Nicholas Kaufmann

{{Short description|American author of horror fiction, urban fantasy, and adventure fiction}}

{{distinguish|text = British-Israeli international lawyer, Nicholas Kaufman}}

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Nicholas Kaufmann (born February 21, 1969) is an American author of horror fiction, urban fantasy, and adventure fiction. His work has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, The Shirley Jackson Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, and the Dragon Award.

Early and personal life

Kaufmann was born in New York City to parents Lois G. Kaufmann (née Gordon), a medical receptionist, and John M. P. Kaufmann, a wholesale leather supplier. He spent much of his youth in Westport, Connecticut, where he attended Coleytown Elementary School until the sixth grade. Moving back to New York City, he attended and graduated from Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, and went on to receive a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife Alexa Antopol.{{cite web|url=http://readercon.org/bios/kaufmann.htm|title=Nicholas Kaufmann|website=readercon.org}}

Awards

  • The Dragon Award nominee for 100 Fathoms Below{{Cite web|url=https://www.dragoncon.org/awards/2019-dragon-award-ballot/|title=2019 Dragon Award Ballot – The Dragon Award|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-21}}
  • The Bram Stoker Award nominee for General Slocum’s Gold{{cite web|url=http://horror.org/awards/stokerwinnom.htm|title=Horror Writers Association - Past Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners|website=horror.org|access-date=2018-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202142043/http://horror.org/awards/stokerwinnom.htm|archive-date=2017-02-02|url-status=dead}}
  • The International Thriller Writers Award nominee for Chasing the Dragon{{cite web|url=http://thrillerwriters.org/programs/award-nominees-and-winners/past-nominees-and-winners|title=Past Nominees and Winners – International Thriller Writers|website=thrillerwriters.org}}
  • The Shirley Jackson Award nominee for Chasing the Dragon{{cite web|url=https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/award-winners/2010-shirley-jackson-awards-winners|title=The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2010 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners|website=www.shirleyjacksonawards.org}}

Bibliography

  • Novels
  • Hunt at World’s End (2009).{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8439-6245-1)|title=Book Reviews, Bestselling Books & Publishing Business News - Publishers Weekly|publisher=}}
  • Dying Is My Business (2013){{cite web|url=http://vampirebookclub.net/review-dying-is-my-business-by-nicholas-kaufmann|title=Review: Dying is My Business by Nicholas Kaufmann - Vampire Book Club|website=vampirebookclub.net}}
  • Die and Stay Dead (2014){{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1250-03612-4)|title=Book Reviews, Bestselling Books & Publishing Business News - Publishers Weekly|publisher=}}
  • In the Shadow of the Axe (2016){{cite web|url=http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-in-the-shadow-of-the-axe-by-nicholas-kaufmann |title=Book Review: In the Shadow of the Axe by Nicholas Kaufmann – This Is Horror |publisher=Thisishorror.co.uk |date=2016-12-23 |accessdate=2018-06-13}}
  • 100 Fathoms Below co-written with Steven L. Kent (2018){{cite web|url=http://www.blackstonepublishing.com/100-fathoms-below-steven-kent-nicholas-kaufmann|title=Blackstone Publishing - 100 Fathoms Below- Steven L. Kent & Nicholas Kaufmann|website=www.blackstonepublishing.com}}
  • The Hungry Earth (2021){{Cite web|date=2021-06-11|title=News Round-up Week Ending 11 June 2021|url=https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-up-week-ending-11-june-2021/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=This Is Horror|language=en-GB}}
  • The Stone Serpent (2022){{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Look Out For … The Stone Serpent by Nicholas Kaufmann |url=https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/look-out-for-the-stone-serpent-by-nicholas-kaufmann/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=This Is Horror |language=en-GB}}
  • The Mind Worms (2024){{Cite web |title=Nicholas Kaufmann - The Mind Worms (Dr. Laura Powell series #3) |url=https://www.nicholaskaufmann.com/book/the-mind-worms-dr-laura-powell-series-3/ |access-date=2024-09-10 |language=en}}
  • Novellas
  • Chasing The Dragon (2010)[https://www.sfsite.com/06a/cd321.htm)]{{dead link|date=June 2018}}
  • Collections
  • Walk In Shadows: Collected Stories (2003){{cite web|url=http://www.nicholaskaufmann.com/books/walk-in-shadows|title=Nicholas Kaufmann - Walk in Shadows|website=www.nicholaskaufmann.com}}
  • Still Life: Nine Stories (2012){{cite web|url=http://thehorrorfictionreview.blogspot.com/2012/10|title=OCTOBER, 2012 Reviews|first=Nick|last=Cato|date=2 October 2012|publisher=}}
  • Chapbooks
  • General Slocum's Gold (2007){{cite web|url=https://lipstikindie.wordpress.com/zines/|title=Zines|date=26 August 2011|publisher=}}
  • Anthologies
  • Jack Haringa Must Die!: Twenty-Eight Original Tales of Madness, Terror, and Strictly Grammatical Murder (2008){{cite web|url=https://www.bevvincent.com/2008/05/jack-haringa-must-die-to-support-shirley-jackson-awards/) |title=Jack Haringa Must Die to support Shirley Jackson Awards |publisher=Bev Vincent |date=2008-05-27 |accessdate=2018-06-13}}

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