P. D. Cacek Explained

P. D. Cacek
Birth Name:	Patricia Diana Joy Anne Cacek
Birth Date:	22 December 1951
Birth Place:	Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Writer
Nationality:	American
Education:	California State University, Long Beach (BA)
Genre:	Horror fiction

Patricia Diana Joy Anne Cacek (December 22, 1951, Hollywood, California) is an American author, mostly of horror novels. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in creative writing from California State University, Long Beach in 1975.

Awards

• 1996 – "Metalica" – International Horror Guild Award, Best Short Story (Nomination)
• 1996 – "Metalica" – Bram Stoker Award, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (Win)
• 1997 – "Dust Motes" – International Horror Guild Award, Best Short Story (Nomination)
• 1998 – Night Prayers – Bram Stoker Award, Superior Achievement in a First Novel (Nomination)
• 1998 – "Leavings" – Bram Stoker Award, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (Nomination)
• 1998 – Leavings – Bram Stoker Award, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (Nomination)
• 1998 – "Dust Motes" – World Fantasy Award, Best Short Fiction (Win)^[1]
• 1999 – "The Grave" – Bram Stoker Award, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (Nomination)

Bibliography

Novels

• Night Prayers (1998)
• Canyons (2000)
• Night Players (2001)
• The Wind Caller (2004)

Collections

• Leavings (1997)
• * Eros Interruptus (2005, Diplodocus Press)

Anthologies

• Bell, Book & Beyond (1999)

External links

• • Author's web page

See also

• List of horror fiction authors

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Fantasy Convention. 2010. Award Winners and Nominees. February 4, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101201074405/http://worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html. December 1, 2010. dead.