Nancy Holder (born August 29, 1953) is an American writer and the author of several novels, including numerous tie-in books based on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She has also written fiction related to several other science fiction and fantasy shows, including Angel and Smallville.
Nancy Holder | |
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| Born | Nancy Lindsay Jones August 29, 1953 Los Altos, California, U.S. |
| Pen name | Melissa J. Morgan |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California at San Diego (BA) |
| Genre | science fiction, horror |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Notable awards | Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel (1994) Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (r. 2022) |
| Spouse | Wayne Holder |
| Website | |
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Personal life and education
editHolder was born Nancy Lindsay Jones in Los Altos, California on August 29, 1953. Growing up in California and Japan, Nancy quit school at 16 to be a ballet dancer in Germany. Eventually returning to the U.S., she resumed her studies and graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Communications degree.
Holder is married to Wayne Holder, with whom she has a daughter, Belle Claire Christine Holder (born October 28, 1996).
Career
editHolder is a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award for superior achievement in horror writing. She won Best Short Story in 1991 for "Lady Madonna", in 1993 for "I Hear the Mermaids Singing", and in 1994 for "Cafe Endless: Spring Rain". She won Best Novel in 1994 for Dead in the Water.
Other books by Nancy Holder (and Debbie Viguié) include the Wicked series, about a family feud between a coven of witches called the Cahors and a coven of warlocks called the Devereux.
Holder contributed to the design of Dungeon Master, developed and sold by her husband Wayne Holder's company FTL Games.[1] She has also begun collaborating with her daughter, Claire Holder, when published short stories.
Holder contributed the original story concept to the 2018 Firefly novel Big Damn Hero by James Lovegrove.
She occasionally teaches courses in writing and on Buffy the Vampire Slayer at the University of California, San Diego.
In 2014, Holder stepped into the position of Vice President of the Horror Writers Association.[2]
Awards
edit| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Lady Madonna" | Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction | Winner | [3] |
| 1993 | "I Hear the Mermaids Singing" | Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction | Winner | [4] |
| 1994 | "Cafe Endless: Spring Rain" | Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction | Winner | [5] |
| 1994 | Dead in the Water | Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel | Winner | [6] |
| 1994 | Making Love | Locus Award for Best Horror Novel | 9th | [7] |
| 1995 | Dead in the Water | Locus Award for Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel | 15th | [7] |
| 1999 | The Angel Chronicles: A Novelization | Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers | Finalist | [7] |
| 2000 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Immortal | Listen Up Award for Popular Culture | Winner | [8] |
| 2005 | Outsiders | Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology | Finalist | [9] |
| 2011 | The Screaming Season | Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult Novel | Winner | [10][11][12][13][14] |
| 2016 | Crimson Peak | Scribe Award for Adapted Novel — General and Speculative | Finalist | [15] |
| 2019 | — | Faust Award | Winner | [16] |
| Firefly: Big Damn Hero | Dragon Award for Best Media Tie-In Novel | Finalist | [7][17] | |
| 2020 | Mary Shelley Presents | Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel | Winner | [18][19] |
| 2021 | — | Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement | Winner | [20][21][22] |
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- Jessie's Song (1983) (writing as Nancy L. Jones)
- Winner Take All (1984)
- The Greatest Show on Earth (1984)
- Finders Keepers (1985)
- His Fair Lady (1985)
- Out of This World (1985)
- Once in Love with Amy (1986)
- Emerald Fire (1986)
- Rough Cut (1990)
- The Ghosts of Tivoli (1992)
- Cannibal Dwight's Special Purpose (1992)
- Making Love (1993) (with Melanie Tem)
- Dead in the Water (1994 Dell Publishing) – ISBN 0-440-21481-5
- Witch-Light (1996) (with Melanie Tem)
- Pearl Harbor, 1941 (2000)
- Smallville: Hauntings (2003)
- Spirited (2004)
- Pretty Little Devils (2006)
- Daughter of the Flames (2006)
- Daughter of the Blood (2006)
- The Rose Bride (2007)
- On Fire, a Teen Wolf Novel (2012)
- Crimson Peak (2015)[23]
- Ghostbusters (2016 Tor Books) – ISBN 0-765-38843-X
- Wonder Woman (2017 Titan Books) – ISBN 978-1-7856-5378-0
Collections
edit- Wings and Other Poems (1972)
Series
editGambler's Star
edit- The Six Families (1998)
- Legacies and Lies (1999)
- Invasions (2000)
- Witch (2002) (with Debbie Viguié)
- Curse (2002) (with Debbie Viguié)
- Legacy (2003) (with Debbie Viguié)
- Spellbound (2003) (with Debbie Viguié)
- Resurrection (2009) (with Debbie Viguié)
- RSVP
- Camp Confidential (2005) (as Melissa J. Morgan)
Possessions
edit- Possessions (2009)
- The Evil Within (2010)[24]
- The Screaming Season (Mar 2011)
Crusade
edit- Crusade (2010) (with Debbie Viguié)
- Damned (2011) (with Debbie Viguié)
- Vanquished (2012) (with Debbie Viguié)
Wolf Springs Chronicles
edit- Unleashed (2011) (with Debbie Viguié)
- Hot Blooded (July 9, 2012) (with Debbie Viguié)
- Savage (2013) (with Debbie Viguié)
Buffyverse works
editNovels
edit- 1997: Halloween Rain (with Christopher Golden)
- 1998: Blooded (with Christopher Golden)
- 1998: Child of the Hunt (with Christopher Golden)
- 1998: The Angel Chronicles, Vol. 1
- 1999: The Gatekeeper (with Christopher Golden)
- 1999: Immortal (with Christopher Golden)
- 1999: The Angel Chronicles, Vol. 3
- 1999: The Sunnydale High Yearbook
- 2000: The Evil That Men Do
- 2000: Not Forgotten
- 2000: Unseen (with Jeff Mariotte)
- 2001: The Book of Fours
- 2002: The Journals of Rupert Giles, Vol. 1
- 2002: Endangered Species
- 2003: Blood and Fog
- 2004: Heat
- 2005: Keep Me in Mind
- 2005: Queen of the Slayers
- 2006: Carnival of Souls
Short stories
editShe has also written short stories in:
- How I Survived My Summer Vacation (2000)
- Tales of the Slayer (2001)
- The Anchoress (2002)
Non-Buffyverse:
- Tales of Zorro
- The Eternal Kiss: 13 Vampire Tales of Blood and Desire (with Debbie Viguié)
- Furry Fantastic (with Belle Holder)
- Pandora's Closet (with Belle Holder)
Anthologies
edit| Anthology or Collection | Contents | Publication
Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance[25] | Vampire Unchained | 2008 |
| An Apple for a Creature[26] | VSI | Aug 2012 |
Non-fiction
edit- Angel: the Casefiles, Volume 1 (with Jeff Mariotte and Maryelizabeth Hart) (1999)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Guide to the Buffyverse (2017)
Comics
editBeginning in 2009 she has contributed a number of stories for the Domino Lady comics published by Moonstone Books.
See also
edit- Buffyverse chronology
- List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer books – these tend to surround the character of Buffy and the fictional town of Sunnydale
- List of Angel books – these instead focus on Angel and his so-called "Fang Gang"
- Tales of the Slayer – these chronicle the stories of past slayers in the Buffy canon
References
edit- ^ Maher, Jimmy (December 11, 2015). "Dungeon Master, Part 1: The Making of". The Digital Antiquarian. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ "Rocky Wood Scholarship". Locus Online. December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "1991 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees – The Bram Stoker Awards". Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "1993 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees – The Bram Stoker Awards". Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "1994 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees – The Bram Stoker Awards". Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "1994 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees". The Bram Stoker Awards. Archived from the original on August 9, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Nancy Holder Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ Zinsser, John; Rosenblum, Trudi M.; Maughan |, Shannon (January 3, 2000). "PW: Listen Up Awards". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "2005 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees". The Bram Stoker Awards. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "2011 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees". The Bram Stoker Awards. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Awards: Bram Stoker; Donner Prize". Shelf Awareness. April 5, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Bram Stoker Awards 2012". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "2011 Stoker Winners". Locus Online. April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Winners of the 2011 Bram Stoker Awards Announced". Tor.com. April 2, 2012. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "2016 Scribe Awards Winners". Locus Online. July 25, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Scribe Award Nominees". Locus Online. April 29, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Dragon Awards Winners". Locus Online. September 3, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "The Bram Stoker Awards 2020". The Bram Stoker Awards. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Stoker Awards Winners". Locus Online. May 24, 2021. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Bram Stoker Awards 2022". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "HWA Announces 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners Jo Fletcher, Nancy Holder, and Koji Suzuki". The Bram Stoker Awards. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "2022 HWA Specialty Awards". Locus Online. April 7, 2022. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ "Crimson Peak: The Official Movie Novelization".
- ^ Holder, Nancy (2010), Amazon.com: The Evil Within: A Possessions Novel (9781595142917): Nancy Holder: Books, National Geographic Books, ISBN 978-1595142917
- ^ The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance. Ottawa Library. 2008. pp. Table of Contents.
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