Bradley Denton
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Bradley Clayton Denton (born 1958) is an American science fiction
author. He has also written other types of fiction, such as the black comedy
of his novel Blackburn, about a sympathetic serial killer
.
He was born in Towanda, Kansas
, and attended the University of Kansas
at Lawrence
and graduated with degrees in astronomy
(B.A.) and English (M.A.). His first published work was the short story "The Music of the Spheres," published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
in March 1984. His collection The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians and A Conflagration Artist won the 1995 World Fantasy Award
for Best Collection.
He moved from Kansas to Austin, Texas
with his wife Barbara in 1988.
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...
author. He has also written other types of fiction, such as the black comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
of his novel Blackburn, about a sympathetic serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
.
He was born in Towanda, Kansas
Towanda, Kansas
Towanda is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,450.-21st century:In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline was constructed a few blocks west of Towanda , running north to south through Butler County, with much controversy over tax...
, and attended the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
at Lawrence
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...
and graduated with degrees in astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
(B.A.) and English (M.A.). His first published work was the short story "The Music of the Spheres," published in 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...
in March 1984. His collection The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians and A Conflagration Artist won the 1995 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...
for Best Collection.
He moved from Kansas to Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
with his wife Barbara in 1988.
Books
- Laughin' Boy (novel, 2005)
- One Day Closer to Death: Eight Stabs at Immortality (collection, 1998); all but one of the stories in here appeared in either The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians or A Conflagration Artist
- Lunatics (novel, 1996)
- Blackburn (novel, 1993, was nominated for the 1993 Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe 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...
) - The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians (collection, 1993, won the 1995 World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
for Best Collection) - A Conflagration Artist (collection, 1993, won the 1995 World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
for Best Collection) - Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on GanymedeBuddy Holly is Alive and Well on GanymedeBuddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede is a 1991 comedic science fiction novel by Bradley Denton. It won the 1992 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.-Plot:...
(novel, 1991, won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction NovelCampbell award (best novel)The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for best science fiction novel was created in 1973 by writers and critics Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss to honor Campbell's name...
for 1992) - Wrack & Roll (novel, 1986, a nominee for the Campbell awardCampbell award (best novel)The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for best science fiction novel was created in 1973 by writers and critics Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss to honor Campbell's name...
)
Short stories
- "Blackburn and the Blade" (2006, Joe R. Lansdale's Lords of the Razor edited by Bill Sheehan and William Schafer, Subterranean Press; 2007 International Horror Guild nominee)
- "Sergeant ChipSergeant Chip"Sergeant Chip" is a science fiction novella published in 2004 by Bradley Denton. It was the winner of the 2005 Sturgeon Award, and was nominated for the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novella.-Plot summary:...
" (September 2004, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, 2005 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award winner) - "Timmy and Tommy's Thanksgiving Secret" (2003, in the collection Witpunk)
- "Bloody Bunnies" (April 2000, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- "We Love Lydia Love" (November 1994, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- "The Territory" (July 1992 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, a 1993 Hugo awardHugo AwardThe Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
and Nebula awardNebula AwardThe Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
nominee for best novella) - "The Sin-Eater of the Kaw" (June 1989, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- "The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians" (June 1988, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- "In the Fullness of Time" (May 1986, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- "The Summer We Saw Diana" (August 1985, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- "Top of the Charts" (March 1985, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- "The Music of the Spheres" (March 1984, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction)