BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1990) Winner
Kim Newman
キム・ニューまん
Kimu Nyūman
Aliases:
Kim James Newman
Pen Names:
Jack Yeovil（Pen name used primarily for Games Workshop novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1959-07-31 （Brixton, London, England）
- Nationality
- British, English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Brixton, London → Langport, Somerset → Aller, Somerset → Bridgwater → Sussex
Career
- Occupations
- film critic, journalist, fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Empire magazine, Sight & Sound, Video Watchdog
- Influenced By
- Tod Browning, Neil Gaiman
- Influenced
- Stephen Jones
- Nominations
- 1993 Bram Stoker Award Novel (Anno Dracula), 1993 World Fantasy Award Novel (Anno Dracula)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | — | English | 英語学士 | — | United Kingdom |
University of Sussex
English
Degree:
英語学士
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with a degree in English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Bram Stoker Award | Horror: 100 Best Books | Non-Fiction | Horror Writers Association | Won |
| 1990 | BSFA Award | The Original Doctor Shade | Short Fiction | British Science Fiction Association | Won |
| 1994 | International Horror Guild Award | Anno Dracula | Novel | — | Won |
| 2001 | British Fantasy Award | Where the Bodies Are Buried | Collection | — | Won |
| 2005 | Bram Stoker Award | Horror: Another 100 Best Books | Non-Fiction | Horror Writers Association | Won |
Bram Stoker Award
1989
Work:
Horror: 100 Best Books
Category:
Non-Fiction
Organization:
Horror Writers Association
Result:
Won
BSFA Award
1990
Work:
The Original Doctor Shade
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
Won
International Horror Guild Award
1994
Work:
Anno Dracula
Category:
Novel
Result:
Won
British Fantasy Award
2001
Work:
Where the Bodies Are Buried
Category:
Collection
Result:
Won
Bram Stoker Award
2005
Work:
Horror: Another 100 Best Books
Category:
Non-Fiction
Organization:
Horror Writers Association
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Lord Ruthven Award
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1993) Winner
Works
Major Works
Anno Dracula
1992 HorrorAlternate history novel set in 1888 where Dracula rules England amid Jack the Ripper murders.
alternate historyvampiresVictorian era
Adaptations
- [Comics] Anno Dracula – 1895: Seven Days in Mayhem (2017)
The Night Mayor
1989 Science FictionNovel set in a virtual reality based on old black-and-white detective movies.
virtual realitynoir
Life's Lottery
1999 Interactive FictionInteractive novel where reader's choices determine the protagonist's life.
choicelife
Johnny Alucard
2013 HorrorFourth novel in the Anno Dracula series.
alternate historyvampires
Bibliography
- The Night Mayor
- Bad Dreams
- Jago
- The Quorum
- Anno Dracula
- The Bloody Red Baron
- Dracula Cha Cha Cha
- Johnny Alucard
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich film referencessatiricalalternate history
- Recurring Motifs
- horrorvampiresfilm parody
Legacy
Prominent in horror fiction and film criticism, internationally acclaimed for the Anno Dracula series and multiple award wins.
Trivia
- Inspired by watching Tod Browning's Dracula at age 11.
- Parents were both potters.
- Has a sister Sasha born in 1961.