Jeffrey Ford (Author)
Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955 in West Islip , Suffolk County (New York) , United States ) is an American author of the genres fantasy , science fiction and mystery . He lives in Ohio and teaches at Binghamton University . He was a lecturer for the Clarion Science Fiction Writers' Workshop in 2004 and 2012 .
Works (selection)
Ford has published novels, short stories, non-fiction books and a column in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction .
Novels
- Vanitas (1988)
- The Physiognomy (1997)
- Memoranda (1999)
- The Beyond (2001)
- The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque (2002)
- The Girl in the Glass (2005)
- The Cosmology of the Wider World (2005)
- The Shadow Year (2008)
- The Twilight Pariah (2017)
- Ahab's Return, or The Last Voyage (2018) ISBN 978-0-062-67900-0
Short stories
Ford has published over 130 short stories.
Awards (selection)
Ford won the World Fantasy Award several times in different categories:
- Best Novel (1998) for The Physiognomy
- Short Fiction / Short Story (2003) for Creation
- Anthology / Collection (2003) for The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Stories
- Novella (2007) for Botch Town
- Anthology / Collection (2009) for The Drowned Life
- Best Novel (2009) for The Shadow Year (price shared with Margo Lanagan )
- Anthology / Collection (2017) for A Natural History of Hell
He was also able to win the Shirley Jackson Award several times in the following categories:
- Novel (2009) for The Shadow Year
- Short Fiction (2013) for A Natural History of Autumn
- Collection (2013) for Crackpot Palace
- Collection (2017) for A Natural History of Hell
He also won the following awards:
- Nebula Award (Best Novelette) 2003 for The Empire of Ice Cream
- Edgar Allan Poe Award (Best Paperback Original) 2006 for Girl in the Glass
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire (foreign language narration) 2006 for Exo-skeleton town
Web links
- Literature by and about Jeffrey Ford in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jeffrey Ford in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Jeffrey Ford in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Works by and about Jeffrey Ford (Author) at Open Library
- official website (English)
- Jeffrey Ford on fantasticfiction.co.uk
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ohio Wesleyan University Faculty Bio Jeffrey Ford , accessed March 30, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ford, Jeffrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Islip , Suffolk County (New York) , United States |