Jeremy Bates (author)
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| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = Novelist, short story writer
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| education = University of Western Ontario; Charles Darwin University
| genre = horror, suspense, thrillers, science fiction
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Jeremy Bates (born July 8, 1978) is a Canadian/Australian author. He writes suspense and horror fiction, which typically explores the darker side of human nature.{{cite web |url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/jan_15.htm#donovan/ |title=Book Review: Suicide Forest – Author Jeremy Bates |website=Midwest Book Reviews |date=January 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/apr_15.htm#donovan/ |title=Book Review: The Catacombs – Author Jeremy Bates |website=Midwest Book Reviews |date=April 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/mbw/apr_16.htm#donovan/ |title=Book Review: Island of the Dolls – Author Jeremy Bates |website=Midwest Book Reviews |date=April 2016 }} His work is rich in atmosphere and sensory details.{{cite web |url=http://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jeremy-bates/suicide-forest/ |title=Book Review: Suicide Forest – Author Jeremy Bates |website=Kirkus Reviews |date=December 2014 }} The novels in his "World's Scariest Places" series are all set in real locations, such as Aokigahara in Japan, The Catacombs in Paris, Helltown in Ohio, and Island of the Dolls in Mexico. They have been translated into several languages including Russian, Czech, and German among others.{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Jeremy-Bates/e/B007AX4IVM/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1 |title=Amazon Biography |website=Amazon |date=January 2019 }}
Biography
Bates was born in Toronto. He attended St. Michael's College School, a private, all boys Roman Catholic high school, and The University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Philosophy. He also holds a graduate teaching diploma from Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Australia. Bates currently lives on the Gold Coast, Australia.{{cite web |first=Jeremy |last=Bates |url=http://jeremybatesbooks.com/about/ |title=Biography |website=Official Author Website |date= |accessdate=2016-04-14 |archive-date=2016-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505021045/http://jeremybatesbooks.com/about/ |url-status=dead }}
Novels and short story collections
- White Lies (Oceanview Publishing, 2012){{cite web |first=J.N. |last=Duncan |url=http://www.thebigthrill.org/2012/04/white-lies-by-jeremy-bates/ |title=Interview: White Lies – Author Jeremy Bates |website=The Big Thrill: The Online Publication of the International Thriller Writers |date=April 30, 2012 }}
- The Taste of Fear (Ghillinnein Books, 2012){{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jeremy-bates/the-taste-of-fear/ |title=Book Review: The Taste of Fear – Author Jeremy Bates |website=Kirkus Reviews |date=November 2012 }}
- Suicide Forest (Ghillinnein Books, 2014)
- Black Canyon (Ghillinnein Books, 2015){{cite web |url=http://www.booklife.com/project/black-canyon-6069/ |title=Book Review: Black Canyon – Author Jeremy Bates |website=Publishers Weekly |date=2015 }}
- The Catacombs (Ghillinnein Books, 2015)
- Run (Ghillinnein Books, 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UCPSGOU |title=Run (B00UCPSGOU): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-14}}
- Helltown (Ghillinnein Books, 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/jeremy-bates/ |title=Helltown (B00VRJOQIK): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=FantasticFiction.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-14}}
- Rewind (Ghillinnein Books, 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Z9WN27W |title=Rewind (B00Z9WN27W): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-14}}
- Neighbors (Ghillinnein Books, 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZBLEE4G |title=Neighbors (B00ZBLEE4G): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-14}}
- Dark Hearts (Ghillinnein Books, 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/jeremy-bates/ |title=Dark Hearts (B00ZBMW03W): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=FantasticFiction.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-14}}
- New America: Utopia Calling (Ghillinnein Books, 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B014Z6JM0S |title=New America: Utopia Calling (B014Z6JM0S): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-14}}
- Six Bullets (Ghillinnein Books, 2016){{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019D334RK |title=Six Bullets (B019D334RK): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= March 2016|accessdate=2016-04-14}}
- Island of the Dolls (Ghillinnein Books, 2016)
- Box of Bones (Ghillinnein Books, 2016){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CXWTPYY |title=Box of Bones (B01CXWTPYY): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2016-04-14}}
- The Mailman (Ghillinnein Books, 2017){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071F5LBZM |title=The Mailman (B071F5LBZM): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2019-03-14}}
- Re-Roll (Ghillinnein Books, 2018){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0764895FP |title=Re-Roll (B0764895FP): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2019-03-14}}
- Mountain of the Dead (Ghillinnein Books, 2018){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Dead-suspense-mystery-Scariest-ebook/dp/B079KW3N729 |title=Mountain of the Dead (B079KW3N729): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2019-03-14}}
- Mosquito Man (Ghillinnein Books, 2019){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQN5LDV |title=Mosquito Man (B07NQN5LDV): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2019-03-14}}
- The Man from Taured (Ghillinnein Books, 2019){{cite web |title=The Man from Taured |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-man-from-taured-jeremy-bates/1136293319 |website=Barnes & Noble |language=en}}
- The Sleep Experiment (Ghillinnein Books, 2019){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1988091381 |title=The Sleep Experiment (1988091381): Jeremy Bates: Books |website=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2019-07-24}}
Nominations, awards and contests
- Winner, "Reader Views Literary Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2018-2019, for Mountain of the Dead{{cite web |title=2018-2019 Reader Views Literary Award Winners in Horror (Adult Fiction) |url=http://readerviews.com/2018-2019-winners |publisher=Reader Views |accessdate=14 March 2019 |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318002521/http://readerviews.com/2018-2019-winners |url-status=dead }}
- Finalist, "Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2017, for The Mailman{{cite web| url= https://aurealisawards.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/aurealis-1995-2017-compiled-lists.pdf}}
- Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2017, for The Mailman{{cite web |title= Australian Shadows Awards – Australasian Horror Writers Association| date= 9 February 2017| url= https://australasianhorror.wordpress.com/australian-shadows-awards/}}
- Winner, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award Gold Medal, 2016, for Island of the Dolls{{cite web |title=2016 Foreword INDIES Winners in Horror (Adult Fiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/winners/2016/horror/ |publisher= Foreword Reviews |accessdate= 30 October 2018 |language=en}}
- Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2017, for Island of the Dolls{{cite web| title=Indie Book Awards - Winners and Finalists| url=http://indiebookawards.com/winners| access-date=2017-09-29| archive-date=2017-09-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928215957/http://www.indiebookawards.com/winners| url-status=dead}}
- Finalist, "Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for Box of Bones{{cite web| url= https://aurealisawards.org/page/2/|title=Aurealis Awards }}
- Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2016, for Box of Bones{{cite web |url= https://australianhorror.com/australian-shadows-awards/award-shortlist/}}
- Winner, "Crime Writers of Canada" Arthur Ellis Award/The Lou Allen Memorial Award, 2016, for Black Canyon{{cite web |url=http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/current-contest/winners |title=Best Novella 2016 |publisher=Crime Writers of Canada |date=May 26, 2016 |access-date=May 27, 2016 |archive-date=May 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514185020/http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/awards/arthur-ellis-awards/current-contest/winners |url-status=dead }}
- Winner, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2015, for The Catacombs{{cite web |url=http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=191 |title=Best Horror Novel 2015 |publisher=Australian Horror Writers Association |date=April 2016 }}
- Winner, "IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Awards)" Bronze Medal/Horror, 2016, for The Catacombs{{cite web |url= http://www.independentpublisher.com/article.php?page=2045/ |title=Bronze Medal/Horror 2016 |publisher=IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Awards) |date=April 13, 2016 }}
- Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for Black Canyon{{cite web|url=http://www.indiebookawards.com/winners/2016|title=Bronze Medal/Novella 2016|date=April 13, 2016|publisher=Next Generation Indie Book Awards|access-date=June 24, 2017|archive-date=July 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728120734/http://www.indiebookawards.com/winners/2016|url-status=dead}}
- Winner, "Reader Views Literary Award" Global Award, 2014-2015, for Suicide Forest{{cite web |url=http://readerviews.com/reader-views-2014-2015-literary-award-winners/ |title=Global Winner 2014/2015 |publisher=Reader Views |date=2015 |access-date=2015-07-16 |archive-date=2015-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708104357/http://readerviews.com/reader-views-2014-2015-literary-award-winners/ |url-status=dead }}
- Honorable Mention, "Reader Views Literary Award" Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror Award, 2014-2015, for Suicide Forest{{cite web |url=http://readerviews.com/reader-views-2014-2015-literary-award-winners/ |title=Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror Award 2014/2015 |publisher=Reader Views |date=2015 |access-date=2015-07-16 |archive-date=2015-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708104357/http://readerviews.com/reader-views-2014-2015-literary-award-winners/ |url-status=dead }}
- Finalist, "Goodreads" Choice Awards 2015, for Suicide Forest{{cite web |url= https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-horror-books-2015/ |title= Horror Finalist 2015 |publisher= Goodreads |date=2015 }}
- Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2014, for Suicide Forest{{cite web |url=http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=39/ |title=Horror Finalist 2015 |publisher=Australian Horror Writers Association |date=April 2014 }}
- Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award, 2014, for Suicide Forest{{cite web |title= 2014 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Horror (Adult Fiction) |url= https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/finalists/2014/horror/ |publisher= Foreword Reviews |accessdate=30 October 2018 |language=en}}
- Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Thriller & Suspense Book of the Year Award, 2012, for White Lies{{cite web |title=2012 Foreword INDIES Finalists in Thriller & Suspense (Adult Fiction) |url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/finalists/2012/thriller/ |publisher= Foreword Reviews |accessdate=30 October 2018 |language= en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.jeremybatesbooks.com Official webpage]
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Category:21st-century Canadian male writers
Category:21st-century Canadian novelists
Category:Canadian emigrants to Australia
Category:Canadian horror writers
Category:Canadian male novelists
Category:Charles Darwin University alumni