Kathryn Ptacek
Author of Shadoweyes
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
Kathryn Anne Ptacek Grant writes as Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, Kathleen Maxwell, Kathryn Ptacek and Kathryn Grant.
Image credit: photo by Stan R. Day
Series
Works by Kathryn Ptacek
Women of Darkness II: More Original Horror and Dark Fantasy by Contemporary Women Writers (Tor Horror) (1990) — Editor — 29 copies
Sounds 2 copies
Dead Possums [short fiction] 2 copies
Driven 1 copy
Desesperada 1995 1 copy
Butternut and Blood 1 copy
The Grotto 1 copy
Each Night, Each Year 1 copy
Hunger 1 copy
Associated Works
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: First Annual Collection (1986) — Contributor — 332 copies, 6 reviews
Graven Images: Fifteen Tales of Dark Magic and Ancient Myth (2000) — Contributor — 57 copies, 1 review
Gauntlet: Exploring the Limits of Free Expression, No. 2 - Stephen King Special (1991) — Contributor — 31 copies, 1 review
A Haunting of Horrors, Volume 2: A Twenty-Book eBook Bundle of Horror and the Occult (2014) — Contributor — 10 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Ptacek Grant, Kathryn Anne
- Other names
- Simons, Les
Atwood, Kathryn
Mayfield, Anne
Maxwell, Kathleen
Ptacek, Kathryn
Grant, Kathryn - Birthdate
- 1952-09-12
- Gender
- female
- Education
- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (BA ∙ Journalism)
- Organizations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
Sisters in Crime
Horror Writers Association (editor of newsletter ∙ [2000])
Mystery Writers of America
Police Writers Club
International Women Writers Guild - Relationships
- Grant, Charles L. (former spouse)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Places of residence
- Newton, New Jersey, USA
- Disambiguation notice
- Kathryn Anne Ptacek Grant writes as Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, Kathleen Maxwell, Kathryn Ptacek and Kathryn Grant.
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
I liked a short story of hers that I came across many years ago. I bought a novel to see how she does in that format. It's been waiting at least a decade for me to read. Doesn't seem to have good reviews :/ Cool cover though.
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DNF at 35% Mediocre writing and a subject that is no longer interesting to me, if it ever was.
Some ancient evil descends upon people partying, tourist-ing or sexing in the woods. They see lots of creepy eyes appear and evil whispery voices then a fade to show more black and upon return, there are bodies terribly mutilated including a boob getting ripped off. (so 80's)
Our MC is a Native American who gave up being a Shaman as a teen, against his family and community wishes. He was a 'dreamer of dreams' and had a calling but he turned his back on it to get a university education and see more than the reservation. But he returns for potential work and this evil stuff starts happening so I guess it's up to him to sort it out.
I was starting to have some thoughts of boredom and asking myself why I'd continue when the evil eyes and whispery voices killed most of a dog pack with pups. Some little kids were the ones to find a mutilated survivor. Stupid.
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Wrote Reunion (which I liked) in the book The Ultimate Witch show less
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DNF at 35% Mediocre writing and a subject that is no longer interesting to me, if it ever was.
Some ancient evil descends upon people partying, tourist-ing or sexing in the woods. They see lots of creepy eyes appear and evil whispery voices then a fade to show more black and upon return, there are bodies terribly mutilated including a boob getting ripped off. (so 80's)
Our MC is a Native American who gave up being a Shaman as a teen, against his family and community wishes. He was a 'dreamer of dreams' and had a calling but he turned his back on it to get a university education and see more than the reservation. But he returns for potential work and this evil stuff starts happening so I guess it's up to him to sort it out.
I was starting to have some thoughts of boredom and asking myself why I'd continue when the evil eyes and whispery voices killed most of a dog pack with pups. Some little kids were the ones to find a mutilated survivor. Stupid.
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Wrote Reunion (which I liked) in the book The Ultimate Witch show less
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