R.B. Russell
Encyclopedia
R.B. Russell is an English publisher, editor, author and illustrator.
Russell runs the award-winning Tartarus Press
with Rosalie Parker
. Tartarus publish the Guide to First Edition Prices, edited by Russell, and which is now in its eighth edition. As an author he has recently had two collections of short stories published and a novella. His story "Loup-garou" was chosen for Ellen Datlow
’s The Best Horror of the Year. "In Hiding" was nominated for the 2010 World Fantasy Award
, and "The Beautiful Room" for the 2011 British Fantasy Award
.
Russell also contributes artwork to Tartarus Press titles. A selection of his art was on display at the Link Gallery, Dean Clough
, Halifax, 2010/11.
Russell runs the award-winning Tartarus Press
Tartarus Press
Tartarus Press is a small, international award-winning, independent small press run by R.B. Russell and Rosalie Parker. It has two distinct specialities....
with Rosalie Parker
Rosalie Parker
Rosalie Parker is an award-winning editor, and author of short stories. She runs the Tartarus Press with R.B. Russell.-Works:Works edited*Strange Tales III, Tartarus Press, 2009*Strange Tales II, Tartarus Press, 2007...
. Tartarus publish the Guide to First Edition Prices, edited by Russell, and which is now in its eighth edition. As an author he has recently had two collections of short stories published and a novella. His story "Loup-garou" was chosen for Ellen Datlow
Ellen Datlow
Ellen Datlow is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist.-Biography:Datlow was the fiction editor of Omni magazine and Omni Online from 1981 through 1998, and edited the ten associated Omni anthologies...
’s The Best Horror of the Year. "In Hiding" was nominated for the 2010 World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
, and "The Beautiful Room" for the 2011 British Fantasy Award
British Fantasy Award
The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards...
.
Russell also contributes artwork to Tartarus Press titles. A selection of his art was on display at the Link Gallery, Dean Clough
Dean Clough
Dean Clough in Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England is a group of large factory buildings built in the 1840s–60s for Crossley's Carpets, becoming one of the world's largest carpet factories...
, Halifax, 2010/11.
Further reading
- "An Interview with Ray Russell", by Everett Bleiler, Fantasy Commentator, Winter 2001-2002, pps.97-100.
- "Uncollected Characters of the Book World: 5", by by Victoria Hyde-Greene, Antiquarian Book Monthly, May 1999, pps8-9.