Sarah Langan | |
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Born | 1974 (age 42–43) United States |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States |
Education | MFA |
Alma mater | Columbia University |
Genre | Horror |
Notable works |
The Missing Audrey's Door |
Notable awards | Bram Stoker Award 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Spouse | J. T. Petty |
Website | |
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Sarah Langan (born 1974) is an American horror author and three-time Bram Stoker Award winner. Langan was also one of the judges for the inaugural Shirley Jackson Award and is currently on the Board of Directors.
Langan was raised in Long Island, New York and graduated from Garden City High School in 1992. She attended Colby College in Waterville, Maine and earned her Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in 2000. She resides in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, author and filmmaker J. T. Petty.
Langan published her first story, "Sick People", while attending college in Maine. Her short story "The Lost" won the Bram Stoker Award in 2008.
She has published three novels:
Langan's short stories have been published in Cemetery Dance, Phantom, Chiaroscuro, Brave New Worlds, Darkness on the Edge, and Unspeakable Horror.