Gary A. Braunbeck
Encyclopedia
Gary A. Braunbeck is an American
science fiction
, fantasy
, mystery
and horror
author.
(the city that serves as the model for the fictitious Cedar Hill in many of his stories). 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. He also won their 2006 award for Best Fiction Collection
with his anthology Destinations Unknown from Cemetery Dance Publications
. His novella "Kiss of the Mudman" received the International Horror Guild Award
for Long Fiction in 2006.
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. 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 of Fine Arts degree program in Writing Popular Fiction.
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.
In 2005-2006, Mr. Braunbeck served a term as President of the Horror Writers Association
. He is married to Lucy A. Snyder
, a science fiction/fantasy writer, and they reside together in Columbus, Ohio
. He dubbing the Dreadtime Stories series April Fool.
United States
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science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
and horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
author.
Biography
Braunbeck was born in Newark, OhioNewark, Ohio
In addition, the remains of a road leading south from the Octagon have been documented and explored. It was first surveyed in the 19th century, when its walls were more apparent. Called the Great Hopewell Road, it may extend to the Hopewell complex at Chillicothe, Ohio...
(the city that serves as the model for the fictitious Cedar Hill in many of his stories). He writes in a number of different genres, but principally horror. His work has received several awards, including the Horror Writers Association
Horror Writers Association
The Horror Writers Association is a worldwide non-profit organization of professional writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of Horror and Dark Fantasy writers. It was formed in the 1980s with the help of many of the field's greats, including Joe Lansdale, Robert...
Bram Stoker Award
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
for Superior Achievement in Best Short Fiction
Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction
The Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for short fiction.-Winners and nominees:...
in 2003 and 2005 for "Duty" and "We Now Pause for Station Identification," respectively. He also won their 2006 award for Best Fiction Collection
Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for best fiction collection.-Winners and nominees:...
with his anthology Destinations Unknown from Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications
Cemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense. Cemetery Dance was founded by Richard Chizmar, a horror author, while he was in college. It is associated with Cemetery Dance magazine, which was founded in 1988. They began to publish books in 1992.Cemetery...
. His novella "Kiss of the Mudman" received the International Horror Guild Award
International Horror Guild Award
The International Horror Guild Award is a recognition presented by the International Horror Guild to recognize the achievements of those who create in the field of horror and dark fantasy. Nancy A. Collins, the founder of the award, felt there was a need for an award granted by a large,...
for Long Fiction in 2006.
Nearly 200 of his short stories have appeared in various publications such as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction is a digest-size American fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House and then by Fantasy House. Both were subsidiaries of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Publications, which took over as publisher in 1958. Spilogale, Inc...
, Cemetery Dance, Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar, and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. 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
Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University is a small Catholic liberal arts university of about 2100 students in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Formerly a women's college, it became a coeducational university in 2002....
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, in an innovative low-residency
Low-residency program
A low-residency program is a form of education, normally at the university level, which involves some amount of distance education and brief one to two week on-campus residencies...
Master of Fine Arts degree program in Writing Popular Fiction.
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
Everything2
Everything2, Everything2, or E2 for short is a collaborative Web-based community consisting of a database of interlinked user-submitted written material. E2 is moderated for quality, but has no formal policy on subject matter...
and served briefly as a content editor there.
In 2005-2006, Mr. Braunbeck served a term as President of the Horror Writers Association
Horror Writers Association
The Horror Writers Association is a worldwide non-profit organization of professional writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of Horror and Dark Fantasy writers. It was formed in the 1980s with the help of many of the field's greats, including Joe Lansdale, Robert...
. He is married to Lucy A. Snyder
Lucy A. Snyder
Lucy A. Snyder is an American science fiction, fantasy, humor, and nonfiction writer. Born in South Carolina, she grew up in San Angelo, Texas as a result of her father being stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base and graduated from Angelo State University. She moved to Bloomington, Indiana for...
, a science fiction/fantasy writer, and they reside together in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. He dubbing the Dreadtime Stories series April Fool.
Novels
- (1998) Time Was:Isaac Asimov's I-Bots (co-written with Steve PerrySteve Perry (author)Steve Perry is an American television writer and science fiction author.-Biography:Perry is a native of the Deep South. His residences have included Louisiana, California, Washington and Oregon...
) - (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
- (2009) Far Dark Fields
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 novellaNovellaA novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
s: "One Brown Mouse," "At Eternity's Gate," and "Palimpest Day"). - (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
Books edited
- (2006) Masques V (co-edited with Jerry Williamson)
- (2007) Five Strokes to Midnight (co-edited with Hank Schwaeble)