Tim Waggoner
Tim Waggoner is an American author of novels and short stories in the fantasy, horror, and thriller genres.
Tim Waggoner is an American author of novels and short stories in the fantasy, horror, and thriller genres.
Education
[edit]Waggoner graduated from Wright State University in 1989 with a Master of Arts in English[1] with a Creative Writing Concentration.[citation needed] He holds BS ed. and MA degrees from Wright State University.[2]
Career
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Waggoner has written and published novels for both adult and young readers, including Temple of the Dragonslayer and Return of the Sorceress (both for Wizards of the Coast), Dark Ages: Gangrel and Exalted: A Shadow Over Heaven's Eye (both White Wolf), Nekropolis (Five Star), and Defender: Hyperswarm (I-Books).[2]
He is also the author of the short story collection All Too Surreal (Prime Books).[2] He has published numerous short stories in the fantasy and horror genres, and his articles on writing have appeared in Writer's Digest, Writers' Journal, New Writer's Magazine, Ohio Writer, Speculations, and Teaching English in the Two-Year College.[2]
He has also written the Nekropolis series of urban fantasies and the Ghost Trackers series written in collaboration with Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson of the Ghost Hunters television show. His books for writers include The Art of Writing Genre Fiction, written in collaboration with Michael Knost, and Writing in the Dark, a guide to writing horror and dark fantasy fiction.
A number of his stories have received honorable mentions in various editions of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.[2] He won first place in the 1998 Authorlink! New Author Awards Competition and was a finalist for the Darrell Award for Best MidSouth Short Story in 1999.[2]
His novella The Men Upstairs was nominated for the 2011 Shirley Jackson Award,[3] and his short story "How to be a Horror Writer" was nominated for the 2018 Shirley Jackson Award.[citation needed] His novella The Winter Box won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction.[4]
His how-to-write-horror book Writing in the Dark won the 2020 Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction, and his article "Speaking of Horror" won the 2020 Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Non-Fiction.[5] His adaptation of Terrifier 2 won the 2025 Scribe Award for Best Adapted Novel.[6]
Teaching
[edit]He serves as a professor of English and teaches composition and creative writing at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio.[2][7] Waggoner also taught creative writing for many years at Seton Hill University, Pennsylvania, in an innovative low-residency Master of Fine Arts degree program in Writing Popular Fiction.
Personal life
[edit]Waggoner grew up in the Dayton, Ohio, area.[7]
In addition to writing fiction, Waggoner has worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and copy editor.[2] He has two daughters from a previous marriage.[2]
Bibliography
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Standalone novels[edit]
Series[edit]Ghost Trackers[edit]
Godfire[edit]
Nekropolis[edit]
Shadow Watch[edit]
Custodians of the Cosmos[edit]
Collections[edit]
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Media tie-ins[edit]
The Blade of the Flame[edit]From the Eberron Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game campaign setting
Dragonlance: the New Adventures[edit]Set in the Dragonlance shared universe.
Supernatural[edit]After the Supernatural television series.
Film novelizations[edit]
X series[edit]Novelizations of the X film series[18]
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Books on Writing[edit]
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References
[edit]- ^ Thrasher, Don (April 25, 2004). "An exciting new chapter: Area novelist to have a number of his works published in 2004", Dayton Daily News, p. F3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tim Waggoner". Archived from the original on June 24, 2009.
- ^ "The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2011 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Shirleyjacksonawards.org. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Bram Stoker Award® Winners Announced - Horror Writers Association BlogHorror Writers Association Blog". Horror.org. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ Templeton, Molly (2021-06-01). "Announcing the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards Winners". Tor.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "2025 Scribe Awards". Locus Online. July 30, 2025. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Short, Sharon (March 24, 2013). "Local author Waggoner: Writing was in his script". Dayton Daily News. p. D4.
- ^ Waggoner, Tim. "The Long, Strange Trip to Nekropolis". Tim Waggoner. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "The Spooky Six with Willow Croft and Tim Waggoner - The Horror Tree". horrortree.com. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ A Hunter Called Night. ISBN 1787586316.
- ^ Lord of the Feast. ISBN 1787586367.
- ^ "THE ATROCITY ENGINE". Kirkus Reviews. January 2, 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "The Book of Madness". Amazon. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Old Monsters Never Die: A Story Collection. ISBN 1960724207.
- ^ "TITAN xXx: Return of Xander Cage - The Official Movie Novelization". Amazon.com. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Waggoner, Tim (October 19, 2021). Halloween Kills : the official movie novelization. Titan Books. ISBN 978-1789096019.
- ^ Earl, William (21 June 2024). "'Terrifier 2' Novel Sets October Release; Art the Clown Returns for 'Gruesome' Titan Books Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ T, Amber (6 August 2024). "Ti West And A24's X Trilogy Getting Novelization By Writer Tim Waggoner". Fangoria. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Waggoner, Tim (28 September 2023). Let Me Tell You a Story (Writing in the Dark). Raw Dog Screaming Press. ISBN 978-1947879638.
- ^ Barnes, Jennifer (17 June 2024). "BOOK DEAL: Just Add Writer". Raw Dog Screaming Press. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tim Waggoner's Official Website
- Tim Waggoner's Official Blog
- Tim Waggoner at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- "Tim Waggoner :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on February 28, 2005.
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