Edward Bryant

Edward Bryant
Bryant in 2016
Born
Edward Winslow Bryant Jr.

(1945-08-27)August 27, 1945
White Plains, New York, United States
Died February 10, 2017(2017-02-10) (aged 71)
Denver, Colorado, United States
EducationUniversity of Wyoming
OccupationWriter
Writing career
Genres
Notable worksCINNABAR, PARTICLE THEORY

Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. (August 27, 1945 – February 10, 2017) was an American science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave. At the time of his death, he resided in North Denver.

Life and work

Ed Bryant in 1989

Bryant was born in White Plains, New York, but raised on a cattle ranch in Wyoming. 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).

His writing career began in 1968 with his attendance at the Clarion Workshop. At the beginning of his career he developed an association with Harlan Ellison, which led to collaborative efforts such as the novel Phoenix Without Ashes, based on Ellison's pilot script for The Starlost.

He won two Nebula Awards for his short stories, "Stone" (1978) and "giANTS" (1979). He was mostly known as a writer of short fiction; however, he also wrote poetry, nonfiction, reviews, criticism, and edited an e-zine. His short horror story "Dark Angel", which appeared in Kirby McCauley's anthology Dark Forces, featured modern-day witch Angela Black. She reappears as the narrator of Bryant's short novel Fetish.

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. Bryant was a senior editor of Wormhole Books. In addition, he facilitated a number of other writing workshops over the years for writers ranging in skill and experience from amateur to professional.

Edward Bryant served as Toastmaster for Denvention II, the 1981 Worldcon, as well as World Fantasy Convention, ArmadilloCon, TusCon, and Death Equinox. He was Master of Ceremonies at the 1994 World Horror Convention, Special Guest in 1996, and Chair in 2000.

Illness and death

Bryant (right) with George R. R. Martin (left) in November 2016 at TusCon in Tucson, Arizona.

In 2010, various writers & editors including Melanie Tem and Ellen Datlow set up a Crowd-funding page to help Bryant deal with financial emergencies brought on by his ongoing fight against the effects of Type 1 diabetes.

Bryant died at his home in Colorado on February 10, 2017, after a long illness. He was 71.

Works

Novels

Mosaic novels

Wild Cards series

Short story collections

Short stories

Uncollected short stories

Chapbooks

Anthologies

Awards

Awards for Edward Bryant
YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
1974Nebula AwardShort StorySharkNominated
1976Locus AwardNovellaSharking DownNominated
1977World Fantasy AwardCollectionCinnabarNominated
1978Locus AwardShort FictionParticle TheoryNominated
1978Nebula AwardShort StoryThe Hibakusha GalleryNominated
1978Nebula AwardNoveletteParticle TheoryNominated
1979Nebula AwardShort StoryStoneWon
1979Hugo AwardShort StoryStoneNominated
1979Locus AwardShort StoryStoneNominated
1980Nebula AwardShort StorygiANTSWon
1980Locus AwardShort StorygiANTSNominated
1980Hugo AwardShort StorygiANTSNominated
1981Locus AwardShort StoryPrairie SunNominated
1981Locus AwardNoveletteStrataNominated
1981Nebula AwardNoveletteStrataNominated
1982Locus AwardSingle Author CollectionParticle TheoryNominated
1982Locus AwardNoveletteThe Thermals of AugustNominated
1982Hugo AwardNoveletteThe Thermals of AugustNominated
1982Nebula AwardNoveletteThe Thermals of AugustNominated
1985Locus AwardShort StoryArmageddon Between SetsNominated
1989Bram Stoker AwardShort FictionA Sad Last Love at the Diner of the DamnedNominated
1990World Fantasy AwardShort FictionA Sad Last Love at the Diner of the DamnedNominated
1990Locus AwardNoveletteA Sad Last Love at the Diner of the DamnedNominated
1990Bram Stoker AwardShort FictionThe Loneliest NumberNominated
1991Bram Stoker AwardLong FictionFetishNominated
1992Locus AwardNovellaFetishNominated
1995Locus AwardShort StoryThe Fire that ScoursNominated
1995Theodore Sturgeon AwardThe Fire that ScoursFinalist
1996International Horror Guild AwardLiving Legend AwardWon

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wormhole Books Wormhole books". Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
  2. ↑ World Fantasy Guest of Honor list Archived November 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Past World Horror Conventions". World Horror Convention. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ Speak Out with Your Geek Out: Sense of Community Tag Archives: ed bryant
  5. ↑ Friends of Ed Bryant
  6. ↑ "Edward Bryant (1945-2017)". Locus Online. February 10, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1976".
  8. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1978".
  9. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1979".
  10. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1980".
  11. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1981".
  12. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1981".
  13. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1982".
  14. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1982".
  15. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1985".
  16. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1990".
  17. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1992".
  18. ↑ "Sfadb: Locus Awards 1995".
  19. ↑ "International Horror Guild".