Geffen Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 16 (2014) Winner
Daryl Gregory
ダリル・グレゴリー
Daryl Gregory
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-01-01 （Chicago, Illinois）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Chicago, Illinois → Michigan → Salt Lake City, Utah → State College, Pennsylvania → Oakland, California → Seattle, Washington → Piedmont, California → Seattle, Washington
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Science fiction writer, Fantasy writer, Comic book writer
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- Boom! Studios, IDW Publishing
- Nominations
- 2009 World Fantasy Award nomination (Pandemonium), 2009 Mythopoeic Award nomination (Pandemonium), 2009 Shirley Jackson Award nomination (Pandemonium), 2010 Philip K. Dick Award nomination (The Devil's Alphabet), 2015 Nebula Award finalist (We Are All Completely Fine), 2019 Hugo Award finalist (Nine Last Days on Planet Earth)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State University | — | English and Theater | — | — | United States |
| Michigan State University | — | Clarion Workshop | — | — | United States |
Illinois State University
English and Theater
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
United States
Majors in English and theater
Michigan State University
Clarion Workshop
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United States
Clarion Workshop alumnus
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Crawford Award | Pandemonium | Best first fantasy book | — | Winner |
| 2015 | World Fantasy Award | We Are All Completely Fine | Best Novella | — | Winner |
| 2015 | Shirley Jackson Award | We Are All Completely Fine | — | — | Winner |
Crawford Award
2009
Work:
Pandemonium
Category:
Best first fantasy book
Result:
Winner
World Fantasy Award
2015
Work:
We Are All Completely Fine
Category:
Best Novella
Result:
Winner
Shirley Jackson Award
2015
Work:
We Are All Completely Fine
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 8 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Devil's Alphabet
2009 Science fictionA mysterious plague transforms residents of a town into mutants.
MutationFamilyLoss
Pandemonium
2008 FantasyAdventure in a world where demons are manifested.
DemonsMental illnessBelief
Spoonbenders
2017 Speculative fictionComedy-drama about a family of psychics.
Psychic powersFamilyCon artistry
Adaptations
- [Television series] Spoonbenders
We Are All Completely Fine
2014 NovellaTherapy group of traumatized superhumans.
TraumaRecoveryThe abnormal
Revelator
2021 HorrorAppalachian horror novel.
ReligionGhostsFamily
Bibliography
- Pandemonium
- The Devil's Alphabet
- Raising Stony Mayhall
- Afterparty
- We Are All Completely Fine
- Harrison Squared
- Spoonbenders
- The Album of Dr. Moreau
- Revelator
- Unpossible and Other Stories
Adaptations
- Spoonbenders (TV in development, Berlanti Productions)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Character-driven narrativesBlending humor with dark themesSkillful use of speculative elements
- Recurring Motifs
- Mental healthFamily dynamicsAlternate realitiesFaith and superstition
Legacy
Renowned American author of innovative speculative fiction, winner of multiple awards, active in comics.
In Popular Culture
- Spoonbenders being adapted for television
Trivia
- Graduated from Illinois State University in 1987.
- Alumnus of 1988 Clarion Workshop.
- Former high school teacher.
- Wrote comics for Boom! Studios and IDW Publishing.