- Brad Strickland
William Bradley Strickland (
1947 -) is an Americanauthor known primarily for hisfantasy andscience fiction . He was born in New Holland, Georgia.His first novel, "To Stand Beneath the Sun", was published in 1985. Since, he has written or co-written sixty-plus novels and more than a hundred short stories. In 1992 Strickland completed four novels begun by the late
John Bellairs ; beginning in 1996 he has created his own stories using the already-established characters.His 2000 book, "When Mack Came Back", won Strickland the 2001 Georgia Author of the Year Award, Children's/Young Adult Division honor.cite web |url=http://www.georgiawriters.org/37thwinners.htm|title=37th Annual Georgia Author of the Year Awards Official Winners Listwebsite|accessdate=2007-05-03 |format= |work= |author=Georgia Writers] In 2002, Strickland and
Thomas E. Fuller began the "Pirate Hunter" series and, later, the "Mars Year One" series. Mr. Fuller died before all the books were published.Strickland is a Professor of English at
Gainesville State College inOakwood, Georgia . He is an active member of theAtlanta Radio Theatre Company , writing, adapting and acting in numerous audio drama projects.External links
* [http://www.gc.peachnet.edu/humanities/bstrickland/ Brad Strickland at Gainesville State College]
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