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Charles de Lint

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Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of Dutch origins. [1]

60 relations: Beverly Hills, California, Bram Stoker Award, Brian Froud, Bruce Coville, Bussum, Butler University, Canadians, Charles de Lint, Charles Vess, Contemporary fantasy, Dungeon series, Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Emma Bull, Endicott Studio, Eric Rücker Eddison, European folklore, Folklore, Folklore of the United States, Horror fiction, J. R. R. Tolkien, Jack Whyte, Jack, the Giant Killer (novel), James Barber (author), James Branch Cabell, Jane Yolen, John Crowley, Magic realism, Martin H. Greenberg, Mervyn Peake, Moonheart, Mythic fiction, Mythology, Nebula Award, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Netherlands, Newford, Orb Books, Ottawa, Peter Billingsley, Philip José Farmer, Robert Meyer Burnett, Robert Wiersema, Sword and Sorceress series, Sympathy for the Devil, Tachyon Publications, Terri Windling, The Hunger (TV series), The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, The Onion Girl, The Riddle of the Wren, ..., Theodore Sturgeon Award, Tim Pratt, Urban fantasy, Widdershins (novel), Will Ferguson, William Morris, Wolf Moon (novel), World Fantasy Award, World Fantasy Award—Collection, Yarrow (novel). Expand index (10 more) »

Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hills is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, surrounded by the cities of Los Angeles and West Hollywood.

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Bram Stoker Award

The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in dark fantasy and horror writing.

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Brian Froud

Brian Froud (born 1947) is an English fantasy illustrator.

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Bruce Coville

Bruce Farrington Coville (born May 16, 1950) is an author of young adult fiction.

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Bussum

Bussum is a commuter town and former municipality in the Het Gooi region in the south east of the province of North Holland in the Netherlands.

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Butler University

Butler University is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Canadians

Canadians (Canadiens / Canadiennes) are people identified with the country of Canada.

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Charles de Lint

Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of Dutch origins.

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Charles Vess

Charles Vess (born June 10, 1951) is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales.

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Contemporary fantasy

Contemporary fantasy, also known as modern fantasy or indigenous fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy, set in the present day or, more accurately, the time period of the maker.

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Dungeon series

The Dungeon Series is a series of fantasy novels written under the auspices of Philip José Farmer, who wrote an introduction for each book in the series.

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Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany

Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957), was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist; his work, mostly in the fantasy genre, was published under the name Lord Dunsany.

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Emma Bull

Emma Bull (born December 13, 1954) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

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Endicott Studio

Endicott Studio (also known as the Endicott Studio for Mythic Arts) is a nonprofit organization, based in the United States and United Kingdom, that is dedicated to literary, visual, and performance arts inspired by myth, folklore, fairy tales, and the oral storytelling tradition.

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Eric Rücker Eddison

Eric Rücker Eddison, CB, CMG (24 November 1882 – 18 August 1945) was an English civil servant and author, writing epic fantasy novels under the name E. R. Eddison.

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European folklore

European folklore or Western folklore refers to the folklore of the western world, especially when discussed comparatively.

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Folklore

Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group.

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Folklore of the United States

Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, tall tales, and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group.

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Horror fiction

Horror is a genre of speculative fiction which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten, scare, disgust, or startle its readers or viewers by inducing feelings of horror and terror.

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J. R. R. Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (Tolkien pronounced his surname, see his phonetic transcription published on the illustration in The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One. Christopher Tolkien. London: Unwin Hyman, 1988. (The History of Middle-earth; 6). In General American the surname is also pronounced. This pronunciation no doubt arose by analogy with such words as toll and polka, or because speakers of General American realise as, while often hearing British as; thus or General American become the closest possible approximation to the Received Pronunciation for many American speakers. Wells, John. 1990. Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow: Longman, 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.

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Jack Whyte

Jack Whyte (born 1940) is a Scottish-Canadian novelist of historical fiction.

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Jack, the Giant Killer (novel)

Jack, the Giant Killer (1987) is a contemporary fantasy novel by Charles De Lint.

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James Barber (author)

James Barber (March 23, 1923 – November 29, 2007) was an English-born Canadian cookbook author and host of The Urban Peasant, a CBC cooking show.

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James Branch Cabell

James Branch Cabell (April 14, 1879 – May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres.

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Jane Yolen

Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books.

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John Crowley

John Crowley (born December 1, 1942) is an American author of fantasy, science fiction and mainstream fiction.

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Magic realism

Magical realism, magic realism, or marvelous realism is a genre of narrative fiction and, more broadly, art (literature, painting, film, theatre, etc.) that, while encompassing a range of subtly different concepts, expresses a primarily realistic view of the real world while also adding or revealing magical elements.

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Martin H. Greenberg

Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and speculative fiction anthologist.

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Mervyn Peake

Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17 November 1968) was an English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator.

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Moonheart

Moonheart is an urban fantasy novel by Charles de Lint.

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Mythic fiction

Mythic fiction is literature that is rooted in, inspired by, or that in some way draws from the tropes, themes and symbolism of myth, legend, folklore, and fairy tales.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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Nebula Award

The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States.

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Nebula Award for Best Novel

The Nebula Award for Best Novel is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novels.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Newford

Newford is a fictional North American city, the setting in many of Charles de Lint's works of urban fantasy.

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Orb Books

Orb Books is a publishing imprint of Tor Books.

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Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital city of Canada.

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Peter Billingsley

Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1971), also known as Peter Michaelsen and Peter Billingsley-Michaelsen, is an American actor, director, and producer, best known for his role as Ralphie in the 1983 movie A Christmas Story and as "Messy Marvin" in the Hershey's Chocolate Syrup commercials during the 1970s.

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Philip José Farmer

Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.

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Robert Meyer Burnett

Robert Meyer Burnett (b. May 15, 1967) is a filmmaker and DVD producer.

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Robert Wiersema

Robert J. Wiersema (born 1970) is a Canadian writer.

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Sword and Sorceress series

The Sword and Sorceress series is a series of fantasy anthologies originally edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, and originally published by DAW Books.

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Sympathy for the Devil

"Sympathy for the Devil" is a samba rock song by the Rolling Stones, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

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Tachyon Publications

Tachyon Publications is an independent press specializing in science fiction and fantasy books.

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Terri Windling

Terri Windling (born December 3, 1958 in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults.

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The Hunger (TV series)

The Hunger is a British/Canadian television horror anthology series, co-produced by Scott Free Productions, Telescene Film Group Productions and the Canadian pay-TV channel The Movie Network.

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (usually referred to as F&SF) is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Fantasy House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press.

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The Onion Girl

The Onion Girl is a 2001 contemporary fantasy novel by Canadian writer Charles De Lint, which takes place in the Newford universe.

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The Riddle of the Wren

The Riddle of the Wren is a Celtic fantasy novel written by Canadian author Charles de Lint.

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Theodore Sturgeon Award

The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best short science fiction story published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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Tim Pratt

Tim Pratt (born December 12, 1976) is a science fiction and fantasy writer and poet.

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Urban fantasy

Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy in which the narrative has an urban setting.

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Widdershins (novel)

Widdershins is a 2006 urban fantasy novel by Canadian writer Charles De Lint, set in the Newford universe.

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Will Ferguson

William Stener "Will" Ferguson (born October 12, 1964) is a Canadian travel writer and novelist best known for his humorous observations on Canadian history and culture.

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William Morris

William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist.

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Wolf Moon (novel)

Wolf Moon is a 1988 fantasy novel by Charles de Lint.

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World Fantasy Award

The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year.

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World Fantasy Award—Collection

The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year.

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Yarrow (novel)

Yarrow: An Autumn Tale is an urban fantasy novel by Charles de Lint, set in 1980s Ottawa.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_de_Lint

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