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My Take
Joe R. Lansdale strikes me as a writer who turned the Texas landscape itself into prose. Roaming freely across horror, science fiction, mystery, and Western, and doubling as a martial arts instructor, he has a range that should scatter most authors but instead concentrates into something distinctly his own. The Edgar Award and a Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award prove he leaps genre walls with ease. What I admire most is that beneath all that restless variety runs a single steady current: a deep love of place and people. He is the opposite of a jack-of-all-trades, a genuine, full-blooded storyteller.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Joe R. Lansdale
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョー・R・ランズデール
- Reading
- じょー・R・らんずでーる
- Born
- October 28, 1951 (age 74)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Gladewater, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / novelist / screenwriter / science fiction writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Texas at Austin
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Edgar Awards
- 2001 Inkpot Award
- 2007 World Horror Convention Grand Master Award
- 2006 Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology
- 1990 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
- 2011 Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
- 1988 Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction
- 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Joe R. Lansdale born?
Born October 28, 1951 (age 74).
Where is Joe R. Lansdale from?
Joe R. Lansdale is from Gladewater, Texas, United States.
What does Joe R. Lansdale do?
Joe R. Lansdale works as writer, novelist, screenwriter, science fiction writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.