Simon Strantzas
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| Born |
1972 Toronto, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Genre |
Weird Horror |
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Simon Strantzas (born 1972) is a weird fiction author from Toronto, Canada. He has written four story collections and been nominated for a British Fantasy Award in 2009[1] and Shirley Jackson Award in 2015.[2] His work was also cited as an influence for Nic Pizzolatto, creator of True Detective.[3]
In March 2015, Simon Strantzas was selected as co-editor of the upcoming The Year's Best Weird Fiction, Volume 3 (2016).[4]
Burnt Black Suns
In May 2014, Simon Strantzas released his fourth weird fiction collection from Hippocampus Press. It contained nine stories with two novellas and seven short stories. S. T. Joshi called it "one of the best weird collections [he’s] ever read—at least in the last 20 years and maybe longer than that."[5] In May 2015, Burnt Black Suns was nominated for the 2014 Shirley Jackson Award for Single-Author Collection.[6]
Bibliography
Collections
- Beneath the Surface (Humdrumming, 2008)
- Cold to the Touch (Tartarus Press, 2009)
- Nightingale Songs (Dark Regions Press, 2011)
- Burnt Black Suns (Hippocampus Press, 2014)
Anthologies edited
- Shadows Edge (Gray Friar Press, 2013)
- Aickman's Heirs (Undertow Publications, 2015)
References
- ↑ Kaufmann, Nicholas. "The Scariest Part: Simon Strantzas Talks About BURNT BLACK SUNS". Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees". Shirley Jackson Awards.
- ↑ Calia, Michael (2 Feb 2014). "Writer Nic Pizzolatto on Thomas Ligotti and the Weird Secrets of ‘True Detective’". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "Simon Strantzas to Edit ‘Year’s Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 3’". Undertow Publications.
- ↑ "A Chat with S. T. Joshi". Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees". Shirley Jackson Awards.
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