Nathan Ballingrud
{{short description|American author (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Nathan Ballingrud
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|31}}
| nationality = American
| alma_mater = University of North Carolina
University of New Orleans
| notableworks = North American Lake Monsters
| years_active = 1995–present
| website = {{url|nathanballingrud.com}}
}}
Nathan Ballingrud (born December 31, 1970) is an American writer of horror and dark fantasy fiction.{{Cite news|url=http://weirdfictionreview.com/2013/10/interview-with-nathan-ballingrud/|title=Interview with Nathan Ballingrud {{!}} Weird Fiction Review|date=2013-10-22|work=Weird Fiction Review|access-date=2018-04-24}} His novella, The Visible Filth, was adapted into a feature film titled Wounds by Babak Anvari.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/brad-william-henke-karl-glusman-cast-babak-anvaris-untitled-annapurna-1202367815/|title=Brad William Henke, Karl Glusman Cast In Babak Anvari's Untitled Drama For Annapurna|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=2018-04-19|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-04-24}} The film is distributed by Annapurna Pictures, premiering on the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/projects/wounds|title=wounds|website=www.sundance.org|language=English|access-date=2019-01-16|archive-date=2020-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230052722/https://www.sundance.org/projects/wounds|url-status=dead}}
Awards
Ballingrud's stories have received critical acclaim and were nominated for multiple awards.
- In 2007, "The Monsters of Heaven" won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Short Story{{Cite web|url=https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/award-winners/2007-shirley-jackson-awards-winners/|title=The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2007 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners|website=www.shirleyjacksonawards.org|access-date=2018-04-24}}
- In 2013, North-American Lake Monsters won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Single-Author Short Story Collection{{Cite web|url=https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/award-winners/2013-award-winners/|title=The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners|website=www.shirleyjacksonawards.org|access-date=2018-04-24}}
- In 2013, North-American Lake Monsters was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection{{Cite web|url=http://horror.org/the-2013-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot/|title=The 2013 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot - Horror Writers Association BlogHorror Writers Association Blog|website=horror.org|date=23 February 2014 |access-date=2018-04-24}}
- In 2014, North-American Lake Monsters was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/2014-world-fantasy-awards/|title=2014 World Fantasy Awards {{!}} World Fantasy Convention|website=www.worldfantasy.org|access-date=2018-04-24}}
- In 2014, North-American Lake Monsters was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for best Collection{{Cite web|url=https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/science-fiction-and-fantasy/british-fantasy-awards-nominees|title=BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS - THE NOMINEES|website=Pan Macmillan|access-date=2018-04-24}}
Bibliography
= Books =
- North American Lake Monsters (2013)
- The Visible Filth (2015)
- Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell (2019){{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/nathan-ballingrud/wounds.htm|title=Wounds by Nathan Ballingrud|website=www.fantasticfiction.com|access-date=2019-01-28}}
- The Strange (2023)
- Crypt of the Moon Spider (novella, 2024)
References
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External links
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Category:University of New Orleans alumni
Category:University of North Carolina alumni
Category:American horror writers
Category:21st-century American writers