Charles L. Grant

(September 12, 1942 – September 15, 2006)

Charles Lewis Grant, an SF and fantasy novelist and short story writer, specialized in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, Deborah Lewis and Lionel Fenn. As Fenn, Grant wrote the Kent Montana, the Quest For The White Duck, and the Diego series of stories.

He edited the award-winning Shadows anthology, running 11 volumes from 1978–91.

He contributed to fanzines, such as Knights, for which he wrote a column, "From the Fire on the Mountain," in the 1970s. He was a frequent toastmaster at Chattacon, serving in that role in 1988–89 and 1995–2002.

• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1976 -- Nebula Award for short story "A Crowd of Shadows"
• 1978 -- Nebula Award novella "A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye"
• 1979 -- Dubuquon II, 5th World Fantasy Convention, World Fantasy Award
• 1980 -- Necon 1, Son of Paracon
• 1981 -- Kubla's Ninth Khanphony, Archon 5
• 1982 -- World Fantasy Convention '82
• 1983 -- Two World Fantasy Awards
• 1984 -- Rivercon IX
• 1985 -- Fantasycon X, Istacon 2
• 1986 -- 12th World Fantasy Convention
• 1987 -- 13th World Fantasy Convention, British Fantasy Awards Special Award
• 1988 -- Archon 12
• 1991 -- Phoenix Award at DeepSouthCon 29
• 1992 -- DeepSouthCon 30
• 2002 -- JerseyDevilCon 2
• 2007 -- Necon Hall of Fame

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1942—2006

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