Darrell Schweitzer
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Darrell Schweitzer | |
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| Born | August 27, 1952 Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Villanova University (BS, MA) |
| Period | 1968–present[1] |
| Genre | Speculative fiction |
| Notable works | The Mask of the Sorcerer |
Darrell Charles Schweitzer (born August 27, 1952) is an American writer, editor, and critic in the field of speculative fiction. Much of his focus has been on dark fantasy and horror, although he does also work in science fiction and fantasy. Schweitzer is also a prolific writer of literary criticism and editor of collections of essays on various writers within his preferred genres.[2][3]
Life and career
Schweitzer was born in
Fiction
Most of Schweitzer's fiction is in the areas of dark fantasy and horror.
The first work in his tales of the world of the Great River focusing on child-sorcerer Sekenre, "To Become a Sorcerer" (1991), was nominated for the 1992
His latest novel,
Nonfiction
Schweitzer is an authority on the history of speculative fiction and has written numerous critical and bibliographical works on both the field in general and such writers as Lord Dunsany, H. P. Lovecraft, and Robert E. Howard. Many of his essays, reviews and author interviews have been collected into book form. He has also edited a number of anthologies and short story collections.[2]
Awards
Together with his editorial colleagues Schweitzer won the 1992
Bibliography
References
- ^ "Darrell Schweitzer – Summary Bibliography". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Schweitzer, Darrell". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. May 9, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ a b "Schweitzer, Darrell". The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. 1997. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55862-205-0.
- ^ Contemporary Authors Online, Detroit: Gale, 2007.
Further reading
- Steve Behrends. "Holy Fire: Darrell Schweitzer's Imaginative Fiction". Studies in Weird Fiction 5 (Spring 1989): 3–11.
External links
- "Dreamer on the wildside" – 2004 interview by Cold Print magazine
- "Spotlight on Darrell Schweitzer" – 2007 interview by Portal Press Books
- Darrell Schweitzer at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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