Glen Hirshberg
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Glen Hirshberg is an American author
of horror fiction
. His works include the short story collection The Two Sams, published in 2003 by Carroll & Graf
; the collection American Morons, published in 2006 by Earthling Publications
; and the novel The Snowman's Children, published by Carroll & Graf in 2002. The Two Sams was a Publishers Weekly
Best Book of 2003.
The Two Sams was nominated for the 2004 World Fantasy Award
for Best Collection
, while a story included in that collection, "Dancing Men," was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for 2004 Best Novella
; another story from the collection, "Struwwelpeter," had been nominated for the same award in 2002, and yet another, "Mr. Dark's Carnival," had likewise been the novella nominee in 2001. The collection also tied for an International Horror Guild Award
for Best Collection in 2003, while "Dancing Men" won the International Horror Guild Award for Mid-Length Fiction; "Mr. Dark's Carnival" had previously been nominated for the 2000 International Horror Guild Award for Long Story. American Morons was nominated for the 2007 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection and tied for the International Horror Guild Award for Best Collection; "The Muldoon," one of the stories from that collection, was also nominated for the International Horror Guild Award for Mid-Length Fiction. "The Janus Tree" was awarded a Shirley Jackson Award
in 2008.
Hirshberg lives with his family in the Los Angeles
area.
American literature
American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater, see Poetry of the United States and Theater in the United States. During its early history, America was a series of British...
of horror fiction
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...
. His works include the short story collection The Two Sams, published in 2003 by Carroll & Graf
Carroll & Graf Publishers
Carroll & Graf Publishers, an American publishing company centered in New York City, was an imprint of the Avalon Publishing Group,Publisher Kent Carroll, the editorial director of Grove Press from 1975 to 1981, co-founded Carroll & Graf in 1982...
; the collection American Morons, published in 2006 by Earthling Publications
Earthling Publications
Earthling Publications is an American small press run by Paul Miller and specialising in fine limited edition books in the horror and dark fantasy genres.In 2003, Earthling won the Horror Writers Association Specialty Press Award....
; and the novel The Snowman's Children, published by Carroll & Graf in 2002. The Two Sams was a Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
Best Book of 2003.
The Two Sams was nominated for the 2004 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
World Fantasy Award for Best Collection
This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy fiction collection voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention.-2010:...
, while a story included in that collection, "Dancing Men," was nominated for the World Fantasy Award for 2004 Best Novella
World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy novella or novellas voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention...
; another story from the collection, "Struwwelpeter," had been nominated for the same award in 2002, and yet another, "Mr. Dark's Carnival," had likewise been the novella nominee in 2001. The collection also tied for an 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 Best Collection in 2003, while "Dancing Men" won the International Horror Guild Award for Mid-Length Fiction; "Mr. Dark's Carnival" had previously been nominated for the 2000 International Horror Guild Award for Long Story. American Morons was nominated for the 2007 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection and tied for the International Horror Guild Award for Best Collection; "The Muldoon," one of the stories from that collection, was also nominated for the International Horror Guild Award for Mid-Length Fiction. "The Janus Tree" was awarded a Shirley Jackson Award
Shirley Jackson Award
The Shirley Jackson Awards are literary awards named after Shirley Jackson in recognition of her legacy in writing. These awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror and the dark fantastic are presented at Readercon, an annual conference on imaginative...
in 2008.
Hirshberg lives with his family in the Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
area.