Anthony Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 9 (1994) Winner
Edward Joseph Gorman Jr.
エドワード・ジョゼフ・ゴーマン・ジュニア
Edowādo Josefu Gōman Junia
Pen Names:
Daniel Ransom（Pen name used for novels）,
E.J. Gorman（Pen name used for novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-11-02 （Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.）
- Died
- 2016-10-14 （Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.） age 74
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa → Des Moines, Iowa → Minneapolis, Minnesota → Chicago, Illinois
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1984-2016
- Affiliations
- Mystery Scene magazine (founder, editor, publisher), Private Eye Writers of America
- Memberships
- Private Eye Writers of America
- Nominations
- Turn Away (1988 Anthony Awards Short Story Finalist), Stalkers (1990 Locus Awards Anthology Nominated), Prisoners (1991 Edgar Awards Short Story Shortlisted)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe College | — | Unknown | — | — | United States |
Coe College
Unknown
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Spur Award | The Face | Best Short Fiction | Western Writers of America | Won |
| 1994 | Anthony Award | The Fine Art Of Murder | Best Critical Work | — | Won |
| 1994 | Macavity Award | The Fine Art Of Murder | Mystery Non-Fiction | — | Won |
| 1995 | International Horror Guild Award | Cages | Collection | — | Won |
| 2011 | Shamus Award | — | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | Won |
Spur Award
1992
Work:
The Face
Category:
Best Short Fiction
Organization:
Western Writers of America
Result:
Won
Anthony Award
1994
Work:
The Fine Art Of Murder
Category:
Best Critical Work
Result:
Won
Macavity Award
1994
Work:
The Fine Art Of Murder
Category:
Mystery Non-Fiction
Result:
Won
International Horror Guild Award
1995
Work:
Cages
Category:
Collection
Result:
Won
Shamus Award
2011
Category:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Macavity Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 8 (1994) Winner
Shamus Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 69 (2011, held 2 times in year) Special Award
Works
Major Works
Rough Cut
1984 MysteryHis first novel, first in the Jack Dwyer series.
CrimeMidwestern towns
The Poker Club
1990 MysteryNovel adapted into a film in 2008.
CrimeSuspense
Adaptations
- [Film] The Poker Club / Tim McCann (2008)
Cage of Night
1992 HorrorHorror novel, adapted as graphic novel.
TerrorNight
Adaptations
- [Graphic novel] Cage of Night (2016)
Bibliography
- See Wikipedia for complete bibliography
Adaptations
- The Poker Club (2008 film)
- Cage of Night (2016 graphic novel)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Genre writerPoet of dark suspenseHighly readable
- Recurring Motifs
- Small Midwestern townsPoliticsCrime
Health
-
Multiple myeloma2002-2016Production pace slowed markedly; incurable but fought for 14 years.
Legacy
Prolific American writer known for crime, mystery, western, and horror. Founder of Mystery Scene magazine.
Archives
- University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives
In Popular Culture
- Called 'one of the most original crime writers around' by Kirkus Reviews.
Trivia
- Coe College alumnus
- Co-founder of Mystery Scene magazine
- Married to children's author Carol Gorman