# Nathan Ballingrud

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{{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](/source/University_of_North_Carolina)<br>[University of New Orleans](/source/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](/source/Wounds_(film))'' by [Babak Anvari](/source/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](/source/Annapurna_Pictures), premiering on the [Sundance Film Festival](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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)

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

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Category:American horror writers
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Category:American weird fiction writers
Category:American male short story writers

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