daddy"
*"Darker Than Winter"
*"Debut"
*"Disarmed and Dangerous"
*"Do No Harm"
E
*"Every Home Should Have One"
*"Exits and Entrances"
*"Extern"
F
*"The Faces That You Meet"
*"Fixer-Upper"
*"Foundling"
G
*"Ghost in the Graveyard"
*"Grandpa Kelly and the Dragon"
H
*"Hair of the..."
*"Harvest Time"
*"Home Security"
*"Homebody"
*"Horror Show"
*"The Hungry Man"
*"Huntress"
*"Hunt's End"
I
*"I Scream, You Scream"
J
*"Joyless Forms"
*"Just a Simple Country Doctor"
K
*"Keeping It Together"
*"Knock, Knock"
L
*"The Last Warrior"
*"Lastjack"
*"Long Way Home"
*"Loose Upon the Earth a Daemon"
M
*"The Man of Her Dreams"
*"Mary Alice"
*"Meeting Dad"
*"The Men Upstairs"
*"Met a Pilgrim Shadow"
*"Mibs"
*"Mirroring"
*"Mr. Punch"
N
*"Negative Space"
*"Newcomer"
*"Night Eyes"
*"No More Shadows"
O
*"Old Times' Sake"
*"On the Shelf and Dreaming"
*"On the Skids in Another Dimension"
*"One Morning at the Stone"
*"Open House"
*"The Other Woman"
*"Outside the Lines"
P
*"Picking Up Courtney"
*"Portrait of a Horror Writer"
*"Preserver"
*"Provider"
R
*"The Right Thing"
*"Rude Awakenings"
S
*"The Secret of Bees"
*"Seeker"
*"The September People"
*"Shadow Play"
*"Shoofly"
*"Simulacrum"
*"Skeptic"
*"Skull Cathedral"
*"Sleepless Eyes"
*"Soaring"
*"Some Dark Hope"
*"The Stars Look Down"
*"A Strange and Savage Garden"
*"Supernaturally Incorrect"
*"Swimming Lessons"
T
*"Talia"
*"Till Voices Drown Us"
*"To Embrace the Serpent"
*"The Grabber Man"
*"The Tongue is the Sweetest Meat"
U
*"Unwoven"
W
*"Waters Dark and Deep"
*"Weapon of Flesh and Bone" (In collaboration with
R. Davis.)
*"When God Opens a Door"
*"A Wild Hair"
Z
*"Zombie Interrupted"
References
External links
Tim Waggoner's Official WebsiteTim Waggoner's Official Blog*
*
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1964 births
21st-century American male writers
21st-century American novelists
American fantasy writers
American horror writers
American male novelists
Living people
Seton Hill University
Wright State University alumni