Michael R. Collings

Michael R. Collings

Collings at Life, the Universe, & Everything, a science fiction and fantasy symposium at Brigham Young University.

Collings at Life, the Universe, & Everything, a science fiction and fantasy symposium at Brigham Young University.
Born (1947-10-29) October 29, 1947
Rupert, Idaho
Occupation author, bibliographer, literary critic, poet, professor (retired)
Language English
Nationality United States
Education Master's degree (English)
Ph.D. (English literature)
Alma mater Bakersfield College (AA)
Whittier College (BA)
University of California, Riverside (MA and PhD)
Period 1979 - current
Genres fantasy, horror, science fiction
Subjects Orson Scott Card, Stephen King
Notable works In the Image of God: Theme, Characterization and Landscape in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card
Spouse Judi Collings
Children Michaelbrent Collings
Website
StarShine and Shadows

Michael Robert Collings (born October 29, 1947 in Rupert, Idaho)[1][2] is an American author, poet, literary critic, and bibliographer, and a former professor of creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University.[2][3] He was Poet in Residence at Pepperdine's Seaver College from 1997-2000.[4]

Collings has had multiple collections of his poetry published on subjects such as Latter Day Saint theology, Joseph Smith, Christmas, science fiction, and horror.[4] He is known for his literary critiques and bibliographies of the works of Orson Scott Card and Stephen King,[2][3][4] though he has also published critiques and bibliographies of the works of Peter Straub, Dean Koontz, C. S. Lewis, Brian W. Aldiss, and Piers Anthony.[2][4] His In the Image of God: Theme, Characterization and Landscape in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card was the first book-length academic look at Card's works.[4][5]

Brief biography

Michael Robert Collings was born on October 29, 1947 in Rupert, Idaho.[6] He graduated from Bakersfield College in 1967 with an Associate's degree, then graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English from Whittier College two years later. After graduating with a Master's degree in English from the University of California, Riverside in 1973, Collings received his Ph.D. in English literature from UCR in 1977, specializing in Milton and The Renaissance.[7]

Before he began teaching creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University,[2] Collings taught at UCR, San Bernardino Valley Community College, and UCLA. He taught at Pepperdine from 1979[7] until 2010, when he retired. He now lives in Idaho with his wife, Judi. His son, Michaelbrent Collings, is a fantasy and horror writer.

Selected bibliography

Articles and papers

Sources:[4]

Non-fiction books

Sources:[2][4][5]

Novels

Wordsmith series

  1. The Veil of Heaven (2009, Borgo Press/Wildside Press, ISBN 978-1-4344-0280-6)
  2. The Thousand Eyes of Flame (2009, Borgo Press/Wildside Press, ISBN 978-1-4344-0281-3)
  3. Three Tales of Omne (2010, Borgo Press/Wildside Press, ISBN 978-1-4344-1177-8, published in an omnibus with The Elder of Days by Robert Reginald)

Fiction collections

Sources:[4][6][8]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wands, D C (2008-02-16). "Michael R Collings". FantasticFiction. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  3. 1 2 Beahm, George W. (1998). Stephen King from A to Z: an encyclopedia of his life and work. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 0-8362-6914-4.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Michael R. Collings". Brigham Young University. 2003. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  5. 1 2 Langford, Jonathan (1997-10-21). "AML-List Review: In the Image of God: Theme, Characterization, and Landscape in the Fiction of Orson Scott Card". Association for Mormon Letters. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  6. 1 2 "Michael R. Collings - Summary Bibliography". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Michael R. Collings Bio Information". Pepperdine University. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
  8. "The House Beyond the Hill by Michael R Collings". FantasticFiction. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
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