American poet (1936–2024)
Fred Chappell
Born (1936-05-28 ) May 28, 1936Died January 4, 2024(2024-01-04) (aged 87) Occupation Genre
Fred Davis Chappell (May 28, 1936 – January 4, 2024) was an author and poet.[ 1] University of North Carolina at Greensboro .[ 2] Poet Laureate of North Carolina from 1997 to 2002.[ 3] Duke University .[ 4]
Chappell's1968 novelDagon Académie française ,[ 4] Cthulhu Mythos horror story as a psychologically realisticSouthern Gothic . ThePoetry Foundation describes both his poetry and prose as investigating the Southern experience by "drawing on childhood memories and the character of his home region."[ 4] The World Between the Eyes , won the Roanoke-Chowan Poetry Cup for 1971.[ 4] Robert Silverberg 's fanzineSpaceship in 1952 and 1953.[ 5]
His literary awards include theAiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry , thePrix du Meilleur Livre Étranger , theBollingen Prize , and the T. S. Eliot Award for Creative Writing. He won twoWorld Fantasy Awards forshort fiction . His short story "The Somewhere Doors" from theMore Shapes Than One collection won in 1992 andThe Lodger won in 1994.[ 6] [ 7] O. Max Gardner Award for his teaching career.[ 4]
Chappell died in Greensboro, North Carolina on January 4, 2024, at the age of 87.[ 8] [ 9]
Awakening to music . Briarpatch Press. 1979.Backsass , LSU Press, 2004.[ 10] Bloodfire: A Poem ,LSU Press , 1978.C ,LSU Press , 1993.Castle Tzingal ,LSU Press , 1984.Driftlake: A Lieder Cycle , Iron Mountain Press, 1981.Earthsleep: A Poem ,LSU Press , 1980.Familiars ,LSU Press , 2014.Family Gathering ,LSU Press , 2000.First and Last Words ,LSU Press , 1989.The Man Twice Married by Fire ,Unicorn Press , 1975.Midquest: A Poem (contains "River: A Poem", "Bloodfire: A Poem", "Windmountain: A Poem", and "Earthsleep: A Poem"),LSU Press , 1981.River: A Poem ,LSU Press , 1975.Shadow Box: Poems , :Louisiana State University Press , 2009Source ,LSU Press , 1986.Spring Garden: New and Selected Poems ,LSU Press , 1995.Wind Mountain: A Poem ,LSU Press , 1979.The World Between the Eyes ,LSU Press , 1971.A Shadow All of Light , Tor Books, 2016Ancestors and others : new and selected stories . St Martin's. 2009.ISBN 9780312561673 Dagon Boson Books , 2002The Gaudy Place [ 11] [ 12] The Inkling [ 13] LSU Press 1998.[ 14] [ 15] It Is Time, Lord [ 16] LSU Press 1996.[ 17] [ 18] Moments of Light [ 19] [ 20] More Shapes Than One , 1991The Kirkman Tetralogy:
I Am One of You Forever ,LSU Press , 1985Brighten the Corner Where You Are ,St. Martin's , 1989Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You [ 21] Look Back All the Green Valley [ 22] [ 23] "Creeper Shadows"Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction "Dance of Shadows"Fantasy and Science Fiction Year's Best Fantasy 8 , (Jun 2008, ed. David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, publ. Tachyon Publications, 1-892391-76-7, 375pp, tp, anth) "The Diamond Shadow"Fantasy and Science Fiction "Shadow of the Valley"Fantasy and Science Fiction "Thief of Shadows"Fantasy and Science Fiction "Maze of Shadows"Fantasy and Science Fiction Year Review article Work(s) reviewed 2008 Chappell, Fred (October–November 2008). "Curiosities".F&SF 115 (4&5): 242. Forbes, Esther (1954).Rainbow on the road .
^ Fred Chappell Biography Archived October 25, 2007, at theWayback Machine ^ "UNC News release – Poet Fred Chappell to present Thomas Wolfe Lecture Oct. 6" .Archived from the original on August 24, 2014. RetrievedNovember 20, 2007 .^ "North Carolina Poet Laureate | Biography: Fred Chappell" . Archived fromthe original on September 8, 2005.^a b c d e "Fred Chappell" . Poetry Foundation. RetrievedOctober 6, 2025 .^ "Chappell, Fred" . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. RetrievedOctober 7, 2025 .^ "Winners" . World Fantasy Awards. RetrievedOctober 6, 2025 .^ "Fred Chappell" . science fiction awards database. RetrievedOctober 6, 2025 .^ Risen, Clay (January 25, 2024)."Fred Chappell, Writer Who Celebrated the Carolina Mountains, Dies at 87" .The New York Times . RetrievedJanuary 25, 2024 . ^ Fred Chappell, acclaimed author and past NC Poet Laureate, dies at 87 ^ Chappell, Fred (2004).Backsass LSU Press .ISBN 978-0-8071-2944-9 ^ Chappell, Fred (1973).The Gaudy Place Harcourt .ISBN 978-0-917990-49-6 ^ reprint . C&M Online Media, Inc. 2002.ISBN 978-0-917990-49-6 ^ Chappell, Fred (1965).The Inkling Harcourt .ISBN 978-1-932482-08-9 ^ reprint . C&M Online Media, Inc. 2003.ISBN 978-1-932482-08-9 ^ "The Inkling by Fred Chappell" . Archived fromthe original on May 29, 2010. RetrievedMarch 24, 2009 .^ Chappell, Fred (1963).It Is Time, Lord ISBN 978-1-932482-22-5 {{cite book }}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help ) ^ Reprint . C&M Online Media, Inc. 2005.ISBN 978-1-932482-22-5 ^ "It Is Time, Lord" . Archived fromthe original on July 4, 2008.^ Chappell, Fred (1980).Moments of Light ISBN 978-1-886420-26-7 ^ reprint . C&M Online Media, Inc. 1996.ISBN 978-1-886420-26-7 ^ Chappell, Fred (1997).Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You ISBN 978-0-312-16834-6 ^ Chappell, Fred (1996).Look Back All the Green Valley ISBN 978-0-312-24310-4 ^ reprint ISBN 978-0-312-24310-4 ^ World Fantasy Convention."Award Winners and Nominees" . Archived fromthe original on December 1, 2010. RetrievedFebruary 4, 2011 . ^ Fred Chappell at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
1975–2000 "Pages from a Young Girl's Journal " byRobert Aickman (1975) "Belsen Express " byFritz Leiber (1976) "There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding " byRussell Kirk (1977) "The Chimney " byRamsey Campbell (1978) "Naples " byAvram Davidson (1979) "Mackintosh Willy " byRamsey Campbell (1980, tie) "The Woman Who Loved the Moon " byElizabeth A. Lynn (1980, tie) "The Ugly Chickens " byHoward Waldrop (1981) "The Dark Country " byDennis Etchison (1982, tie) "Do the Dead Sing? " byStephen King (1982, tie) "The Gorgon " byTanith Lee (1983) "Elle Est Trois, (La Mort) " byTanith Lee (1984) "The Bones Wizard " byAlan Ryan / "Still Life with Scorpion " byScott Baker (1985, tie) "Paper Dragons " byJames Blaylock (1986) "Red Light " byDavid J. Schow (1987) "Friend's Best Man " byJonathan Carroll (1988) "Winter Solstice, Camelot Station " byJohn M. Ford (1989) "The Illusionist " bySteven Millhauser (1990) "A Midsummer Night's Dream " byNeil Gaiman andCharles Vess (1991) "The Somewhere Doors " byFred Chappell (1992) "Graves " byJoe Haldeman (1993, tie) "This Year's Class Picture " byDan Simmons (1993, tie) "The Lodger " byFred Chappell (1994) "The Man in the Black Suit " byStephen King (1995) "The Grass Princess " byGwyneth Jones (1996) "Thirteen Phantasms " byJames Blaylock (1997) "Dust Motes " byP. D. Cacek (1998) "The Specialist's Hat " byKelly Link (1999) "The Chop Girl " byIan R. MacLeod (2000) 2001–present
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