Lord Ruthven Award
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Elaine Bergstrom
エレイン・バーグストロム
Erein Bāgusutoromu
Pen Names:
Marie Kiraly（Pen name using her grandmother's name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Cleveland
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cleveland (birthplace) → Milwaukee, Bay View
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Advertising copywriter, Newspaper reporter, Copywriter, Writing teacher
- Active Years
- 1989-
- Affiliations
- Milwaukee Area Technical College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette University | — | Journalism | Bachelor's degree in journalism | — | United States |
Marquette University
Journalism
Degree:
Bachelor's degree in journalism
Country:
United States
Minor in Latin American studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Lord Ruthven Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Lord Ruthven Award
2001
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Shattered Glass
1989 HorrorSet in 1950s Cleveland, introduces polio-afflicted artist Helen Wells and immortal vampire Stephen Austra, along with his hereditary vampire family.
VampiresDeathFamily
Daughter of the Night
HorrorSequel featuring Elizabeth Bathory as a half-breed Austra vampire.
VampiresHistorical figures
Mina: The Dracula Story Continues
HorrorSequel to Dracula focusing on Mina Harker changed by her Transylvanian experience in repressive Victorian society.
DraculaFemale transformation
Blood to Blood: The Dracula Story Continues
HorrorSequel to Mina.
Dracula
Tapestry of Dark Souls
1993 FantasyRavenloft novel introducing the first lesbian couple in a D&D/TSR world.
FantasyLGBT
Baroness of Blood
1995 FantasyRavenloft novel.
Fantasy
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed historical settingsJournalistic style
- Recurring Motifs
- VampiresAwareness of deathDisability
Health
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Polio幼少期Brought early awareness of and comfort with death
Legacy
One of Wisconsin's best-known horror novelists, with 13 novels published.
Trivia
- One of her children has Down syndrome.