Joe Lansdale

(October 28, 1951 --)

Joe Richard Lansdale is an American author and martial arts expert.

Lansdale has written novels and stories in many genres, including SF, horror, mystery, suspense, and western. He has also written for comics. He has written more than 40 novels, and published nearly 30 short story collections.. Some of his novels have been made into movies.

He was one of the founders of the Horror Writers Association.

He has also won British Fantasy and Readercon Awards.

During his career he has used several pseudonyms, including M. Dean Bayer, Jack Buchanan, Richard Dale, Jonathan Harker, Mark Simmons, and Ray Slater.

The singer and song writer Kasey Lansdale is his daughter.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1984 -- Toastmaster at ArmadilloCon 6
• 1990 -- Fantasycon XV
• 1991 -- DeepSouthCon 30
• 1996 -- World Fantasy Convention 1996, Necon 16
• 1998 -- AggieCon XXIX
• 2000 -- World Fantasy Convention 2000
• 2002 -- Conestoga 6, ArmadilloCon 24
• 2005 -- Trinoc*coN 2005
• 2008 -- ConQuesT 39
• 2010 -- FenCon VII
• 2011 -- Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
• 2012 -- FantasyCon 2012
• 2013 -- LoneStarCon III
• 2016 -- Toastmaster at Bubonicon 48
• 2017 -- MystiCon 2017
• 2018 -- MystiCon 2018
• 2019 -- PulpFest 2019, Storming the ConFusion
• Readercon Small Press Award
• Eight other Bram Stoker Awards

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