Will Ludwigsen is an American writer of horror,

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, and

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. His work has appeared in a number of magazines including

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, Cemetery Dance,

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, and

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. He has also published three collections, including the highly praised ''In Search Of and Others.''

Writing career

Ludwigsen earned his bachelor's degree in English from the

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in 1994, followed by a Masters in the same discipline at the

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in 2005, and later, an MFA from

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. He is also a 2006 graduate of the

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Writers Workshop. He is currently adjunct faculty at

, where he teaches Creative Writing among other courses. Ludwigesen's 2013 short story collection, ''In Search of and Others'', was nominated for a

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for best single author collection. The book was well received, with starred reviews from both Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly, which called it a "hauntingly beautiful collection." The title comes from the documentary television series '' In Search Of...'', which was devoted to "mysterious phenomena" and hosted by

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Bibliography

Short fiction

;Collections * ''Cthulhu fhtagn, baby! and other cosmic insolence'' (Lethe Press, 2006) * ''In search of and others'' (Lethe Press, 2013)

References

External links

Will Ludwigsen website

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