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Tananarive Due

Writing

Born January 5, 1966 · Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Biography

Tananarive Priscilla Due is an American author and educator. Due won the American Book Award for her novel The Living Blood. She is also known as a film historian with expertise in Black horror.

Awards & recognition

  • World Fantasy AwardBest Novel · 2024
  • Bram Stoker AwardNovel · 2023
  • World Fantasy AwardBest Short Fiction · 2023
  • Ignyte AwardBest in Creative Nonfiction · 2020
  • British Fantasy AwardBest Collection · 2016
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  • American Book Awards · 2002
  • Ignyte AwardBest Novelette · 2025 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Novelette · 2025 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Collection · 2024 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Short Story · 2024 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Horror Novel · 2024 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Novelette · 2023 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Short Story · 2022 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Collection · 2016 · nominated
  • Theodore Sturgeon Award · 2015 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Short Story · 2001 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Fantasy Novel · 1998 · nominated
  • Bram Stoker AwardNovel · 1997 · nominated
  • Bram Stoker AwardBest First Novel · 1995 · nominated

Filmography8 titles