Jeffrey Ford | |
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Ford atReadercon in 2016 | |
| Born | (1955-11-08)November 8, 1955 (age 70) West Islip, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, teacher |
| Alma mater | Binghamton University |
| Period | 1981–present |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Website | |
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Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in thefantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including fantasy,science fiction and mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humor, literary allusion, and a fascination with tales told within tales. He is a graduate ofBinghamton University, where he studied with the novelistJohn Gardner.[1]
He lives inOhio and teaches writing part-time atOhio Wesleyan University. He has also taught as a guest lecturer at theClarion Workshop for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers (2004 and 2012), TheAntioch University Summer Writing Workshop (2013),LitReactor – 4 Week Online Horror Writing Course (2012),University of Southern Maine'sStonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing (2011), TheRichard Hugo House in Seattle, Washington, (2010).
Ford has contributed over 130 original short stories to numerous print and online magazines and anthologies:The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,MAD Magazine,Weird Tales,Clarkesworld Magazine,Tor.com,Lightspeed,Subterranean,Fantasy Magazine,The Oxford Book of American Short Stories,Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year,Year’s Best Weird Fiction,Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror,New Jersey Noir,Stories,The Living Dead,The Faery Reel,After,The Dark,The Doll Collection, etc. His fiction has been translated into over fifteen languages and published worldwide.[2]
His stories and novels have been nominated multiple times for theWorld Fantasy Award, theHugo Award, theNebula Award, theTheodore Sturgeon Award, theInternational Horror Guild Award, the Fountain Award,Shirley Jackson Award, theEdgar Allan Poe Award, theBram Stoker Award, theLocus Award, theSeiun Award, theGrand Prix de l'Imaginaire, the Nowa Fantastyka Award, and theHayakawa Award.
| Work | Year & Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Physiognomy | 1998World Fantasy Award | Novel | Won | [4] |
| 2005Seiun Award | Translated Long Work | Nominated | ||
| The Fantasy Writer's Assistant | 2000 HOMer Award | Short Story | Nominated | [5] |
| 2001 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2001Nebula Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| Malthusian's Zombie | 2001Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Honeyed Knot | 2002 World Fantasy Award | Short Fiction | Nominated | [4] |
| 2002 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| The Beyond | 2002 Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated | |
| The Trentino Kid | 2003International Horror Guild Award | Short Fiction | Nominated | [7] |
| 2004 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| Creation | 2003 World Fantasy Award | Short Fiction | Won | [4] |
| 2003 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| 2003Hugo Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| 2003 Nebula Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| The Weight of Words | 2003 World Fantasy Award | Short Fiction | Nominated | [4] |
| 2003 Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | ||
| The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Stories | 2003 World Fantasy Award | Collection | Won | [4] |
| 2003 Locus Award | Collection | Nominated | ||
| The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque | 2003 World Fantasy Award | Novel | Nominated | [4] |
| 2003 Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated | ||
| Something by the Sea | 2003 Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | |
| The Beautiful Gelreesh | 2004 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Empire of Ice Cream | 2004 Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | |
| 2004 World Fantasy Award | Novella | Nominated | [4] | |
| 2004 Hugo Award | Novelette | Nominated | ||
| 2004 Nebula Award | Novelette | Won | ||
| 2004Theodore Sturgeon Award | Short Science Fiction | Finalist | ||
| 2005Hayakawa's S-F Magazine Reader's Award | Foreign Short Story | Won | ||
| The Empire of Ice Cream (Collection) | 2006Bram Stoker Award | Fiction Collection | Nominated | |
| 2007 Locus Award | Collection | Nominated | ||
| 2007 World Fantasy Award | Collection | Nominated | [4] | |
| Boatman's Holiday | 2005 International Horror Guild Award | Mid-length Fiction | Nominated | |
| 2006 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| A Night in the Tropics | 2005 Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | |
| The Annals of Eelin-Ok | 2004 Speculative Literature Foundation Fountain Award | Short Story | Won | [8] |
| 2005 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| Girl in the Glass | 2006Edgar Allan Poe Award | Paperback Original | Won | |
| 2007 Nebula Award | Novel | Nominated | ||
| Exo-Skeleton Town | 2006Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire | Foreign Short story/Collection of Foreign Short Stories | Won | |
| A Man of Light | 2006 Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | |
| Giant Land | 2006 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Cosmology of the Wider World | 2006 Locus Award | Novella | Nominated | |
| 2006British Fantasy Award | Novella | Nominated | ||
| The Scribble Mind | 2006 Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | |
| Botch Town | 2007 Locus Award | Novella | Nominated | |
| 2007 World Fantasy Award | Novella | Won | [4] | |
| The Night Whiskey | 2007 Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | |
| The Way He Does It | 2007 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| 2007 World Fantasy Award | Short Fiction | Nominated | [4] | |
| The Shadow Year | 2008Shirley Jackson Award | Novel | Won | |
| 2009 World Fantasy Award | Novel | Won | [4] | |
| 2009 Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated | ||
| The Dreaming Wind | 2008 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| 2008 Theodore Sturgeon Award | Short Science Fiction | Finalist | [9] | |
| 2009 Nebula Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| The Drowned Life | 2008 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Drowned Life (Collection) | 2009 World Fantasy Award | Collection | Won | [4] |
| 2009 Locus Award | Collection | Nominated | ||
| The Manticore Spell | 2008 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| Under the Bottom of the Lake | 2008 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Dream of Reason | 2009 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Seventh Expression of the Robot General | 2009 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| Polka Dots and Moonbeams | 2011 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Last Triangle | 2012 Shirley Jackson Award | Novelette | Nominated | [10] |
| Daddy Long Legs of the Evening | 2012 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| A Natural History of Autumn | 2013 Shirley Jackson Award | Short Fiction | Won | |
| 2013 World Fantasy Award | Short Fiction | Nominated | [4] | |
| 2013 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | ||
| Crackpot Palace | 2013 Shirley Jackson Award | Collection | Won | |
| 2013 Locus Award | Collection | Nominated | ||
| The Wish Head | 2013 Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | |
| 2013 Shirley Jackson Award | Novelette | Nominated | [11] | |
| Blood Drive | 2013 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| A Terror | 2014 Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | |
| The Fairy Enterprise | 2014 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| Hibbler's Minions | 2015 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Thyme Fiend | 2016 Shirley Jackson Award | Novelette | Nominated | [12] |
| A Natural History of Hell | 2017 Shirley Jackson Award | Collection | Won | |
| 2017 Locus Award | Collection | Nominated | ||
| 2017 World Fantasy Award | Collection | Won | [4] | |
| The Winter Wraith | 2016 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| Witch Hazel | 2018 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Twilight Pariah | 2018 Locus Award | Novella | Nominated | |
| Ahab's Return | 2019 Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated | |
| The Bookcase Expedition | 2019 Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |
| The Best of Jeffrey Ford | 2021 Locus Award | Collection | Nominated | |
| 2021 World Fantasy Award | Collection | Nominated | [4] | |
| Out of Body | 2021 Locus Award | Novella | Nominated | |
| Big Dark Hole | 2022 World Fantasy Award | Collection | Nominated | [4] |
| 2022 Locus Award | Collection | Nominated | ||
| "Exo-Skeleton Town" | 2024 Seiun Award | Translated story | Nominated |
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