Michael R. Collings | |
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Life, the Universe, & Everything, a science fiction and fantasy symposium at Brigham Young University. | |
Born | Rupert, Idaho | October 29, 1947
Occupation | Writer, bibliographer, literary critic, poet, professor (retired) |
Language | English |
Nationality | United States |
Education |
Master's degree (English) Ph.D. (English literature) |
Alma mater |
Bakersfield College (AA) Whittier College (BA) University of California, Riverside (MA and PhD) |
Period | 1979 - current |
Genres | fantasy, horror, science fiction |
Subjects | Orson Scott Card, Stephen King |
Notable works | In the Image of God: Theme, Characterization and Landscape in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card |
Spouse | Judi Collings |
Children | Michaelbrent Collings |
Website | |
StarShine and Shadows |
Michael Robert Collings (born October 29, 1947) [1] [2] is an American writer, poet, literary critic, and bibliographer, and a former professor of creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University. [2] [3] He was Poet in Residence at Pepperdine's Seaver College from 1997 to 2000. [4]
Collings has had multiple collections of his poetry published on subjects such as Latter Day Saint theology, Joseph Smith, Christmas, science fiction, and horror. [4] He is known for his literary critiques and bibliographies of the works of Orson Scott Card and Stephen King, [2] [3] [4] though he has also published critiques and bibliographies of the works of Peter Straub, Dean Koontz, C. S. Lewis, Brian W. Aldiss, and Piers Anthony. [2] [4] His In the Image of God: Theme, Characterization and Landscape in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card was the first book-length academic look at Card's works. [4] [5]
Michael Robert Collings was born in Rupert, Idaho. [6] He graduated from Bakersfield College in 1967 with an Associate's degree, then graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English from Whittier College two years later. After graduating with a Master's degree in English from the University of California, Riverside in 1973, Collings received his Ph.D. in English literature from UCR in 1977, specializing in Milton and The Renaissance. [7]
Before he began teaching creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University, [2] Collings taught at UCR, San Bernardino Valley Community College, and UCLA. He taught at Pepperdine from 1979 [7] until 2010, when he retired. He now lives in Idaho with his wife, Judi. His son, Michaelbrent Collings, is a fantasy and horror writer.
Collings was introduced to Stephen King's work by a student, David A. Engebretson, in 1983, and published his first book on him, The Many Facets of Stephen King, in 1985; reading King led to his also studying and publishing on Koontz and Robert McCammon. [8]
The World Horror Convention awarded him their Grand Master Award in 2016. [9]
Sources: [4]
Wordsmith series
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Michael R. Collings | |
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![]() Collings at
Life, the Universe, & Everything, a science fiction and fantasy symposium at Brigham Young University. | |
Born | Rupert, Idaho | October 29, 1947
Occupation | Writer, bibliographer, literary critic, poet, professor (retired) |
Language | English |
Nationality | United States |
Education |
Master's degree (English) Ph.D. (English literature) |
Alma mater |
Bakersfield College (AA) Whittier College (BA) University of California, Riverside (MA and PhD) |
Period | 1979 - current |
Genres | fantasy, horror, science fiction |
Subjects | Orson Scott Card, Stephen King |
Notable works | In the Image of God: Theme, Characterization and Landscape in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card |
Spouse | Judi Collings |
Children | Michaelbrent Collings |
Website | |
StarShine and Shadows |
Michael Robert Collings (born October 29, 1947) [1] [2] is an American writer, poet, literary critic, and bibliographer, and a former professor of creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University. [2] [3] He was Poet in Residence at Pepperdine's Seaver College from 1997 to 2000. [4]
Collings has had multiple collections of his poetry published on subjects such as Latter Day Saint theology, Joseph Smith, Christmas, science fiction, and horror. [4] He is known for his literary critiques and bibliographies of the works of Orson Scott Card and Stephen King, [2] [3] [4] though he has also published critiques and bibliographies of the works of Peter Straub, Dean Koontz, C. S. Lewis, Brian W. Aldiss, and Piers Anthony. [2] [4] His In the Image of God: Theme, Characterization and Landscape in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card was the first book-length academic look at Card's works. [4] [5]
Michael Robert Collings was born in Rupert, Idaho. [6] He graduated from Bakersfield College in 1967 with an Associate's degree, then graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English from Whittier College two years later. After graduating with a Master's degree in English from the University of California, Riverside in 1973, Collings received his Ph.D. in English literature from UCR in 1977, specializing in Milton and The Renaissance. [7]
Before he began teaching creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University, [2] Collings taught at UCR, San Bernardino Valley Community College, and UCLA. He taught at Pepperdine from 1979 [7] until 2010, when he retired. He now lives in Idaho with his wife, Judi. His son, Michaelbrent Collings, is a fantasy and horror writer.
Collings was introduced to Stephen King's work by a student, David A. Engebretson, in 1983, and published his first book on him, The Many Facets of Stephen King, in 1985; reading King led to his also studying and publishing on Koontz and Robert McCammon. [8]
The World Horror Convention awarded him their Grand Master Award in 2016. [9]
Sources: [4]
Wordsmith series
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