Author · born 1953
John Shirley
John Shirley (born 1953) is an American writer, screenwriter and musician. Born in Houston.
Our catalogue lists 3 books by John Shirley, mostly horror and demon fiction. They span 1999 to 2005. The most-read is Demons (2002).
Books by John Shirley
Demons
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Constantine
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Really, Really, Really, Really Weird Stories
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Awards
- ✦Locus Awards 2000 — Best Collection, Really, Really, Really, Really, Weird Stories (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1999 — Best Collection, Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Darkside (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1995 — Best Horror Novel, Transmaniacon (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1990 — Best Collection, Heatseeker (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1989 — Best Horror Novel, In Darkness Waiting (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 1981 — Best Science Fiction Novel, City Come A-Walkin' (nominee)
- 🏆Bram Stoker Awards 1998 — Best Fiction Collection, Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Darkside (winner)
Biography
**John (Patrick) Shirley** is an American writer, primarily of fantasy and science fiction and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western, about Wyatt Earp, Wyatt in Wichita, and one non-fiction book, Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas. Shirley has written novels, short stories, TV scripts and screenplays, and has published over 40 books and 8 short-story collections. As a musician, Shirley has fronted his own bands and written lyrics for Blue Öyster Cult and others. Source: Wikipedia