Edward Bryant

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Edward "Ed" Winslow Bryant Jr. (born August 27, 1945 in White Plains , New York ; died February 10, 2017 in Denver ) was an American writer of science fiction and horror literature.

Life

Bryant was the son of Edward Winslow Bryant and Anne Harter, nee Van Kleeck. When he was six months old, the family moved to a farm in Wyoming where Bryant grew up. When he was about 10, the farm had to be abandoned, his father became a migrant worker and eventually a postal worker in Wheatland , Wyoming, and his mother worked for a lawyer. Bryant studied on a scholarship at the University of Wyoming , where he graduated in 1967 with an MA in literature. The title of his thesis was Imagery of the Path in the Novels of Hermann Hesse . He had previously worked as a disc jockey at KYCN Radio in Wheatland (1961–1963) and as a news editor at KOWB Radio in Laramie (1965). From 1968 to 1969 he was a travel agent at Blevins Manufacturing and in 1970 a teacher at Sherwood Oaks Experimental High School .

In 1968 and 1969 he attended the Clarion Science Fiction Writers' Workshop for aspiring SF writers, where he met Harlan Ellison , with whom he wrote his only novel, an adaptation of Ellison's screenplay for the pilot of the Canadian SF television series The Starlost . Further adaptations were planned, but they did not materialize. His first short story was published in New Worlds # 197 in January 1970 and from then on Bryant worked as a freelance writer, initially struggling to sell his work to magazines such as Paris Review and North American Review , which his stories were too popular In the direction of SF, while the SF magazines, conversely, had their stories too literary. In 1972 he moved to Denver, Colorado, where he founded the Northern Colorado Writers Workshops based on the model of the Clarion Workshops and directed it for many years. A first collection of his work, Among the Dead and Other Events Leading Up to the Apocalypse , appeared in 1973 , and in 1979 he received the Nebula Award for the short story Stone (German title: Die Schere zerbricht am Stein ) .

Edward Bryant 1989

He remained productive as a short story writer until 1999. He had suffered from type 1 diabetes for a long time and was diagnosed with advanced osteoporosis in 2000 after breaking a bone in his shoulder while sleeping. In the years that followed, he wrote mainly book reviews and SF convention reports for Locus magazine . Financially troubled by the complications and costs of his diabetes and a bypass operation in 2004, his friends started a crowdfunding campaign in 2010 to help him.

He died in 2017 at the age of 71.

About the objects of the fantastic and his relation to them he said:

"I believe the wondrous exists. But it's really a metaphor for some very physical, nitty-gritty realities. Certainly while I'm writing, in that act of creating people and worlds, I suspend my sense of disbelief. I believe in the things I'm writing about. "

“I believe in the existence of the wonderful. But it's a metaphor for some very hard, very basic facts. But while writing, while inventing characters and worlds, I leave my disbelief aside. I believe in what I write about. "

Awards

In addition to the awards mentioned, works by Bryant have been nominated many times, including the Hugo Award , World Fantasy Award , Bram Stoker Award , Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award and Locus Award .

bibliography

Series and cycles

Angie Black (short stories)
  • In the Shade (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1982 )
  • Armageddon Between Sets (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 1984 )
  • Fetish (1991, short novel)
Wild cards
  • 3 Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild (1987; with Leanne C. Harper, John J. Miller, Walton Simons, Melinda M. Snodgrass , Lewis Shiner , George RR Martin and John J. Miller)
    • German: Wilde Joker. Translated by Christian Jentzsch. Heyne SF&F # 5605, 1997, ISBN 3-453-11913-4 . Also as: the astronomer. Translated by Christian Jentzsch. Penhaligon (Wild Cards - the first generation # 3), 2017, ISBN 978-3-7645-3178-2 .
  • 5 Wild Cards III (1987; with George RR Martin, Leanne C. Harper, Stephen Leigh , Victor W. Milan , John J. Miller and Lewis Shiner)
    • German: Wilde Joker. Translated by Christian Jentzsch. Heyne SF&F # 5605, 1997, ISBN 3-453-11913-4 .
  • 11 Dealer's Choice (1992; with George RR Martin, Stephen Leigh, John J. Miller, and Walter Jon Williams )
  • Down Deep (1986; with Leanne C. Harper)
  • Down in the Dreamtime (1988, in: George RR Martin (Ed.): Aces Abroad )
    • German: In the dream time. Translated by Christian Jentzsch. In: George RR Martin (Ed.): Aces in action. Heyne SF&F # 5606, 1997, ISBN 3-453-12665-3 .
  • The Second Coming of Buddy Holley (1988, in: George RR Martin (Ed.): Down & Dirty )
    • English: The Rebirth of Buddy Holleys. Translated by Christian Jentzsch. In: George RR Martin (Ed.): Only the dead know Jokertown. Heyne SF&F # 5607, 1998, ISBN 3-453-13321-8 . Also as: The Return of Buddy Holleys. Translated by Christian Jentzsch. In: George RR Martin (Ed.): Only the dead know Jokertown. Heyne SF&F # 5607, 1998, ISBN 3-453-13321-8 .

Novels

Collections

  • Among the Dead and Other Events Leading Up to the Apocalypse (1973; also: Among the Dead and Other Events Leading to the Apocalypse , 1974)
  • Cinnabar (1976)
    • English: A town called Cinnabar. Translated by Karl H. Schulz. Moewig Science Fiction # 3611, 1983, ISBN 3-8118-3611-0 .
  • Wyoming Sun (1980)
  • Particle Theory (1981)
  • Neon Twilight (1990)
  • Darker Passions (1992)
  • The Baku: Tales of the Nuclear Age (2001)
  • Trilobyte (2014)
  • Predators and Other Stories (2014)
  • 100 Selected Horror Stories (2019)

Short stories

1970
  • Sending the Very Best (in: New Worlds, # 197 January 1970 )
  • In the Silent World (in: Worlds of If, March 1970 )
  • Adrift on the Freeway (1970, in: Marilyn Hacker and Samuel R. Delany (Eds.): Quark / 1 )
1971
  • Among the Dead (1971, in: Marilyn Hacker and Samuel R. Delany (Eds.): Quark / 2 )
  • Waiting in Crouched Halls (in: Worlds of Tomorrow, Spring 1971 )
  • Her Lover's Name Was Death (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1971 )
  • The Lurker in the Locked Bedroom (in: Fantastic, June 1971 )
  • The Soft Blue Bunny Rabbit Story (1971, in: Robin Scott Wilson (Ed.): Clarion )
  • Eyes of Onyx (1971, in: David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin (Eds.): Protostars )
  • The Human Side of the Village Monster (1971, in: Terry Carr (Ed.): Universe 1 )
  • Jade Blue (1971, in: Terry Carr (Ed.): Universe 1 )
    • German: Blau-Jade. Translated by Karl H. Schulz. In: Edward Bryant: A town called Cinnabar. 1983. Also as: Jade Blau. Translated by Michael Kubiak. In: Jack M. Dann and Gardner R. Dozois (eds.): The big cats reading book of fantasy. Goldmann, 1993, ISBN 3-442-42244-2 .
  • Love Song of Herself (1971, in: Robert Silverberg (Ed.): New Dimensions 1: Fourteen Original Science Fiction Stories )
  • The Road to Cinnabar (1971, in: Robert Hoskins (Ed.): Infinity Two )
    • English: The road to Cinnabar. Translated by Karl H. Schulz. In: Edward Bryant: A town called Cinnabar. 1983.
1972
  • Jody After the War (1972, in: Damon Knight (Ed.): Orbit 10 )
  • The 10:00 Report is Brought to You By… (1972, in: Harlan Ellison (Ed.): Again, Dangerous Visions )
  • The Hanged Man (1972, in: Robin Scott Wilson (Ed.): Clarion II )
  • Their Thousandth Season (1972, in: Robin Scott Wilson (Ed.): Clarion II ; also: Gray Matters , 1976)
    • German: gray matter. In: Edward Bryant: A town called Cinnabar. 1983.
  • Beside Still Waters (1972, in: David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin (Eds.): Generation: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction ; with James Sutherland )
  • Darling, When You Hurt Me (in: Eternity SF, # 1 July 1972 )
  • Nova Morning (1972, in: David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin (Eds.): Generation: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction ; with Jody Harper)
  • The Poet in the Hologram in the Middle of Prime Time (1972, in: Harry Harrison (Ed.): Nova 2 )
    • English: The poet in the hologram. Translated by Lore Straßl . In: Harry Harrison (Ed.): Nova 2. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Paperback # 21040, 1973, ISBN 3-404-09922-2 .
  • Audition: Soon to Be a Major Production (1972, in: Robert Hoskins (Ed.): Infinity Four )
  • No. 2 Plain Tank Auxiliary Fill Structural Limit 17.605 lbs. Fuel PWA Spec. 522 Revised (1972, in: Robert Silverberg (Ed.): New Dimensions II: Eleven Original Science Fiction Stories )
  • Beyond the Sand River Range (1972, in: Robert Hoskins (Ed.): Infinity Three )
  • Dune's Edge (1972, in: Damon Knight (Ed.): Orbit 11 )
1973
  • Nightmare Syndrome (in: Fantastic, February 1973 )
  • Paths (1973, in: Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, June 1974 )
  • Pinup (1973, in: Damon Knight (Ed.): Orbit 12 )
  • Shark (1973, in: Damon Knight (Ed.): Orbit 12 )
    • German: Der Hai. Translated by Leni Sobez. In: Kate Wilhelm (ed.): The plan is love and death. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6730), 1982, ISBN 3-8118-6730-X .
  • The Legend of Cougar Lou Landis (1973, in: Terry Carr (Ed.): Universe 3 )
    • English: The Legend of Puma Lou Landis. Translated by Karl H. Schulz. In: Edward Bryant: A town called Cinnabar. 1983.
  • 2.46593 (1973, in: Joseph Elder (Ed.): Eros in Orbit )
    • German: 2.46593. Translated by Thomas M. Loock. In: Michael Kubiak (Ed.): Contacts: New erotic SF stories. Bastei Lübbe Science Fiction Bestseller # 22079, 1985, ISBN 3-404-22079-X .
  • File on the Plague (1973, in: Edward Bryant: Among the Dead and Other Events Leading Up to the Apocalypse )
  • Tactics (1973, in: Edward Bryant: Among the Dead and Other Events Leading Up to the Apocalypse )
  • Teleidoscope (1973, in: Edward Bryant: Among the Dead and Other Events Leading Up to the Apocalypse )
1974
  • Going West (1974, in: Damon Knight (Ed.): Orbit 13 )
  • And Then He Died (in: Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, June 1974 )
  • Hayes and the Heterogyne (in: Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, June 1974 )
    • English: Tourmaline Hayes and the Heterogyn. In: Edward Bryant: A town called Cinnabar. 1983.
  • Cowboys, Indians (1974, in: David Gerrold and Stephen Goldin (Eds.): Alternities )
1975
  • Sharking Down (1975, in: Vertex: The Magazine of Science Fiction, June 1974 )
    • English: The Shark Downs. Translated by Karl H. Schulz. In: Edward Bryant: A town called Cinnabar. 1983.
  • Brain Terminal (in: Vertex, August 1975 )
    • German: Endstation brain. Translated by Karl H. Schulz. In: Edward Bryant: A town called Cinnabar. 1983.
  • Xenofreak / Xenophobe (1975, in: Roger Elwood (Ed.): Dystopian Visions )
1976
  • Years Later (1976, in: Edward Bryant: Cinnabar )
    • German: Late years. Translated by Karl H. Schulz. In: Edward Bryant: A town called Cinnabar. 1983.
1977
  • Particle Theory (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, February 1977 )
1978
  • Stone (in: The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1978 )
    • English: The scissors break on the stone. Translated by Rose Aichele. In: Manfred Kluge (ed.): The inertia of the eye. Heyne SF&F # 3659, 1979, ISBN 3-453-30574-4 . Also as: stone. Translated by Joachim Fuchs. In: Werner Fuchs (Ed.): Light and shadow years. Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5838), 1986, ISBN 3-426-05838-3 .
  • Kicks Are For Kids (1978, in: Roy Torgeson (Ed.): Chrysalis 3 )
    • German: Sensations are for the children. Translated by Leni Sobez. In: Roy Torgeson (ed.): The corrupt woman. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6720), 1981, ISBN 3-8118-6720-2 .
1979
  • Teeth Marks (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1979 )
    • German: bite wounds. Translated by Barbara Schönberg. In: Manfred Kluge (Ed.): Window. Heyne SF&F # 3866, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30752-6 .
  • giANTS (in: Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, August 1979 )
1980
  • Precession (1980, in: Ursula K. Le Guin and Virginia Kidd (Eds.): Interfaces )
  • Dark Angel (1980, in: Kirby McCauley (Ed.): Dark Forces )
    • German: Racheengel. Translated by Elisabeth Simon. In: Kirby McCauley (ed.): Eight stations of horror. Moewig Phantastica # 1813, 1984, ISBN 3-8118-1813-9 .
  • Strata (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1980 )
    • German: relicts. Translated by Biggy Winter. In: Manfred Kluge (Ed.): Terrarium. Heyne SF&F # 3931, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30854-9 . Also called: layers. Translated by Marianne W. Bayer. In: Jack M. Dann and Gardner R. Dozois (eds.): The large dinosaur reading book. Goldmann, 1992, ISBN 3-442-08233-1 .
  • To See (1980, in: John Silbersack and Victoria Schochet (Eds.): The Berkley Showcase: New Writings in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 2 ; also: Afterword: To See , 1981)
  • Prairie Sun (in: Omni, October 1980 )
  • We'll Have Such a Good Time, Lover (in: Chrysalis 7 , 1980)
    • German: How beautiful it will be, dearest. Translated by Leni Sobez. In: Roy Torgeson (Ed.): Sonata for three electrodes. Moewig (Playboy Science Fiction # 6731), 1982, ISBN 3-8118-6731-8 .
1981
  • The Thermals of August (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1981 )
  • The Hibakusha Gallery (1981, in: Edward Bryant: Particle Theory )
1982
  • Freezing to Death (in: Shayol, # 5 Winter 1982 )
1983
  • Bean Bag Cats® (in: Omni, November 1983 )
1984
  • The Man of the Future (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1984 )
  • Dancing Chickens (1984, in: Michael Bishop (Ed.): Light Years and Dark: Science Fiction and Fantasy Of and For Our Time )
  • Pilots of the Twilight (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1984 )
  • The Serrated Edge (in: Omni, December 1984 )
  • Party Time (1984, in: Westercon 37 Program Book )
1985
  • The Man Who Always Wanted to Travel (in: Omni, June 1985 )
  • The Overly Familiar (in: Shayol, # 7 Fall / Winter 1985 )
1986
  • The Transfer (1986, in: Dennis Etchison (Ed.): Cutting Edge )
  • Presents of Mind (in: Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, December 1986 ; with Connie Willis , Steve Rasnic Tem and Dan Simmons )
1987
  • The Baku (1987, in: Night Visions 4 )
  • Buggage (1987, in: Night Visions 4 )
  • Doing Colfax (1987, in: Night Visions 4 )
  • Drummer's Star (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1987 )
  • Frat Rat Bash (1987, in: Night Visions 4 )
  • Haunted (1987, in: Night Visions 4 )
  • Predators (1987, in: Night Visions 4 )
  • Coon Dawgs (1987, in: James P. Blaylock and Edward Bryant: The Shadow on the Doorstep / Trilobyte )
  • An Easter Treasure (1987, in: James P. Blaylock and Edward Bryant: The Shadow on the Doorstep / Trilobyte )
1988
  • This Is the Way the World Ends, Soggily (1988, in: Cyn Mason (Ed.): Wet Visions: The Rainthology: A Collection of Soluble Stories )
  • A Functional Proof of Immortality (1988, in: Rob Meades and David B. Wake (Eds.): The Drabble Project )
  • Skin and Blood (in: Omni, April 1988 )
  • Author's Notes (1988, in The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection )
    • German: author's notes. Translated by Harro Christensen. In: Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (eds.): The new book of fantasy. Bastei Lübbe Paperback # 28191, 1990, ISBN 3-404-28191-8 .
  • The Cutter (1988, in: David J. Schow (Ed.): Silver Scream )
  • While She Was Out (in: Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Issue One: Fall 1988 )
    • German: When she was shopping. Translated by Maximilian K. Brocken. In: Paul M. Sammon (Ed.): Splatterpunk: "Horror extreme". Heyne General Series # 8542, 1992, ISBN 3-453-05626-4 .
  • Chrysalis (1988, in: Tim Sullivan (Ed.): Tropical Chills )
    • English: The larva. Translated by Marcel Bieger. In: Tim Sullivan (ed.): Hot fear. Droemer Knaur (Knaur-Taschenbücher # 1836), 1990, ISBN 3-426-01836-5 .
1989
  • Good Kids (1989, in: Ellen Datlow (Ed.): Blood Is Not Enough )
  • 'Saurus Wrecks (1989, in: Lou Aronica, Shawna McCarthy, Amy Stout and Pat LoBrutto (Eds.): Full Spectrum 2 )
  • A Sad Last Love at the Diner of the Damned (1989, in: John Skipp and Craig Spector (Eds.): Book of the Dead )
  • Mod Dogs (in: Omni, November 1989 )
1990
  • Dying Is Easy, Comedy Is Hard (1990, in: Martin H. Greenberg (Ed.): The Further Adventures of The Joker ; with Dan Simmons)
  • Neon (1990, in: Edward Bryant: Neon Twilight )
  • The Loneliest Number (1990, in: Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Issue One: Fall 1988 )
  • Slippage (1990, in: Kathryn Cramer (Ed.): Walls of Fear )
1991
  • The Great Steam Bison of Cycad Center (1991, in: Anne Devereaux Jordan (Ed.): Fires of the Past: Thirteen Contemporary Fantasies About Hometowns )
  • Down Home (1991, in: Gary L. Raisor (Ed.): Obsessions )
  • Colder Than Hell (1991, in: Tim Sullivan (Ed.): Cold Shocks )
    • English: Colder than Hell. Translated by Marcel Bieger. In: Tim Sullivan (ed.): Colder than Hell. Droemer Knaur (Knaur Horror # 7000), 1993, ISBN 3-426-70001-8 .
  • Country Mouse (1991, in: Bruce D. Arthurs (Ed.): Copper Star )
1992
  • Human Remains (1992, in: Edward Bryant: Darker Passions )
1993
  • Aqua Sancta (1993)
1994
  • The Fire That Scours (in: Omni, October 1994 )
1995
  • Flirting with Death (in: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1995 )
  • Calling the Lightning by Name (1995, in: Steve Rasnic Tem (Ed.): High Fantastic: Colorado's Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, and Science Fiction )
  • Big Dogs, Strange Days (1995, in: Peter S. Beagle , Janet Berliner and Martin H. Greenberg (Eds.): Peter S. Beagle's Immortal Unicorn )
  • Raptured Up in Blue (in: Stephen P. Brown (Ed.): 21st Annual World Fantasy Convention - 1995 )
1996
  • Talkin 'Trailer Trash (1996, in: Martin H. Greenberg and Norman Partridge (Eds.): It Came from the Drive-In )
  • Disillusion (1996, in: David Copperfield and Janet Berliner (Eds.): David Copperfield's Beyond Imagination )
1998
  • Ashes on Her Lips (1998, in: Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (Eds.): Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers )
  • Knock (1998, in: Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg and Martin H. Greenberg (Eds.): Horrors! 365 Scary Stories: Get Your Daily Dose of Terror )
1999
  • The Flicker Man (1999, in: Whitley Strieber (Ed.): Whitley Strieber's Aliens ; with Trey R. Barker)
  • The Clock That Counts the Dead (1999, in: Stephen Jones (Ed.): White of the Moon: New Tales of Madness and Dread )
  • Styx and Bones (1999, in: Al Sarrantonio (Ed.): 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense )
    • English: The river Styx. In: Al Sarrantonio (ed.): 999: Feast of horror. Heyne General Series # 13213, 2001, ISBN 3-453-17753-3 .
  • The Shuttlecock (1999, in: James O'Barr and Edward E. Kramer (Eds.): Shattered Lives and Broken Dreams )
2000
  • Mr. Twisted (2000, in: Edward E. Kramer (Ed.): Strange Attraction )
2001
  • The Baku (TV play, 2001, in: Edward Bryant: The Baku: Tales of the Nuclear Age )
2003
  • They Only Come in Dreams (2003, in: Steven H. Silver and Martin H. Greenberg (Eds.): Horrible Beginnings )
  • Everything Broken (2003, in: Brian A. Hopkins (Ed.): 13 Horrors: A Devil's Dozen Stories Celebrating 13 Years of the World Horror Convention )
2010
2015
  • Marginal Hants (2015, in: Joshua Viola (Ed.): Nightmares Unhinged: Twenty Tales of Terror )
2017
  • Bitten Off (2017, in: Joshua Viola and Mario Acevedo (Eds.): Blood Business: Crime Stories from This World and Beyond )
did not show up

Anthologies

  • 2076: The American Tricentennial (1977; with Jo Ann Harper)
  • The Shadow on the Doorstep / Trilobyte (1987; with James P. Blaylock )

literature

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Fright For Life , article by Juliet Whitman, July 11, 2000 in Westword .
  2. ^ Friends of Ed Bryant
personal data
SURNAME Bryant, Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bryant, Edward Winslow, Jr. (full name); Bryant, Ed (alternative spelling); Bryant, Edward, Jr. (alternative spelling); Bryant, E. (alternative spelling); Talbot, Lawrence (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer of science fiction and horror literature
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH White Plains , New York
DATE OF DEATH February 10, 2017
Place of death Denver