Steve Rasnic Tem | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Jonesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Virginia Tech Virginia Commonwealth University (BA) Colorado State University |
| Genre | Horror fiction |
| Notable awards | British Fantasy Award World Fantasy Award |
| Spouse | Melanie Kubachko |
| Children | 4 |
Steve Rasnic Tem (born 1950) is an American author. He was born in Jonesville, Virginia.
Rasnic attended college at Virginia Tech, and also at Virginia Commonwealth University. He earned a B.A. in English education. In 1974, he moved to Colorado and studied creative writing at Colorado State University. He married Melanie Kubachko, and the couple took the joint surname "Tem".[1] They had four children and lived in Colorado.
Rasnic Tem's short fiction has been compared to the work of Franz Kafka, Dino Buzzati, Ray Bradbury, and Raymond Carver,[citation needed] but to quote Joe R. Lansdale: "Steve Rasnic Tem is a school of writing unto himself." His 500 plus published pieces have garnered him a British Fantasy Award, a World Fantasy Award[2] and four Bram Stoker Awards.