# Jeff Strand
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{{short description|American writer (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Jeff Strand
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|14}}
| birth_place = [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore), Maryland, U.S.
| occupation = Writer
| years_active = 1996–present
| partner = Bridgett Nelson
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| genre = [Horror comedy](/source/Horror_comedy), [thriller](/source/Thriller_(genre)), [young adult fiction](/source/young_adult_fiction)
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| website = {{URL|www.jeffstrand.com}}
| awards = [Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction](/source/Bram_Stoker_Award_for_Best_Long_Fiction) (2022)}}
'''Jeff Strand''' (born December 14, 1970) is an American writer, known for his works of [comedy horror](/source/comedy_horror).
He has written novels, short stories, screenplays, and comedy sketches.[{{Cite web|url=https://jeffstrand.wordpress.com/bio/|title=BIO|date=2018-01-16|website=Gleefully Macabre|language=en|access-date=2025-06-15}}] In addition to his adult-oriented horror works, Strand also writes [young adult fiction](/source/Young_adult_literature).[{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenreads.com/authors/jeff-strand|title=Jeff Strand|website=teenreads.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05|archive-date=2019-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505171445/https://www.teenreads.com/authors/jeff-strand|url-status=dead}}] He has been nominated for the [Bram Stoker Award](/source/Bram_Stoker_Award) five times, winning the award for the first time in the [Best Long Fiction](/source/Bram_Stoker_Award_for_Best_Long_Fiction) category for his novella ''Twentieth Anniversary Screening'' (2022).[{{Cite web |date=2022-03-28 |title=Imaginarium 2022 Proudly Welcomes Five-time Bram Stoker Award Nominee Jeff Strand as a Spotlighted Guest! |url=https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2022/03/28/imaginarium-2022-proudly-welcomes-five-time-bram-stoker-award-nominee-jeff-strand-as-a-spotlighted-guest/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Imaginarium Convention |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |title=Bram Stoker Awards 2022 |url=https://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2022 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=sfadb.com}}]
== Biography ==
Strand was born in [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore), Maryland, and moved to [Fairbanks, Alaska](/source/Fairbanks%2C_Alaska), at six months of age.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/jeff-strand/|title=Jeff Strand|website=fantasticfiction.com|access-date=2019-05-05}}] Prior to his freshman year of high school, he moved to [Kent, Ohio](/source/Kent%2C_Ohio), and attended [Theodore Roosevelt High School](/source/Theodore_Roosevelt_High_School_(Kent%2C_Ohio)), graduating in 1989. He went on to [Bowling Green State University](/source/Bowling_Green_State_University) in [Bowling Green, Ohio](/source/Bowling_Green%2C_Ohio), where he majored in creative writing. After graduating college, he briefly returned to Alaska before moving back to Ohio. His next move was to [Tucson, Arizona](/source/Tucson%2C_Arizona).[{{Cite web|url=https://darkregions.com/blogs/news/jeff-strand-interview-by-brian-m-sammons|title=Jeff Strand Interview by Brian M. Sammons|website=Dark Regions Press|language=en|access-date=2019-06-02}}]
In 2000, Strand published ''Graverobbers Wanted (No Experience Necessary),'' through Hard Shell Word Factory. It was the first novel in the horror-comedy style for which he would later become known.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/interview-jeff-strand/|title=Interview: Jeff Strand|date=2014-03-26|website=Nightmare Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-05}}]
In 2006, his novel ''Pressure'' was the first of his books to be nominated for a [Bram Stoker Award](/source/Bram_Stoker_Award), in the [Best Novel](/source/Bram_Stoker_Award_for_Novel) category.[{{Cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2018/08/2018-splatterpunk-awards-winners/|title=2018 Splatterpunk Awards Winners|date=2018-08-28|website=Locus Online|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-07}}] In 2022, "Next Best Baker," included in ''Baker's Dozen'' from Uncomfortably Dark, won a Splatterpunk Award in the Best Short Story Category.[{{Cite web|url=https://locusmag.com/2022/08/2022-splatterpunk-awards-winners/|title=2022 Splatterpunk Awards Winners|date=August 15, 2022|website=Locus Online}}]
He emceed the Bram Stoker Awards ten times.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.punkglobe.com/JeffStrand0621.php|title=An Interview With Horror Author Jeff Strand|website=punkglobe.com|language=en|access-date=2025-06-16}}] ''Dweller'' (2010) was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel in 2010.[{{cite web |title=Past Award Nominees and Winners |url=http://horror.org/past-award-nominees-winners/ |website=Horror Writers Association |date=15 June 2000 |accessdate=14 February 2019}}]
As a screenwriter, Strand is an active member of the [Writers Guild of America](/source/Writers_Guild_of_America) (WGA).[{{Cite web|url=https://horrorbookwormreviews.com/2023/06/27/horror-bookworm-spotlights-jeff-strand|title=Horror Bookworm Spotlights Jeff Strand|website=horrorbookworkreviews.com|date=June 27, 2023 |language=en|access-date=2025-06-16}}][{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=2025-08-05 |title=Thousands Of Writers Sign WGA Open Letter Slamming Trump’s “Unprecedented, Authoritarian Assault” On Free Press |url=https://deadline.com/2025/08/trump-writers-guild-open-letter-attacks-on-free-press-1236479172/ |access-date=2026-02-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}]
== Style ==
Strand is primarily known for his works of [horror-comedy](/source/Comedy_horror), which has earned him the nickname "The Clown Prince of Horror", but he also writes [thrillers](/source/Thriller_(genre)) and [young adult fiction](/source/Young_adult_literature).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/reviews/disposal-jeff-strand.html|title=Dark Scribe Magazine - Reviews - Disposal / Jeff Strand|website=darkscribemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-02}}][{{Cite web|url=http://gradezhorror.blogspot.com/2011/04/laymon-month-guest-post-by-jeff-strand.html|title=Grade Z Horror: Laymon Month: Guest Post by Jeff Strand|last=Mog|date=2011-04-04|website=Grade Z Horror|access-date=2019-06-02}}] Strand has named authors [Douglas Adams](/source/Douglas_Adams), [Richard Laymon](/source/Richard_Laymon), [Dave Barry](/source/Dave_Barry), and [Jack Ketchum](/source/Jack_Ketchum) as influencing his writing.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.jeanbooknerd.com/2014/03/jeff-strand-author-interview.html|title=Jeff Strand Author Interview|website=jeanbooknerd.com|access-date=2019-06-02}}][{{Cite web|url=https://more2read.com/review/interview-with-jeff-strand/|title=Interview with Jeff Strand on his ferociously funny tales, writing and inspirations.|website=more2read.com|access-date=2019-06-02}}]
== Personal life ==
Strand currently lives in [Duluth](/source/Duluth), Minnesota, with his girlfriend, horror author Bridgett Nelson.