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William F Nolan

(William Francis Nolan)
USA  (1928 - )
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William F. Nolan is best known as the co-author (with George Clayton Johnson) of Logan's Run -- a science fiction novel that went on to become a movie, a television series and is about to become a movie again -- and as single author of its sequels. His short stories have been selected for scores of anthologies and textbooks and he is twice winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Special Award from the Mystery Writers of America.

Nolan was born in 1928 in Kansas City Missouri. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute and worked as an artist for Hallmark Cards. He moved to California in the late 1940s and studied at San Diego State College. He began concentrating on writing rather than art and, in 1952, was introduced by fellow Missouri native (and established writer) Ray Bradbury to another young up-and-coming author, Charles Beaumont. Moving to the Los Angeles area in 1953, Nolan became along with Bradbury, Beaumont, and Richard Matheson part of the "inner core" of the soon-to-be highly influential "Southern California Group" of writers. By 1956 Nolan was a full-time writer. Since 1951 he has sold more than 1500 stories, articles, books, and other works.
 
Series
Logan
1. Logan's Run (1967) (with George Clayton Johnson)
2. Logan's World (1977)
3. Logan's Search (1980)
Logan's RunLogan's WorldLogan's Search
 
Space for Hire
 
Anthologies edited
Impact-20Man Against TomorrowThe Pseudo-PeopleThree to the Highest Power
A Sea of SpaceA Wilderness of StarsBlack Mask MurdersThe Future Is Now
Urban HorrorsThe Bradbury ChroniclesCalifornia Sorcery
 
Non fiction
Dashiell Hammett: A CasebookSteve McQueen: Star on WheelsCarnival of Speed: True Adventures in Motor RacingHammett: A Life At the Edge
McQueenMax Brand, Western GiantLet's Get Creative: Writing Fiction That Sells
 
Anthologies containing stories by William F Nolan
The Fiend in You (1962)
The 5th Pan Book of Horror Stories (1964)
The Pseudo-People (1965)
The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural (1967)
The Hollywood Nightmare (1970)
A Sea of Space (1970)
A Wilderness of Stars (1970)
Frights: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Terror (1976)
Whispers (1977)
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978)
Frights 2 (1979)
The Master's Choice Book 2 (1979)
Shadows 2 (1979)
After the Fall (1980)
Shadows 3 (1980)
The Giant Book of Horror Stories (1981)
Modern Masters of Horror (1981)
Fears (1983)
Haunted Houses: The Greatest Stories (1983)
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (1984)
Masques: All New Works of Horror and the Supernatural (1984)
A Treasury of American Horror Stories (1985)
Cutting Edge (1986)
Horrors (1986)
Masters of Darkness (1986)
The Year's Best Horror Stories XIV (1986)
Lord John Ten (1987)
Masques 2 (1987)
Whispers VI (1987)
The Year's Best Fantasy First Annual Collection (1988)
Masques 3 (1989)
Scare Care (1989)
Dark Voices 2: The Pan Book of Horror (1990)
Urban Horrors (1990)
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1992)
Best New Horror 3 (1992)
Journeys to the Twilight Zone (1992)
The Best of Whispers (1994)
Adventures of the Batman (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
I, Vampire: Interviews with the Undead (1995)
Night Screams (1995)
Space Movies: Classic Science Fiction Films (1995)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
Vampire Detectives (1995)
The Vampire Omnibus (1995)
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996)
The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales (1996)
Supernatural Sleuths (1996)
Dancing with the Dark (1997)
The Flying Sorcerers (1997)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
Vampire and Werewolf Stories (1998)
The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (1998)
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999)
California Sorcery (1999)
Vintage Science Fiction (1999)
The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories (2000)
The Fiend in YouThe 5th Pan Book of Horror StoriesThe Pseudo-PeopleThe Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural
The Hollywood NightmareA Sea of SpaceA Wilderness of StarsFrights: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Terror
Whispers100 Great Science Fiction Short Short StoriesShadows 2After the Fall
Shadows 3The Giant Book of Horror StoriesModern Masters of HorrorFears
Haunted Houses: The Greatest Stories100 Great Fantasy Short Short StoriesMasques: All New Works of Horror and the SupernaturalA Treasury of American Horror Stories
Cutting EdgeHorrorsMasters of DarknessThe Year's Best Horror Stories XIV
Whispers VIThe Year's Best Fantasy First Annual CollectionMasques 3Scare Care
Dark Voices 2: The Pan Book of HorrorUrban Horrors100 Ghastly Little Ghost StoriesBest New Horror 3
Journeys to the Twilight ZoneThe Best of WhispersAdventures of the BatmanThe Best of Weird Tales
I, Vampire: Interviews with the UndeadNight ScreamsSpace Movies: Classic Science Fiction FilmsTales of the Batman
Vampire DetectivesThe Vampire OmnibusSupernatural SleuthsDancing with the Dark
The Flying Sorcerers100 Twisted Little Tales of TormentVampire and Werewolf StoriesThe Young Oxford Book of Aliens
100 Hilarious Little HowlersCalifornia SorceryVintage Science FictionThe Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories
 
Short stories
The Joy of living (1954)
Into the Lion's Den (1956)
The Small World of Lewis Stillman (1957)
The Underdweller (1957)
But I Have Promises to Keep... (1958)
Lap of the Primitive (1958)
Tildy (1958)
One of Those Days (1962)
Death Double (1963)
Solution (1963)
The Stuntman (1963)
Fasterfaster! (1965)
Happily Ever After (1965)
He Kilt It with a Stick (1967)
The Party (1967)
Papa's Planet (1968)
The Ellena Movement (1970)
Operation Gorf (1971)
The Worlds of Monty Willson (1971)
Starblood (1972)
Coincidence (1973)
Kelly, Fredric Michael: 1928-1987 (1973)
Violation (1973)
Gibbler's Ghost (1974)
Pairups, Inc. (1974)
Dark Winner (1976)
Dead Call (1976)
Logan's Run (1977)
Logan's World (excerpt) (1977)
Saturday's Shadow (1979)World Fantasy (nominee)
The Partnership (1980)
A Real Nice Guy (1980)
Sungrab (1980)
Death Decision (1981)
Lonely Train A' Comin' (1981)
The Pool (1981)
The Train (1981)
Fair Trade (1982)
The Zurich Solution (1982)
Something Nasty (1983)
The Party: (A Teleplay) (1984)
Trust Not a Man (1984)
Ceremony (1985)
The Final Stone (1986)
The Halloween Man (1986)
My Name Is Dolly (1987)
The Yard (1987)
The Cure (1988)
The Sky Gypsy (1988)
Daddy's Girl (1989)
On 42nd St. (1989)
Gobble, Gobble! (1990)
Blood Sky (1991)
Getting Dead (1991)
Brothers in Crime (1992)
On Harper's Road (1992)
At Diamond Lake (1994)
The Francis File (1994)
Vampire Dollars (1995)
Vympyre (1995)
The Ex (1996)
The Adventure of the Martian Moons (1997)
The Floating Table and the Jumping Violet (1997)
Lone Star Traveler (1999)
With Nott in the Terrible Targa


Awards
World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1980) : Saturday's Shadow
World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (2002) : William F. Nolan's Dark Universe: Stories 1951-2001, the Very Best from a Master of Suspense


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Links to other websites
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William F Nolan recommends
Night of the Beast
Night of the Beast (2002)
Harry Shannon
"A superbly rendered, teeth grinding, tour-de-force of horror from newcomer Harry Shannon"



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