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Molly Tanzer
Born (1981-10-29) October 29, 1981 (age 43)
Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • social worker
  • barista
Alma materRollins College (BA)
Florida State University (MA)
Genre
Literary movement
Website
mollytanzer.com

Molly Tanzer (born October 29, 1981) is an American fantasy, horror, and science fiction writer.[1] She won the Colorado Book Award for historical fiction, and has been nominated for the Locus Award, British Fantasy Award, and the Wonderland Book Award. She is known for genre-bending fiction that combines horror and fantasy with strong female protagonists, depth of characterization, and realistic interpersonal relationships.[2]

Early life and education

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Tanzer was born in Marietta, Georgia. She moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, when she was 12. She studied Art History at Rollins College, and received a Master's in Humanities from Florida State University, with a focus on 18th-century novels written by women about the transatlantic slave trade.[3][4]

Style and themes

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Tanzer's books often combine elements of multiple genres including horror, fantasy, science fiction, realism, and comedy.[5][6] She frequently sets her books in alternate historical settings, in which she incorporates people of color, LGBTQIA characters, and strong female protagonists.[4][7] Tanzer has stated that she strives for inclusivity in her works and that she is especially interested in the "queering of history."[4] Tanzer has been noted for the strong characterizations in her novels, complex relationships, as well as sharp and witty dialogue.[8][7][9][10] Women's relationships are a prominent part of Tanzer's novels, which frequently include more than one female protagonist.[10] Her novels often have "slow-burn" pacing with a longer build up that eventually gives way to action.[11]

Awards

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Won

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Nominated

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Best Book Lists

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  • NPR Best Books of 2015 (Vermilion)[16]
  • io9 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2015 (Vermilion)[17]

Published works

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Novels

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  • Vermilion (2015)
  • The Pleasure Merchant (2015)

Diabolist's Library Trilogy

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  • Creatures of Charm and Hunger (2020)
  • Creatures of Want and Ruin (2018)
  • Creatures of Will and Temper (2017)

Collections

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  • Rumbullion and Other Liminal Libations (2013)
  • A Pretty Mouth (2012)

Edited anthologies

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  • Mixed Up: Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker (and Reader) (2017)
  • Swords v. Cthulhu (2016)

Manga adaptation

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Short stories

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  • "Les Chimeres: an Ode", Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Sep/Oct 2022)
  • "In the Garden of Ibn Ghazi", Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (Mar/Apr 2021),
  • "The Deductive Method: A Miskatonic University Story", Chaosium.com
  • "A Judgment Made Can Never Bend", Forbidden Futures #4
  • "The Real You", Lightspeed Magazine #101
  • "Le Cygne Baiseur", Mechanical Animals
  • "The Language of Flowers", Dark Discoveries #37
  • "Nine Tenths of the Law", Lightspeed
  • "Cognac, Communism, and Cocaine", with Nick Mamatas, Through A Mythos Darkly
  • "That Nature Which Peers Out In Sleep", The Madness of Dr. Caligari
  • "But Only Because I Love You", Dreams from the Witch House
  • "The Stricken", Tomorrow’s Cthulhu
  • "Civilization and its Discontented", Aleriel, A Voyage to Other Worlds: The lost classic of Victorian science fiction, with a new sequel
  • "The Curse of the Old Ones" (with Jesse Bullington), Cthulhu Fthagn!
  • "The Thing on the Cheerleading Squad", She Walks in Shadows
  • "One Hot Chapatha", Strange Aeons
  • "Do Not Loiter in the Glen", Burning Maiden 2
  • "La Fée Verte", Gods, Memes, and Monsters
  • "Grave-Worms", Cassilda's Song
  • "Four Seasons in the Floating World" (with Jesse Bullington), Pornokitsch.com
  • "Hieron Aigypton", The Starry Wisdom Library
  • "Food From the Clouds", Letters to Lovecraft
  • "Good Lord, Show Me The Way", Children of Old Leech
  • "Qi Sport", Schemers
  • "Mysterium Tremendum", The Book of the Dead
  • "Tantivy", Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages
  • "Ho Pais Kalos", Geek Love: An Anthology of Full Frontal Nerdery
  • "All This For the Greater Glory of the 7th and 329th Children of the Black Goat of the Woods", The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction #7
  • "Herbert West in Love", The Lovecraft eZine, December 2012
  • "Tubby McMungus, Fat from Fungus" (co-authored with Jesse Bullington), Fungi
  • "The Poison-Well", The Lion and the Aardvark
  • "Hour of the Tortoise", The Book of Cthulhu II
  • "Holiday at Two Hoots", Coming Together: Arm in Arm in Arm
  • "Go, Go, Go, Said the Byakhee", Future Lovecraft
  • "How John Wilmot Contracted Syphilis", Lacuna, October 2011
  • "The Devil's Bride", Palimpsest: A Creative Journal of the Humanities
  • "The Infernal History of the Ivybridge Twins", Historical Lovecraft, reprinted in The Book of Cthulhu
  • "In Sheep's Clothing", Running with the Pack

References

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  1. ^ Bourke, Liz (April 27, 2020). "A Claustrophobic Ending: Creatures of Charm and Hunger by Molly Tanzer". Tor.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Liptak, Andrew (November 1, 2017). "16 science fiction and fantasy books to read this November". The Verge. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ admin (May 22, 2016). "Molly Tanzer: Ghosts 'n' Shit". Locus Online. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Scott, Anna Mary (June 28, 2018). "Books bound in yellow". Boulder Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  5. ^ Walter, Damien (April 3, 2013). "Indie SF and fantasy hunt yields prize catch". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  6. ^ CREATURES OF CHARM AND HUNGER | Kirkus Reviews.
  7. ^ a b "'Vermilion' Finds New Magic In The Old West". NPR.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Liz Bourke Reviews Creatures of Want and Ruin by Molly Tanzer". Locus Online. February 27, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Vermilion". Publishers Weekly.
  10. ^ a b "Creatures of Will and Temper". Publishers Weekly.
  11. ^ "'Creatures Of Will And Temper' Is A Slow-Burn Slide Into Deviltry". NPR.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  12. ^ admin. "COLORADO BOOK AWARDS". Colorado Humanities. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  13. ^ locusmag (May 7, 2019). "2019 Locus Awards Finalists". Locus Online. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  14. ^ "Award Category: 2013 The Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer (British Fantasy Award)". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "wonderland book award". Bizarro Central. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  16. ^ "NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2015's Great Reads". NPR.
  17. ^ "The Very Best Science Fiction And Fantasy Books Of 2015". io9. December 21, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  18. ^ Whalen, Andrew (October 15, 2019). "Kazuo Umezu's landmark horror manga 'The Drifting Classroom' returns with new 'Perfect Edition'". Newsweek. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
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