Gary A. Braunbeck (born July 1960) is an American science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror author. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience
Braunbeck was born in Newark, Ohio (the city that serves as the model for the fictitious Cedar Hill in many of his stories). Newark is a city in and the County seat of Licking County, Ohio, United States, 33 miles (53 km east of Columbus, at the junction He writes in a number of different genres, but principally horror. His work has received several awards, including the Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Best Short Fiction in 2003 and 2005 for "Duty" and "We Now Pause for Station Identification," respectively. The Horror Writers Association (HWA is a worldwide Non-profit organization of professional Writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing He also won their 2006 award for Best Fiction Collection with his anthology Destinations Unknown from Cemetery Dance Publications. The Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror Cemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense His novella "Kiss of the Mudman" received the International Horror Guild Award for Long Fiction in 2006. The International Horror Guild Award is a recognition presented by the International Horror Guild (IHG to recognize the achievements of those who create in the field of
Nearly 200 of his short stories have appeared in various publications such as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Cemetery Dance, Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar, and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (later Fantasy & Science Fiction and usually referred to as just F&SF) is a digest-size Cemetery Dance is a Literature Magazine specializing in Dark fantasy and horror. Year's Best Fantasy and Horror is a respected reprint Anthology published annually by St Some of his most popular stories are mysteries that have appeared in the Cat Crimes anthology series. In 2007 his story "Rami Temporales" was adapted by Stranger Things into a short film entitled "One of Those Faces".
Braunbeck also teaches creative writing at Seton Hill University, Pennsylvania, in an innovative low-residency Master's degree program in Writing Popular Fiction. Seton Hill University is a small Catholic Liberal arts University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern A low-residency program is a form of education normally at the university level which involves some amount of Distance education and some amount of normal class time
He has also served as co-editor for the latest installment of the Masques horror-anthology series created by Jerry Williamson, Masques V. For a time he was also a regular contributor to Everything2 and served briefly as a content editor there. Everything2, Everything2, or E2 for short is a collaborative Web -based community consisting of a database of interlinked user-submitted written
In 2005-2006, Mr. Braunbeck served a term as President of the Horror Writers Association. The Horror Writers Association (HWA is a worldwide Non-profit organization of professional Writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests He is married to Lucy A. Snyder, a science fiction/fantasy writer, and they reside together in Columbus, Ohio. Lucy A Snyder (born 1971 is an American Science fiction, Fantasy, Humor, and Nonfiction writer Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio.
Contents |
Bibliography
Novels
- (1998) Time Was:Isaac Asimov's I-Bots (co-written with Steve Perry)
- (2000) The Indifference of Heaven
- (2000) Dark Matter #1: In Hollow Houses
- (2001) This Flesh Unknown
- (2004) In Silent Graves
- (2005) In the Midnight Museum
- (2005) Keepers
- (2006) Prodigal Blues
- (2007) Mr. Hands
- (2008) Coffin County
Collections
- (1997) Things Left Behind
- (2001) Escaping Purgatory
- (2002) Sorties, Cathexes, and Personal Effects
- (2003) Graveyard People: The Collected Cedar Hill Stories, Volume 1
- (2003) X3 (contains three science fiction novellas: "One Brown Mouse," "At Eternity's Gate," and "Palimpest Day"). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Steve Perry (born August 31, 1947) is an American television writer and Science fiction Author. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keepers is a 2005 Novel written by Gary A Braunbeck. It was Nominated for a 2005 Bram Stoker Award for "Superior Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A novella is a written, Fictional Prose Narrative longer than a Novelette but shorter than a Novel.
- (2003) A Little Orange Book Of Odd Stories
- (2004) From Beneath these Fields of Blood
- (2005) Home Before Dark: The Collected Cedar Hill Stories, Volume 2
- (2006) Destinations Unknown
Nonfiction books
- (2003) Fear In A Handful Of Dust: Horror As A Way Of Life
Books edited
- (2006) Masques V (co-edited with Jerry Williamson)
- (2007) Five Strokes to Midnight (co-edited with Hank Schwaeble)
External links
See also
- List of horror fiction authors. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This is a list of some (not all notable Writers in the Horror fiction genre.