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Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. (born August 27, 1945) is a science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave.

Bryant was born in White Plains, New York. However, he was raised on a cattle ranch in Wyoming. He had strong roots in that state attested to in his collection Wyoming Sun. He attended school in Wheatland, Wyoming and received his MA in English from the University of Wyoming in 1968.

During the 1950s his uncle, a rodeo star, encouraged his love of film. This perhaps ultimately led to his occasional work in screenplays and as an actor. He was in the films The Laughing Dead (1988) and Ill Met by Moonlight (1994). He also did screenplays for TV shows on channels from CBS, Lifetime and Disney.

At the beginning of his career he developed an association with Harlan Ellison, which proved longstanding. This led to collaborative efforts like the novel Phoenix Without Ashes, based on Ellison's pilot script for The Starlost. He also owns several cats and currently lives in North Denver.

His writing career began in 1968 with his attendance at the Clarion Workshop. By 1973, he had gained acclaim for stories with a conversational style that mask rather dark realities. At times these realities are downright apocalyptic, although in other cases the message is joyous and hopeful.

His short horror story "Dark Angel", which appeared in Kirby McCauley's anthology Dark Forces, featured modern-day witch Angela Black, whose name reflects her moral ambiguity. She reappears as the narrator of Bryant's short novel Fetish.

He won two Nebula awards for his short stories, Stone (1978) and giANTS (1979). He is mostly known as a writer of short fiction, however he also writes poetry, nonfiction, reviews, criticism, and edits an e-zine.

When Bryant moved to Denver in 1972, he founded the Northern Colorado Writers Workshop, which continues today, and has produced a number of notable writers, including Steve Rasnic Tem, Melanie Tem, John Dunning, Wil McCarthy, Bruce Holland Rogers, Dan Simmons, and Connie Willis. He is currently a senior editor of Wormhole Books. In addition, Bryant has facilitated a number of other writing workshops over the years for writers ranging in skill and experience from amateur to professional. Although generally known as a writer himself, Bryant's greatest legacy may be the encouragement, instruction, and mentoring he has given to hundreds of other writers through the years.

Due to his immense amounts of experience in the literary fields, Edward Bryant has been Toastmaster at numerous literary conventions. Some of these include World Fantasy Convention, ArmadilloCon, TusCon, and Death Equinox. He has also chaired (and otherwise been a special guest at) multiple years of the World Horror Convention.

It was reported in January 2009 by editor Ellen Datlow that Bryant was in financial difficulty due to 2004 heart bypass surgery and Type-1 diabetes, among other reasons, and that a charitable trust, "Friends of Ed Bryant"[1], had been created through the Colorado Fund for People with Disabilities [2] to assist him.

Selected Works   more

This author page uses material from the Wikipedia article "Edward Bryant", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
Total Books: 46
Edward Bryant's Sphere of Influence
2017 - Edward Bryant's Sphere of Influence (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780974161976
ISBN-10: 0974161977
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Reference, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Tsunami The Underrated Hazard
2014 - Tsunami the Underrated Hazard (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9783319061320
ISBN-10: 3319061321
Genre: Science & Math
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Predators and Other Stories
2014 - Predators and Other Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781495346293
ISBN-10: 1495346293
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Phoenix Without Ashes
2014 - Phoenix Without Ashes (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781495286636
ISBN-10: 1495286630
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Wyoming Sun
2014 - Wyoming Sun (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781495249839
ISBN-10: 1495249832
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Particle Theory
2013 - Particle Theory (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781491080122
ISBN-10: 1491080124
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Natural Hazards
2005 - Natural Hazards (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780521537438
ISBN-10: 0521537436
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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The Jogging Lady
2003 - The Jogging Lady (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781401092030
ISBN-10: 1401092039
Genre: Horror
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Tsunami  The Underrated Hazard
2001 - Tsunami the Underrated Hazard (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780521772440
ISBN-10: 0521772443
Genre: Science & Math
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The Baku Tales of the Nuclear Age
2001 - The Baku Tales of the Nuclear Age (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781892284525
ISBN-10: 1892284529
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
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Strange Attraction
2000 - Strange Attraction (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780966566222
ISBN-10: 096656622X
Genre: Horror
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Climate Process and Change
1997 - Climate Process and Change (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780521481892
ISBN-10: 0521481899
Genres: Science & Math, Outdoors & Nature
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Thermals of August Signed
1991 - Thermals of August Signed (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781561469369
ISBN-10: 156146936X
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Hardshell
1990 - Hardshell [Originally Published As Night Visions 4] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780425127483
ISBN-10: 0425127486
Genre: Horror
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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Berserker Base
1990 - Berserker Base (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780575044531
ISBN-10: 0575044535
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Night Fears
1989 - Night Fears (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780747201328
ISBN-10: 0747201323
Genre: Horror
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Night Visions 4
1987 - Night VIsions 4 (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780913165218
ISBN-10: 0913165212
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Night Visions Vol 4
1987 - Night VIsions Vol 4 (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780913165201
ISBN-10: 0913165204
Genre: Horror
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Cinnabar
1982 - Cinnabar (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780553228557
ISBN-10: 0553228552
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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Interfaces An Anthology of Speculative Fiction
1980 - Interfaces an Anthology of Speculative Fiction (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780441370931
ISBN-10: 0441370934
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Statistical Analysis
Statistical Analysis (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780070086173
ISBN-10: 0070086176
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The Cutter [Short story hardback series] (Other)