The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Eleventh Annual Collection

Ellen Datlow is a leading editor in horror and science fiction, known for anthologies like Final Cuts, Christmas and Other Horrors, and Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories. She also edited The Second Omni book of science fiction and the Women Destroy Horror! special issue of Nightmare Magazine.

Terri Windling is a writer and editor known for her work in fantasy, myth, and folklore. She has edited anthologies such as Silver Birch, Blood Moon, Black Swan, White Raven, and Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers. Windling also co-edited the Women Destroy Fantasy! special issue of Fantasy Magazine.

Edward Bryant is a writer whose work has appeared in the influential Again, Dangerous Visions anthology. He's known for his contributions to science fiction and fantasy.

Grew up in Ireland, 20s in England doing a PhD in eighteenth-century literature, since then in Canada. Best known for my novel, film and play ROOM, also other contemporary and historical novels and short stories, non-fiction, theatre and middle-grade novels.

John Kessel is a science fiction and fantasy writer who has edited several major anthologies, including The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2021 Edition. His short fiction frequently appears in Clarkesworld and is collected in books like American Apocalypse.

Nancy Pickard is a mystery writer known for her Jenny Cain series, including the novel Unholy Orders. She also edits and contributes to various genre anthologies such as Wolfsbane and Mistletoe and the Malice Domestic collections. Her work covers a range of styles from traditional crime fiction to fantasy and horror.

Douglas Clegg is a writer of imaginative dark fiction (including horror, gothic, fantasy, supernatural, and suspense thrillers) and has been a professional novelist since he signed his first book contract with Simon & Schuster in 1987. He considers much of his horror fiction as being on the surrealistic side of the equation, venturing into the logic of nightmare and dream. His books have been published worldwide and translated into various editions. His short fiction has won the Bram Stoker A...

Christopher Jones's diverse works span genres from fantasy and horror, where he edited The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, to personal memoir with My Life at Day Support. He is also the author of the practical guide, Handbook of advertising.

Charles Grant was a master of dark fiction, known for editing collections like The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror and Robert Bloch's Psychos. He also authored chilling novels such as Something Stirs and The Black Carousel. Beyond horror, Grant showed his range with the historical work Europe's Military Revolution.

Christopher Harman is an editor known for his work in fantasy and horror. He brought readers The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Eleventh Annual Collection.

Nicholas Royle is the author of the chilling horror novella Shadows over Innsmouth. Fans of atmospheric and unsettling tales will find much to enjoy in his work.

Jeffrey Shaffer is a writer whose work often appears in the fantasy and horror genres. He was featured in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Eleventh Annual Collection, and his other titles include "I

Gary A. Braunbeck is a horror and dark fantasy writer known for works like Time Was and the collection Dead Cat Traveling Circus of Wonders and Miracle Medicine Show. His short stories have appeared in major anthologies, including Darker Masques and several volumes of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.

Howard Waldrop is a writer whose work often explores the fantastic. You might know him from his contributions to collections like Speaking of the Fantastic III: Interviews with Science Fiction Writers. He's a familiar voice in science fiction circles.

Steven Millhauser writes imaginative short stories that often explore the unusual. He is known for his work in fantasy and horror, including editing The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Eleventh Annual Collection. His collection Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature further highlights his distinctive literary style.

Sonia Gernes is an editor and writer known for her work in fantasy and horror. She co-edited The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Eleventh Annual Collection and is also the author of A breeze called the Fremantle doctor. Her writing explores both genre fiction and unique, place-based narratives.

Ellen Kushner (born October 6, 1955) is an American writer of fantasy novels. From 1996 until 2010, she was the host of the radio program Sound & Spirit, produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Kushner)

Delia Sherman writes across fantasy and paranormal romance, with titles like Teeth and Firebirds. She contributed to the Women Destroy Fantasy! special issue of Fantasy Magazine and collections such as Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers and Best New Paranormal Romance.

Kim Newman is the author of Shadows over Innsmouth, a chilling dive into cosmic horror. If you enjoy stories that explore the darker corners of the human psyche and the unknown, you'll want to check out their work.

Michael Chabon is an American author. Chabon's first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (1988), was published when he was 25. He followed it with a second novel, Wonder Boys (1995), and two short-story collections. In 2000, Chabon published The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, a novel that John Leonard, in a 2007 review of a later novel, called Chabon's magnum opus. It received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001. His novel The Yiddish Policemen's Union, an alternate history...

Pat Mora is a writer whose work often explores themes of culture and identity. You might know her from her contributions to Prentice Hall Literature, where her engaging writing style shines.

Christopher Fowler would make a good serial killer. He's charming and English and lives in a white penthouse with a view of St Paul’s Cathedral, and you'd think butter wouldn't melt in his mouth until you read his dark urban fiction — 17 novels and over 120 short stories so far. His œuvre divides into black comedy, horror, mystery, the odd revolting death and a set of novels unclassifiable enough to have publishers tearing their hair out. Emerging from a film industry background, he has come p...

Norman Partridge is a writer and editor known for his work in dark fantasy and horror. He has edited several Year's Best collections and contributed to anthologies like The Mammoth Book of Angels

Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan (born 26 May 1964) is an Irish-born American paleontologist and writer of science fiction and dark fantasy works, including 10 novels, series of comic books, and more than 250 published short stories, novellas, and vignettes. Kiernan is a two-time recipient of both the World Fantasy and Bram Stoker awards. Source: [Caitlín R. Kiernan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitl%C3%ADn_R._Kiernan) on Wikipedia.

Ray Bradbury is one of those rare individuals whose writing has changed the way people think. His more than five hundred published works -- short stories, novels, plays, screenplays, television scripts, and verse -- exemplify the American imagination at its most creative. Once read, his words are never forgotten. His best-known and most beloved books, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes, are masterworks that readers carry wi...

Joyce Carol Oates is the author of Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience. Her work often explores the American experience.

Karen Joy Fowler is the editor behind The New Wave Fabulists and McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales. She's a fantastic curator of imaginative fiction.

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"Jane Hyatt Yolen (born February 11, 1939) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and children's books. She is the author or editor of more than 280 books. Her short story Sister Emily's Lightship won the Nebula Award." - Wikipedia

Charles de Lint is the author behind the urban fantasy novel Protectors 2: Heroes. He's known for his imaginative stories that often blend folklore with modern settings.

Stephen Laws writes horror stories that often feature supernatural elements. His works include "The Unspoken," "Close to Midnight," and "Ghost Train." He also contributed to "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror - Eleventh Annual Collection."

Vikram Chandra is the author of the acclaimed novel Sacred Games, a sprawling crime epic that was also adapted into a hit television series. His work often explores the complexities of modern India.