Nathan Ballingrud

Nathan Ballingrud (born December 31, 1970) is an American writer of horror and dark fantasy fiction.^[1] His novella, The Visible Filth, was adapted into a feature film titled Wounds by Babak Anvari.^[2] The film is distributed by Annapurna Pictures, premiering on the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019.^[3]

Nathan Ballingrud
Born	(1970-12-31) December 31, 1970 (age 54)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of North Carolina University of New Orleans
Years active	1995–present
Notable works	North American Lake Monsters
Website
nathanballingrud.com

Awards

Ballingrud's stories have received critical acclaim and were nominated for multiple awards.

• In 2007, "The Monsters of Heaven" won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Short Story^[4]
• In 2013, North-American Lake Monsters won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Single-Author Short Story Collection^[5]
• In 2013, North-American Lake Monsters was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection^[6]
• In 2014, North-American Lake Monsters was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection^[7]
• In 2014, North-American Lake Monsters was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for best Collection^[8]

Bibliography

Books

• North American Lake Monsters (2013)
• The Visible Filth (2015)
• Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell (2019)^[9]
• The Strange (2023)
• Crypt of the Moon Spider (novella, 2024)