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Joel Lane


UK flag (1963 - 2013)

Joel Lane was a British author, poet, critic and anthology editor. Born in Exeter, he lived in south Birmingham (the latter city frequently provides settings for his fiction).

Lane's poetry earned him the Eric Gregory Award in 1993; four collections have been published, the most recent in 2006. He edited the fantasy anthology Beneath the Ground (2002) and, with Steve Bishop, Birmingham Noir: Urban Tales of Crime and Suspense (2002).

Although the majority of Lane's short stories can be categorised as urban fantasy / supernatural, his novels are more overtly mainstream: From Blue to Black (2000) is a portrait of a disturbed rock musician, whilst The Blue Mask (2003) follows the aftermath of a brutal and disfiguring attack.
 

Genres: Horror, Mystery
 
Novels
   From Blue to Black (2000)
   The Blue Mask (2003)
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Collections
   The Earth Wire (1994)
   The Edge of the Screen (poems) (1998)
   Trouble in the Heartland (poems) (2005)
   The Lost District (2006)
   The Autumn Myth (2010)
   Where Furnaces Burn (2012)
   Do Not Pass Go (2013)
   Scar City (2015)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Anthologies edited
   Birmingham Noir (2002) (with Steve Bishop)
   Beneath the Ground (2002)
   Never Again (2010) (with Allyson Bird)
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Anthologies containing stories by Joel Lane
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Black is the Night (2022)
Stories Inspired by Cornell Woolrich
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski
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In the Footsteps of Dracula (2017)
Tales of the Un-Dead Count
edited by
Stephen Jones
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Strange Fortune (2016)
edited by
Alex Davis

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Awards
British Fantasy Society Best Short Story nominee (1999) : Another Frame


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