S. T. Joshi

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S. T. Joshi
S. T. Joshi in 2002.
S. T. Joshi in 2002.
Born (1958-06-22) June 22, 1958 (age 65)
Pune, India
OccupationWriter
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationBrown University (BA, MA)
SubjectWeird fiction
Website
stjoshi.org

Sunand Tryambak Joshi (born June 22, 1958) is an American literary critic whose work has largely focused on

fantastic fiction, especially the life and work of H. P. Lovecraft
and associated writers.

Career

His literary criticism focuses upon the worldviews of authors. His The Weird Tale examines horror and fantasy writing by Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, Lord Dunsany, M. R. James, Ambrose Bierce, and Lovecraft.[1]

Personal life

S. T. Joshi was born on June 22, 1958, in Pune, India, to Tryambak M. Joshi and Padmini T. Joshi.

atheist.[6]

He lives in Seattle, Washington.[1][6] Joshi married Leslie Gary Boba on September 1, 2001.[1] They divorced in December 2010.[7]

In August 2014, Joshi opposed the decision to retire and replace Gahan Wilson's bust of Lovecraft as the World Fantasy Award statuette in light of a campaign highlighting Lovecraft's history of racism; Joshi returned his World Fantasy Awards in protest.[8]

Notable publications

Books

Edited volumes

Awards

  • Horror Writers Association – Bram Stoker Award for Nonfiction [1]
    1996 H. P. Lovecraft: A Life (Necronomicon Press) – Author
  • British Fantasy Society – British Fantasy Award for Best Small-Press Publication [2]
    1997 H. P. Lovecraft: A Life (Necronomicon Press) – Author
  • International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts – IAFA Distinguished Critic Award [3]
    2003
  • World Fantasy Award – Special Award for Professional Scholarship [4]
    2005
  • International Horror Guild – Outstanding Achievement in Horror & Dark Fantasy for Nonfiction [5]
    2005 Supernatural Literature of the World (Greenwood Press) – Co-editor
  • International Horror Guild – Outstanding Achievement in Horror & Dark Fantasy for Nonfiction [6]
    2006 Icons of Horror and the Supernatural (Greenwood Press) – Editor
  • World Fantasy Award – Special Award Non-Professional [7]
    2013 Unutterable Horror: A History of Supernatural Fiction, Volumes 1 & 2 (PS Publishing) – Author
  • S. T. Joshi Endowed Research Fellowship
    2013
    [10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "S.T. Joshi: An Autobiography". Archived from the original on April 3, 2019.
  2. ^
    S2CID 236895320
    .
  3. ^ "Obituary for Tryambak M. Joshi (Aged 83)". Muncie Evening Press. February 26, 1994. p. 15. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Sunand Tryambak Joshi". Indianapolis: Federal Naturalization Records, 1892–1992. August 15, 1978. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021 – via Ancestry.com.
  5. Newspapers.com
    .
  6. ^
    ProQuest 2213674612. Archived
    from the original on July 9, 2017.
  7. ^ S. T. Joshi. "Blog". S. T. Joshi. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012.
  8. eISSN 0261-3077. Archived
    from the original on May 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Briefly reviewed in the May 2015 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, pp.107–111
  10. ISSN 0047-4959
    .
  11. ISSN 0000-0019
    .

External links
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