Jump to content

Nathan Ballingrud

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nathan Ballingrud
Born (1970-12-31) December 31, 1970 (age 53)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
University of New Orleans
Years active1995–present
Notable worksNorth American Lake Monsters
Website
nathanballingrud.com

Nathan Ballingrud (born December 31, 1970) is an American writer of horror and dark fantasy fiction.[1] His novella, The Visible Filth, was adapted into a feature film titled Wounds by Babak Anvari.[2] The film is distributed by Annapurna Pictures, premiering on the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019.[3]

Awards

[edit]

Ballingrud's stories have received critical acclaim and were nominated for multiple awards.

  • In 2007, "The Monsters of Heaven" won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Short Story[4]
  • In 2013, North-American Lake Monsters won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Single-Author Short Story Collection[5]
  • In 2013, North-American Lake Monsters was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection[6]
  • In 2014, North-American Lake Monsters was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection[7]
  • In 2014, North-American Lake Monsters was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for best Collection[8]

Bibliography

[edit]

Books

[edit]
  • North American Lake Monsters (2013)
  • The Visible Filth (2015)
  • Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell (2019)[9]
  • The Strange (2023)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Interview with Nathan Ballingrud | Weird Fiction Review". Weird Fiction Review. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2018-04-19). "Brad William Henke, Karl Glusman Cast In Babak Anvari's Untitled Drama For Annapurna". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. ^ "wounds". www.sundance.org. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  4. ^ "The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2007 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". www.shirleyjacksonawards.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  5. ^ "The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". www.shirleyjacksonawards.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  6. ^ "The 2013 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot - Horror Writers Association BlogHorror Writers Association Blog". horror.org. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  7. ^ "2014 World Fantasy Awards | World Fantasy Convention". www.worldfantasy.org. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  8. ^ "BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS - THE NOMINEES". Pan Macmillan. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  9. ^ "Wounds by Nathan Ballingrud". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
[edit]