Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1999) Winner
Brendan DuBois
ブレンダン・デュボワ
Burendan Dyubowa
Pen Names:
Alan Glenn（Pen name used for the novel Amerikan Eagle）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959 or 1960 （Dover, New Hampshire）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dover, New Hampshire → Exeter, New Hampshire
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 1986-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas Aquinas High School | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of New Hampshire | — | — | — | — | United States |
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Country:
United States
University of New Hampshire
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper The New Hampshire
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sidewise Award for Alternate History | Resurrection Day | Long Form Alternate History | Sidewise Award Committee | Winner |
| 1995 | Shamus Award | — | Best Short Story | Private Eye Writers of America | Winner |
| 2001 | Shamus Award | — | Best Short Story | Private Eye Writers of America | Winner |
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1999
Work:
Resurrection Day
Category:
Long Form Alternate History
Organization:
Sidewise Award Committee
Result:
Winner
Shamus Award
1995
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Shamus Award
2001
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Resurrection Day
1999 Alternate HistoryAn alternate history novel depicting a world after a nuclear war triggered by the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Nuclear warPost-apocalypseCold War
Dead Sand
1994 MysteryFirst book in the Lewis Cole series.
MysteryCrime
Bibliography
- Resurrection Day (1999)
- Six Days (2001)
- Betrayed (2003)
- Final Winter (2006)
- Twilight (aka Dead of Night) (2007)
- Amerikan Eagle (2011, as Alan Glenn)
- Night Road (2016)
- The Negotiator (2018)
- The First Lady (2018)
- The Cornwalls Are Gone (2019, with James Patterson)
- Blow Back (2022, with James Patterson)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Mystery fictionSuspenseAlternate history
Health
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Ependymoma1982Afflicted with a rare form of cancer, ependymoma of the filum terminale, as noted in 1982 yearbook
Legacy
American writer known for mystery fiction and alternate history. Won Sidewise Award for Resurrection Day. Famous for Lewis Cole series. Currently imprisoned for child pornography possession.
In Popular Culture
- Won an episode of Jeopardy!
- Defeated 'The Beast' on The Chase
Trivia
- Claimed in 1982 UNH yearbook to have rare cancer ependymoma of filum terminale.
- Champion on Jeopardy! episode September 28, 2012.
- Defeated 'The Beast' on The Chase February 24, 2015.
- Arrested July 2024 for child pornography possession, pleaded guilty March 2025, sentenced to 3.5-7 years in prison.