Steve Anderson (author)

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Steve Anderson
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Anderson in 2018
Born
Stephen F. Anderson

1966 (age 58–59)
Southeast Portland, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationWriter, translator, editor
LanguageEnglish
Education Portland State University (MA)
GenreHistorical thrillers, crime fiction
Website
stephenfanderson.com

Stephen F. Anderson (born 1966) is an American writer, freelance editor and translator of German fiction. He is bes2t known for his historical thrillers in the Kaspar Brothers series and his work in crime fiction. [1]

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Early life and education

Anderson was born in 1966 in Southeast Portland, Oregon. He was adopted at birth by a couple who lived through World War II, he attributes his intrigue with Germanic influences to his adoptive mother. [2]

He earned a Master of Arts in History from Portland State University and initally planned to become a history professor. [3] [4] However, while later serving as a Fulbright Fellow in Munich, Germany, he became interested in writing fiction. [5]

Anderson worked in several fields, including advertising, marketing, and journalism with the Associated Press, as well as holding positions as a waiter, an Associated Press rookie, and a language instructor. He is an amauter beach soccer player, and participated in the Philippine National Beach Football Championship in 2000 and 2002. [6] He is a soccer fan and follows Portland Timbers. [7] He currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, René. [4] [8]

Career

Writing and screenwriting

Anderson began his career as a screenwriter. His works received multiple nominations, including being a Quarterfinalist for the 2009 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting for False Flags.

In 2010, Anderson self-published his first novel, The Losing Role, which was the first of the Kaspar Brothers historical thriller series. [9] [10] He has since published several novels, short stories, and non-fiction books. His fiction output consists primarily of historical thrillers and crime fiction, including his other series, the Wendell Lett books.

Translation

Anderson is also a freelance editor and translator of German fiction.

His translation work has earned recognition, including a long-list nomination for the Gold Dagger Award for Crime Fiction in Translation in 2022.

In 2015, Anderson took part in TransLab for emerging translators of German to English, a collaboration between the German Book Office NY and the Goethe-Institut NY. [11] In 2018, he held a residency at the Europäisches Übersetzer-Kollegium  [ de ] in Straelen, Germany with a stipend award from the Kunststiftung NRW. [11]

Bibliography

Fiction

Kaspar Brothers series

  1. The Losing Role (2010)
  2. Liberated (2014)
  3. Lost Kin (2016)
  4. Lines of Deception (2024)

Wendell Lett series

  1. Under False Flags (2014)
  2. The Preserve (2019)

Standalones

  1. The Other Oregon: A Thriller (2015)
  2. Rain Down:A Crime Novella (2016)
  3. Show Game (2024)

Non-Fiction

  1. Sitting Ducks (2011)
  2. Double-Edged Sword (2012)

Screenplays

  1. Debts (2002)
  2. False Flags (2009)
  3. Trickle Down (2009)
  4. The Other Oregon (2010)

Awards and competitions

YearLevelCompetitionWork
2002SemifinalistChesterfield Writer's Film ProjectDebts
2002SemifinalistWriter's Network Screenplay CompetitionDebts
2008SemifinalistFade In AwardsDebts
2009Quarterfinalist Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting [12] False Flags
2009QuarterfinalistCreative World AwardsFalse Flags
2010QuarterfinalistCreative World AwardsThe Other Oregon
2010QuarterfinalistChampion Screenwriting CompetitionThe Other Oregon
2010SemifinalistGimme Credit International Screenplay CompetitionThe Other Oregon
2010Top 30 SemifinalistMovie Script ContestThe Other Oregon
2010Finalist Santa Fe Writers Project Screenplay AwardsThe Other Oregon
2010Finalist3rd Screenplay Search Screenwriting Competition [13] The Other Oregon
2022Long-listed Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Award for Crime Fiction in TranslationSeat 7a (translation)

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Anderson". Open Road Media. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  2. ↑ Amarnath, Nish (2019-08-30). "The Preserve by Steve Anderson". THE BIG THRILL. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  3. ↑ Oregonian, Special to The (2015-02-11). "Portland author digs into little-known corner of World War II history". oregonlive. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  4. 1 2 "Steve Anderson: books, biography, latest update". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  5. ↑ "Bio". Steve Anderson. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  6. ↑ "Exquisite Corpse - A Journal of Letters and Life". www.corpse.org. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  7. ↑ "Steve Anderson". Goodreads . Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  8. ↑ Reader, Gilion at Rose City. "Author Interview: Steve Anderson" . Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  9. ↑ Phillips, Russell (2012-07-30). "Realism and historical accuracy: Interview with Steve Anderson". Russell Phillips. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  10. ↑ "Steve Anderson's "The Losing Role" Set in the Fog of War". Scene of the Crime. 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  11. 1 2 "Translation". Steve Anderson. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  12. ↑ "2009 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". www.oscars.org. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
  13. ↑ "Screenwriting, Short Fiction, More". Steve Anderson. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
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