Frank Owen (author)

Not to be confused with Frank Owen (politician), who was also an author.
Frank Owen
Born1893
Died(1968-10-13)October 13, 1968
Pen nameRoswell Williams
Occupation
  • Author
  • novelist
  • anthologist
NationalityAmerican
Owen's "Singapore Nights" was the cover story on the debut issue of Oriental Stories in 1930
Owen's "Quest of a Noble Tiger" was the cover story in the January 1943 Weird Tales

Frank Owen (1893–1968) was an American author, novelist and anthologist. He wrote 10 novels in the 1930s under the pseudonym Roswell Williams, a name which is sometimes erroneously listed as his real name.[1] Owen is best known for his oriental fantasy short stories,[1] many of which appeared in the magazine Weird Tales.[2] Owen also co-wrote several children's collections with his wife, Ethel Owen.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Clute, John; John Grant (1997). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 739. ISBN 0-88184-708-9.
  2. ^ Jaffery, Sheldon; Fred Cook (1985). The Collectors Index to Weird Tales. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. p. 109. ISBN 0-87972-284-3.