Sarah Langan
Sarah Langan | |
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Born | 1974 (age 49–50) United States |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Education | MFA |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Genre | Horror |
Notable works | The Missing Audrey's Door |
Notable awards | Bram Stoker Award 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Spouse | J. T. Petty[1] |
Website | |
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Sarah Langan (born 1974) is an American horror author and three-time Bram Stoker Award winner.[2][3] Langan was also one of the judges for the inaugural Shirley Jackson Award[4] and is currently on its Board of Directors.
Biography
Langan was raised in Long Island, New York and graduated from Garden City High School in 1992. She attended Colby College in Waterville, Maine[5] and earned her Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in 2000. She resides in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, author and filmmaker J. T. Petty.[1][6][7]
Bibliography
Novels
She has published five novels:
- The Keeper (2006)[3]
- The Missing (2007), (2007 Bram Stoker Award winner)[3]
- Audrey's Door (2009), (2009 Bram Stoker Award winner)[8]
- Good Neighbors (2021)[9][10]
- A Better World (2024)[11][12]
Short fiction
Langan published her first story, "Sick People", while attending college in Maine.[6] Her short story "The Lost" won the Bram Stoker Award in 2008.[13]
Langan's short stories have been published in Cemetery Dance, Phantom, Chiaroscuro, Brave New Worlds, Darkness on the Edge, and Unspeakable Horror.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Sarah Langan: About the Author".
- ^ Courtney Crowder (October 30, 2010). "The horror! Small presses fill niche gaps left by big publishers". Chicago Tribune. p. C14.
- ^ a b c Elizabeth Donald (May 2, 2008). "Author doesn't miss a trick in 'The Missing'". Belleville News-Democrat. p. C5.
- ^ Terrence Rafferty (October 26, 2008). "Horror: Shelley's Daughters". The New York Times. p. BR12.
- ^ "Sarah Langan's MySpace profile".
- ^ a b "Sarah Langan: The Official Site".
- ^ "Facebook profile Info". Facebook.
- ^ Alison Flood (April 9, 2010). "Top scarers: the most frightening fiction". Guardian Unlimited.
- ^ "You'll Never Look At Your 'Good Neighbors' The Same Way Again". NPR. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ Fleischmann, Maya (2021-01-07). "Good Neighbors". BookPage. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "It's a wild ride to get to the bottom of what everyone's hiding in 'A Better World'". NPR. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Walker, Karen Thompson (2024-04-06). "A Fictional Haven So Idyllic You Don't Even Need Money. What Could Go Wrong?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Past Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners". Horror Writers Association.
- ^ "Make a sacrifice to this dark, terrifying magazine... before it rises and walks the Earth!". io9. May 21, 2012.
External links
- Sarah Langan at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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- Misery by Stephen King and Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon (1987)
- The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (1988)
- Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons (1989)
- Mine by Robert R. McCammon (1990)
- Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon (1991)
- Blood of the Lamb by Thomas F. Monteleone (1992)
- The Throat by Peter Straub (1993)
- Dead in the Water by Nancy Holder (1994)
- Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates (1995)
- The Green Mile by Stephen King (1996)
- Children of the Dusk by Janet Berliner & George Guthridge (1997)
- Bag of Bones by Stephen King (1998)
- Mr. X by Peter Straub (1999)
- The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon (2000)
- American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2001)
- The Night Class by Thomas Piccirilli (2002)
- Lost Boy, Lost Girl by Peter Straub (2003)
- In the Night Room by Peter Straub (2004)
- Dread in the Beast by Charlee Jacob and Creepers by David Morrell (2005)
- Lisey's Story by Stephen King (2006)
- The Missing by Sarah Langan (2007)
- Duma Key by Stephen King (2008)
- Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan (2009)
- A Dark Matter by Peter Straub (2010)
- Flesh Eaters by Joe McKinney (2011)
- The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan (2012)
- Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (2013)
- Blood Kin by Steve Rasnic Tem (2014)
- A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul G. Tremblay (2015)
- The Fisherman by John Langan (2016)
- Ararat by Christopher Golden (2017)
- The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay (2018)
- Coyote Rage by Owl Goingback (2019)
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (2020)
- My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (2021)
- The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias (2022)
- The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (2023)