{{short description|American author (born 1970)}} {{Infobox writer | name = Nathan Ballingrud | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|31}} | nationality = American | alma_mater = University of North Carolina<br>University of New Orleans | notableworks = ''North American Lake Monsters'' | years_active = 1995–present | website = {{url|nathanballingrud.com}} }}

'''Nathan Ballingrud''' (born December 31, 1970) is an American writer of horror and dark fantasy fiction.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://weirdfictionreview.com/2013/10/interview-with-nathan-ballingrud/|title=Interview with Nathan Ballingrud {{!}} Weird Fiction Review|date=2013-10-22|work=Weird Fiction Review|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> His novella, ''The Visible Filth'', was adapted into a feature film titled ''Wounds'' by Babak Anvari.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/brad-william-henke-karl-glusman-cast-babak-anvaris-untitled-annapurna-1202367815/|title=Brad William Henke, Karl Glusman Cast In Babak Anvari's Untitled Drama For Annapurna|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=2018-04-19|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> The film is distributed by Annapurna Pictures, premiering on the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundance.org/projects/wounds|title=wounds|website=www.sundance.org|language=English|access-date=2019-01-16|archive-date=2020-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230052722/https://www.sundance.org/projects/wounds|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film rights to his novel, ''The Strange'', have been acquired by Black Label Media<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-12-05 |title=Aisha Porter-Christie Adapting Nathan Ballingrud’s Sci-Fi Thriller Novel ‘The Strange’ For Black Label Media; J.D. Dillard To Direct |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/the-strange-movie-jd-dillard-black-label-media-in-works-1236195533/ |access-date=2026-02-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>.

== 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/award-winners/2007-shirley-jackson-awards-winners/|title=The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2007 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners|website=www.shirleyjacksonawards.org|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> * In 2013, ''North-American Lake Monsters'' won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Single-Author Short Story Collection<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/award-winners/2013-award-winners/|title=The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners|website=www.shirleyjacksonawards.org|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> * In 2013, ''North-American Lake Monsters'' was nominated for the ''Bram Stoker Award'' for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://horror.org/the-2013-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot/|title=The 2013 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot - Horror Writers Association BlogHorror Writers Association Blog|website=horror.org|date=23 February 2014 |access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> * In 2014, ''North-American Lake Monsters'' was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/2014-world-fantasy-awards/|title=2014 World Fantasy Awards {{!}} World Fantasy Convention|website=www.worldfantasy.org|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> * In 2014, ''North-American Lake Monsters'' was shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for best Collection<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/science-fiction-and-fantasy/british-fantasy-awards-nominees|title=BRITISH FANTASY AWARDS - THE NOMINEES|website=Pan Macmillan|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==

=== Books === * ''North American Lake Monsters'' (2013) * ''The Visible Filth'' (2015) * ''Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/nathan-ballingrud/wounds.htm|title=Wounds by Nathan Ballingrud|website=www.fantasticfiction.com|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref>; re-released as ''The Atlas of Hell'' (2025) * ''The Strange'' (2023) * ''Crypt of the Moon Spider'' (novella, 2024) * ''Cathedral of the Drowned'' (novella, 2025)

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==External links== *{{isfdb name|id=Nathan_Ballingrud|name=Nathan Ballingrud}}

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