Fred Davis Chappell (May 28, 1936 – January 4, 2024) was an author and poet. He was an English professor for 40 years (1964–2004) at the

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. He was the Poet Laureate of North Carolina from 1997 to 2002. He attended

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. His

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novel ''

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'', which was named the Best Foreign Book of the Year by the

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, is a recasting of a

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as a psychologically realistic

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. His literary awards include the Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry, the

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, the

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, and the T. S. Eliot Award for Creative Writing. Fred Chappell died in Greensboro, North Carolina on January 4, 2024, at the age of 87.

Bibliography

Books

Poetry

* * ''Backsass'', LSU Press, 2004. * ''Bloodfire: A Poem'', LSU Press, 1978. * ''C'', LSU Press, 1993. * ''Castle Tzingal'', LSU Press, 1984. * ''Driftlake: A Lieder Cycle'', Iron Mountain Press, 1981. * ''Earthsleep: A Poem'', LSU Press, 1980. * ''Familiars'', LSU Press, 2014. * ''Family Gathering'', LSU Press, 2000. * ''First and Last Words'', LSU Press, 1989. * ''The Man Twice Married by Fire'', Unicorn Press, 1975. * ''Midquest: A Poem'' (contains "River: A Poem", "Bloodfire: A Poem", "Windmountain: A Poem", and "Earthsleep: A Poem"), LSU Press, 1981. * ''River: A Poem'', LSU Press, 1975. * ''Shadow Box: Poems'', :

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, 2009 * ''Source'', LSU Press, 1986. * ''Spring Garden: New and Selected Poems'', LSU Press, 1995. * ''Wind Mountain: A Poem'', LSU Press, 1979. * ''The World Between the Eyes'', LSU Press, 1971.

Fiction

* ''A Shadow All of Light'', Tor Books, 2016 * * ''

'', Harcourt, 1968, reprinted, St. Martin's, 1986. Reissued, Boson Books, 2002 * ''The Gaudy Place'' * ''The Inkling'' Reprinted LSU Press 1998. * ''It Is Time, Lord'' Reprint LSU Press 1996. * ''Moments of Light'' * ''More Shapes Than One'', 1991 The Kirkman Tetralogy: * ''I Am One of You Forever'', LSU Press, 1985 * ''Brighten the Corner Where You Are'', St. Martin's, 1989 * ''Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You'' * ''Look Back All the Green Valley''

Other

* ''The Fred Chappell Reader'', St. Martin's, 1987. * ''Plow Naked: Selected Writings on Poetry'',

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, 1993. * ''A Way of Happening: Observations of Contemporary Poetry'',

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, 1998.

Short stories

* "The Adder" '' Deathrealm'' (Summer 1989) * "Free Hand" '' Deathrealm'' (Spring 1990) * "The Lodger" (1994

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winner) * "The Somewhere Doors" (1992 World Fantasy Award winner) * Stories about Falco the Shadow Master's Apprentice. # "Creeper Shadows" '' Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction'' (Wildside Press, Compilation 2008 by George H. Scithers(former editor of Weird Tales.): 135–175 # "Dance of Shadows" ''

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'' 112/3 (March 2007): 6–37 & ''Year's Best Fantasy 8'', (Jun 2008, ed. David G. Hartwell, Kathryn Cramer, publ. Tachyon Publications, 1-892391-76-7, 375pp, tp, anth) # "The Diamond Shadow" ''

'' 113/4&5 (October/November 2007): 42–74 # "Shadow of the Valley" ''

'' 116/2 (February 2009): 5–40 & # "Thief of Shadows" ''

'' 118/5&6 (May/June 2010): 50–75 # "Maze of Shadows" ''

'' 122/5&6 (May/June 2012): 69–135

Book reviews

References

External links

Documentary Fred Chappell: I am One of You Forever/Review of Fred Chappell's writings

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Guide to the Fred Chappell Papers
Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University
Finding Aid for the Fred Chappell-Lee Kinard Interviews at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

UNCG Oral History with Fred Chappell
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Stuart Wright Collection: Fred Chappell Papers (#1169-017), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina UniversityFred Chappell (biographical note)
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