Jack Cady | |
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 Jack Cady, date unknown | |
| Born | (1932-03-20)20 March 1932 Kentucky |
| Died | 14 January 2004(2004-01-14) (aged 71) |
| Pen name | Pat Franklin |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genres | Fantasy, horror, science fiction |
| Notable awards | Nebula Award World Fantasy Award Bram Stoker Award |
| Spouse | Carol Orlock |
Jack Cady (March 20, 1932[1] – January 14, 2004[1]) was an American author, born in Kentucky. He is known mostly as a writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He won theNebula Award, theWorld Fantasy Award, and theBram Stoker Award.[2]
Cady was a conscientious objector during theKorean War, but served in the U.S. Coast Guard in Maine. He later had several jobs, including truck driver, auctioneer, landscaper and finally university instructor. He first taught creative writing at theUniversity of Washington from 1968 until 1973, and he then had a number of brief teaching stints at colleges in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Alaska from 1973 to 1978. During 1985 he began teaching writing atPacific Lutheran University inTacoma, Washington, and he retired from that job in 1998. Cady married fellow writerCarol Orlock in 1977, and they remained married until his death. Cady's collected literary papers were donated to the Mortvedt Library at Pacific Lutheran University during the spring of 2006.
Cady is perhaps known best for the Nebula-winning novella "The Night We Buried Road Dog" (1993). Stories of his were included in theBest American Short Stories anthologies of 1971 and 1972.
Hisdystopian novelMcDowell's Ghost concerns a modern-day Southerner who keeps seeing the ghost of an ancestor killed during the Civil War; the spirit helps McDowell obtain justice for a female friend who was raped.
Another of Cady's books wasThe American Writer: Shaping a Nation's Mind, a survey of American literature.
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Under the pseudonym Pat Franklin:
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
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| "Jeremiah" | 2000 | Cady, Jack (September 2000). "Jeremiah".F&SF.99 (3):141–160. | Novelette | |
| The Night We Buried Road Dog | 1993 | F&SF (Jan. 1993) | Reprinted in the February 2009 issue, along with an introduction byKristine Kathryn Rusch. | Novella |
