Stuart Douglas (writer)

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Stuart Douglas (born October 1969) is an author, editor and publisher from Edinburgh. Douglas is the founder of British publisher Obverse Books, [1] an independent publishing house known for its speculative fiction, particularly in the realms of science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction. [2] He is the range editor for the Black Archive and Silver Archive series of monographs on genre television. [3]

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Douglas has written several Sherlock Holmes stories, including four novels published by Titan Publishing Group and short stories that expand on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective.

Douglas was the features editor for the British Fantasy Society Journal from 2012 to 2017. [4]

Awards

The Black Archive #15: Full Circle by John Toon, edited by Douglas, won New Zealand science fiction's Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Professional Publication in 2019. [5] Toon received the same award in 2022 for The Black Archive #61: Paradise Towers . [6]

Writing

Sherlock Holmes novels

Douglas has written four Sherlock Holmes pastiche novels for Titan Books.

Novellas

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References

  1. "About". Obverse Books. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  2. Hatcher, Steven (April 2021). "The Obverse Side: Celestial Toyroom talks to Stuart Douglas of Obverse Books". Celestial Toyroom (517): 12–16. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. O'Brien, Steve (April 2016). "Factual: Obverse Books". Doctor Who Magazine (497): 72–73.
  4. Scott, Cavan (2012). "Editorial". British Fantasy Society Journal : 8.
  5. "Sir Julius Vogel Award Results - 2019". SFFANZ. Archived from the original on 2023-12-16. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  6. "Sir Julius Vogel Award Winners – 2023". SFFANZ Inc. Archived from the original on 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  7. "The Albino's Treasure by Stuart Douglas". Publishers Weekly . 2015-03-16. Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  8. "The Counterfeit Detective by Stuart Douglas". Publishers Weekly . 2016-10-31. Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  9. "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's Curse by Stuart Douglas". Publishers Weekly . 2021-04-27. Archived from the original on 2023-11-25. Retrieved 2024-01-06.