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Simon Strantzas

サイモン・ストランザス

Saimon Sutoranzasu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1972-01-01 （Toronto, Canada）
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English
Residence History
Toronto, Canada

Career

Occupations
Writer, editor
Active Years
2008-2025
Influenced By
Robert Aickman
Influenced
Nic Pizzolatto
Nominations
Nominated for British Fantasy Award in 2009, Nominated for 2014 Shirley Jackson Award for Single-Author Collection (Burnt Black Suns), Nominated for British Fantasy Award 2016 (Aickman's Heirs), Nominated for World Fantasy Award—Anthology (Aickman's Heirs)

Awards

Shirley Jackson Award
2015
Work: Aickman's Heirs
Category: Best Edited Anthology
Organization: Shirley Jackson Awards
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Burnt Black Suns

2014 Weird fiction

A collection of nine stories including two novellas and seven short stories. Highly praised by S. T. Joshi.

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Aickman's Heirs

2015 Anthology

Anthology of stories by contemporary authors inspired by Robert Aickman.

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Bibliography

  • Beneath the Surface (2008)
  • Cold to the Touch (2009)
  • Nightingale Songs (2011)
  • Burnt Black Suns (2014)
  • Nothing is Everything (2018)
  • Only the Living are Lost (2023)
  • Other Sides (2025)
  • Shadows Edge (2013, edited)
  • Aickman's Heirs (2015, edited)
  • Year's Best Weird Fiction, Volume 3 (2016, edited)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Weird fiction styleAtmospheric horror
Recurring Motifs
Unexplained dreadContemporary weird

Legacy

Canadian weird fiction author from Toronto, known for works influenced by Robert Aickman, cited as an influence by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.

In Popular Culture

  • Cited as an influence by Nic Pizzolatto, creator of True Detective.

Trivia

  • Canadian fantasy writers
  • Writers from Toronto
  • Weird fiction writers
  • Canadian male short story writers