Michael R. Collings | |
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 Collings at Life, the Universe, & Everything, a science fiction and fantasy symposium at Brigham Young University. | |
| Born | October 29, 1947 Rupert, Idaho |
| Occupation | Writer, 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)[1][2] is an American writer, 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 to 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]
- ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ^ a b c d Wands, D C (2008-02-16). "Michael R Collings". FantasticFiction. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Michael R. Collings". Brigham Young University. 2003. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
- ^ 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.