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'''Bradley Clayton Denton''' (born 1958) is an American [[science fiction]] author. He has also written other types of fiction, such as the [[black comedy]] of his novel ''Blackburn'', about a sympathetic [[serial killer]].
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'''Bradley Clayton Denton''' (born 1958) is an American [[science fiction]] author. He has also written other types of fiction, such as the [[black comedy]] of his novel ''Blackburn'', about a sympathetic [[serial killer]].


He was born in [[Towanda, Kansas]], and attended the [[University of Kansas]] at [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]] and graduated with degrees in [[astronomy]] (B.A.) and English (M.A.). His first published work was the short story "The Music of the Spheres," published in ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'' in March 1984. His collection ''The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians and A Conflagration Artist'' won the 1995 [[World Fantasy Award]] for Best Collection.<ref>{{cite web|author=World Fantasy Convention |title=Award Winners and Nominees |url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html/ |accessdate=4 Feb 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201074405/http://worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html |archivedate=2010-12-01 |df= }}</ref>
He was born in [[Towanda, Kansas]], and attended the [[University of Kansas]] at [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence]] and graduated with degrees in [[astronomy]] (B.A.) and English (M.A.). His first published work was the short story "The Music of the Spheres", published in ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'' in March 1984. His collection ''The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians and A Conflagration Artist'' won the 1995 [[World Fantasy Award]] for Best Collection.<ref>{{cite web|author=World Fantasy Convention |title=Award Winners and Nominees |url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html/ |accessdate=4 Feb 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201074405/http://worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html |archivedate=2010-12-01 }}</ref>


He moved from Kansas to [[Austin, Texas]], with his wife Barbara in 1988.
He and his wife Barbara moved from Kansas to [[Austin, Texas]] in 1988.


==Books==
==Books==
*''Sergeant Chip & Other Novellas'' (collection, 2014)
* ''Laughin' Boy'' (novel, 2005)
*''Laughin' Boy'' (novel, 2005)
* ''One Day Closer to Death: Eight Stabs at Immortality'' (collection, 1998); all but one of the stories in here appeared in either ''The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians'' or ''A Conflagration Artist''
*''One Day Closer to Death: Eight Stabs at Immortality'' (collection, 1998); all but one of the stories in here appeared in either ''The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians'' or ''A Conflagration Artist''
*''Lunatics'' (novel, 1996)
*''Lunatics'' (novel, 1996)
*''Blackburn'' (novel, 1993, was nominated for the 1993 [[Bram Stoker Award]])
*''Blackburn'' (novel, 1993, was nominated for the 1993 [[Bram Stoker Award]])
*''[[The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians]]'' (collection, 1993, won the 1995 [[World Fantasy Award]] for Best Collection)
*''[[The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians]]'' (collection, 1993, won the 1995 [[World Fantasy Award]] for Best Collection)
*''A Conflagration Artist'' (collection, 1993, won the 1995 [[World Fantasy Award]] for Best Collection)
*''A Conflagration Artist'' (collection, 1993, won the 1995 [[World Fantasy Award]] for Best Collection)
*''[[Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede]]'' (novel, 1991, won the [[Campbell award (best novel)|John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel]] for 1992)
*''[[Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede]]'' (novel, 1991, won the [[John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel]] for 1992)
*''Wrack & Roll'' (novel, 1986, a nominee for the [[Campbell award (best novel)|Campbell award]])
*''[[Wrack & Roll]]'' (novel, 1986, a nominee for the [[John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel]])
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==Selected short stories== <!--incomplete list-->
==Selected short stories== <!--incomplete list-->
*"Blood Moccasins" (2013, ''[[Impossible Monsters]]'' edited by [[Kasey Lansdale]], [[Subterranean Press]])
*"Blood Moccasins" (2013, ''[[Impossible Monsters]]'', edited by [[Kasey Lansdale]], [[Subterranean Press]])
*“The Adakian Eagle” (2011, ''[[Down These Strange Streets]]'', edited by [[George R. R. Martin]] and [[Gardner Dozois]], [[Edgar Award]] nominee)
*“The Adakian Eagle” (2011, ''[[Down These Strange Streets]]'', edited by [[George R. R. Martin]] and [[Gardner Dozois]], [[Edgar Award]] nominee)
*"Blackburn and the Blade" (2006, ''[[Joe R. Lansdale]]'s Lords of the Razor'' edited by Bill Sheehan and William Schafer, Subterranean Press; 2007 [[International Horror Guild Award]] nominee)<ref>http://www.horroraward.org/prevrec.html#2006</ref>
*"Blackburn and the Blade" (2006, ''[[Joe R. Lansdale]]'s Lords of the Razor'', edited by Bill Sheehan and William Schafer, Subterranean Press; 2007 [[International Horror Guild Award]] nominee)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.horroraward.org/prevrec.html#2006 |title= :: Ihg :: International Horror Guild :: Ihg ::|website=www.horroraward.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422073428/http://horroraward.org/prevrec.html |archive-date=2009-04-22}}</ref>
*"[[Sergeant Chip]]" (September 2004, ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'', 2005 [[Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award]] winner)
*"[[Sergeant Chip]]" (September 2004, ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction]]'', 2005 [[Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award]] winner)
*"Timmy and Tommy's Thanksgiving Secret" (2003, in the collection ''[[Witpunk]]'')
*"Timmy and Tommy's Thanksgiving Secret" (2003, in the collection ''[[Witpunk]]'')
*"Bloody Bunnies" (April 2000, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'')
*"Bloody Bunnies" (April 2000, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'')
*"We Love Lydia Love" (November 1994, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'')
*"We Love Lydia Love" (November 1994, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'')
*"The Territory" (July 1992 ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', a 1993 [[Hugo award]] and [[Nebula award]] nominee for best novella)
*"The Territory" (July 1992 ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', a 1993 nominee for both the [[Hugo Award for Best Novella]] and [[Nebula Award for Best Novella]])
*"The Sin-Eater of the Kaw" (June 1989, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'')
*"The Sin-Eater of the Kaw" (June 1989, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'')
*"The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians" (June 1988, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'')
*"The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians" (June 1988, ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'')
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*[http://www.williamdgagliani.com/int_brde.html One Day Closer to Death: A Cheery Chat with Bradley Denton]
*[http://www.williamdgagliani.com/int_brde.html One Day Closer to Death: A Cheery Chat with Bradley Denton]
*[http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol15/issue6/arts.books.html Down the Dark Highway: Bradley Denton Talks about Blackburn]
*[http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/vol15/issue6/arts.books.html Down the Dark Highway: Bradley Denton Talks about Blackburn]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041012173947/http://www.sflit.com:80/novaexpress/15/bdi-1.html Sex, Serial Killers, and Pathetic Old Wanker Music: An Interview With Bradley Denton]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041012173947/http://www.sflit.com/novaexpress/15/bdi-1.html Sex, Serial Killers, and Pathetic Old Wanker Music: An Interview With Bradley Denton]
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*[http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/denton_bradley Bradley Denton SF Encyclopedia entry]
*[http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/denton_bradley Bradley Denton SF Encyclopedia entry]
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Latest revision as of 19:54, 2 November 2024

Bradley Denton
BornBradley Clayton Denton
1958 (age 66–67)
Towanda, Kansas, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
EducationUniversity of Kansas (BA, MA)
Genres
SpouseBarbara
Website
bradleydenton.net/index.html

Bradley Clayton Denton (born 1958) is an American science fiction author. He has also written other types of fiction, such as the black comedy of his novel Blackburn, about a sympathetic serial killer.

He was born in Towanda, Kansas, and attended the University of Kansas at Lawrence and graduated with degrees in astronomy (B.A.) and English (M.A.). His first published work was the short story "The Music of the Spheres", published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in March 1984. His collection The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians and A Conflagration Artist won the 1995 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection.[1]

He and his wife Barbara moved from Kansas to Austin, Texas in 1988.

Books

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Selected short stories

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References

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  1. ^ World Fantasy Convention. "Award Winners and Nominees". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 4 Feb 2011.
  2. ^ ":: Ihg :: International Horror Guild :: Ihg ::". www.horroraward.org. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22.
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