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Charles A. Gramlich Born October 14, 1958
ArkansasOccupation Novelist, short story writer, University Professor Genres fantasy, horror, science fiction
charlesgramlich.blogspot.comCharles A. Gramlich (born October 14, 1958 in Arkansas), is an American writer best known for combining science fiction and horror in his works.
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Biography
Charles Gramlich, or Charles A. Gramlich, was born October 14, 1958. He grew up on a farm near the foothills of the Ozark Mountains.[1] Although he had three older brothers and an older sister, the closest in age was six years older than he was. The nearest child his age lived about six miles (10 km) away. As such, dogs, cats and books kept him company growing up.[2] As a child, he came across a valley in the mountains that was so frightening to him that he could never force himself to enter it. This childhood experience formed the setting for his novel Cold in the Light.[1]
Gramlich has an M.A. and Ph. D in Experimental Psychology. He is an ex-member of REHupa, the Robert E. Howard United Press Association, and is an Editor of The Dark Man, the Journal of Robert E. Howard Studies.[3] He teaches psychology in the Greater New Orleans area at Xavier University of Louisiana.[4] He is married to award-winning artist and photographer, Lana Gramlich, lives on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain and has a son named Joshua.[1]
Dr. Gramlich is the author of several novels and numerous short stories. Most of his work falls into the genres of science fiction, fantasy, or horror. His first novel in paperback form was Cold in the Light, a horror thriller with science fiction elements that drew comparisons with the early work of Dean Koontz.[5] His next three novels, Swords of Talera, Wings Over Talera and Witch of Talera, are Sword & Planet works in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars series.[6] Dr. Gramlich also writes poetry and non-fiction. In August, 2008, Gramlich had his first poetry chapbook published, a collection of vampire haiku entitled Wanting the Mouth of a Lover. Spec House of Poetry[7] is the publisher.
In 2009, Gramlich had a collection of his nonfiction essays on writing published under the title Write With Fire.[8] Borgo Press is the publisher. He also had a textbook published called Writing in Psychology: A Guidebook.[9] This book is a collaboration with two of Gramlich's colleagues, Dr. Y. Du Bois Irvin and Dr. Elliott Hammer. It was also published by Borgo Press.
In 2010, Borgo Press published a collection of Gramlich's sword and sorcery short stories under the title "Bitter Steel." [10] In 2011, Borgo published a collection of his vampire and werewolf stories under the title "Midnight in Rosary." [11]
Gramlich has also self-published a collection of his western stories and some western nonfiction pieces for the Kindle and the Nook entitled "Killing Trail." [12]
Bibliography
Novels
- Cold in the Light, The Invisible College Press, 2002
- Swords of Talera, Borgo Press, 2007.
- Wings Over Talera, Borgo Press, 2007.
- Witch of Talera, Borgo Press, 2007.
Serials
- Swords of Talera (Part 1), Startling Science Stories, #17, December 1998, pp. 44–78
- Swords of Talera (Part 2), Startling Science Stories, #18, January 1999, pp. 44–78
- Swords of Talera (Part 3), Startling Science Stories, #19, February 1999, pp. 44–78
- Swords of Talera (Part 4), Startling Science Stories, #20, March 1999, pp. 44–78
- Wings Over Talera (Part 1), Alien Worlds: Beyond Space & Time, #7, October 2000, pp. 45–77
- Wings Over Talera (Part 2), Alien Worlds: Beyond Space & Time, #8, November 2000, pp. 41–79
- Wings Over Talera (Part 3), Alien Worlds: Beyond Space & Time, #7, December 2000, pp. 41–80
- Wings Over Talera (Part 4), Alien Worlds: Beyond Space & Time, #7, January 2001, pp. 58–85
Chapbooks
- Wanting the Mouth of a Lover, Spec House of Poetry, August 2008.
Single Author Collections
- Bitter Steel: Tales and Poems of Epic Fantasy, The Borgo Press, 2010
- Midnight in Rosary: Tales of Vampires and Werewolves in Crimson and Black, The Borgo Press, 2011
Nonfiction
- Write With Fire, Borgo Press, 2009.
- Writing in Psychology, (With Y. Du Bois Irvin & Elliott Hammer), Borgo Press
References
- ^ a b c Charles Gramlich, The Invisible College Press
- ^ About Me, A Web Page for Charles A Gramlich
- ^ "The Dark Man". http://www.beyond49.ca/TDM/index.html.
- ^ "Xavier University of Louisiana". http://www.xula.edu/departments/psychology/faculty.php.
- ^ J. D. Charles, The Logan Banner
- ^ "Amazon". http://www.amazon.com/dp/1434400816.
- ^ "Spec House of Poetry". http://spechouseofpoetry.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-releases-by-charles-gramlich.html.
- ^ "Amazon.com". http://www.amazon.com/dp/1434403629.
- ^ "Amazon.com". http://www.amazon.com/dp/1434457125.
- ^ "Amazon.com". http://www.amazon.com/dp/1434457893.
- ^ "Amazon.com". http://www.amazon.com/dp/1434412369.
- ^ "Amazon.com". http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003UNL98G.
External links
- Charles A. Gramlich Bibliography
- Razored Zen, A Web Page for Charles A. Gramlich
- Razored Zen, A Writer's Journal
- The Dark Man Journal
- Spec House of Poetry
- Charles Gramlich at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
See also
- List of horror fiction authors
Categories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- American science fiction writers
- American fantasy writers
- American horror writers
- People from New Orleans, Louisiana
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