Owl Goingback
BornJames Russell Heidbrink[1]
(1959-05-01) May 1, 1959
St. Louis, MO
Occupationauthor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
GenreHorror fiction
Notable awardsBram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award (2020)[1]
SpouseNancy Santos Bello[2]
Childrentwo sons
Website
owlgoingback.com

Owl Goingback (born May 1, 1959, in St. Louis)[2] is an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction.

Early life

The writer was born James Russell Heidbrink[1] on May 1, 1959, in St. Louis, Missouri.[2]

In his biographical statements, Goingback writes that he grew up in the rural midwest, and that his mother's name was Quiet Starr.[2] He dropped out of high school his senior year to join the United States Air Force and later attended Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University.[2] On January 5, 1978, Goingback married Nancy Santos Bello, with whom he has two sons, Jason and Michael.[2]

Goingback self-identifies as being of Choctaw and Cherokee heritage.[3]

Military and early career

From 1976 to 1981, Goingback served as a jet engine mechanic in the United States Air Force, where he became a sergeant.[2] He received a good conduct medal and Air Force Longevity Service Award.[2] After leaving the military, Goingback owned and managed a restaurant in Georgia called Jim's Place from 1981-1986, after which he devoted himself to writing full-time.[2][4][5]

Writing

Goingback writes horror fiction novels, often with Native American subject matter.[3]

In addition to writing novels, children's stories, scripts, and other documents under his own name, he writes that he "has ghostwritten for Hollywood celebrities",[4][6] and that he travels throughout the United States lecturing about "the customs and folklore of the American Indians"[4] and has worked as a model and actor.[4]

Personal

The author legally changed his name to Owl Goingback in Seminole County, Florida in 2000.[1] Goingback presently lives in Florida with his wife and sons.[4]

Awards

Awards for Goingback
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1996 “Grass Dancer” Nebula Award for Best Short Story Nominee [7]
1996 Crota Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel Winner [8]
1996 Crota Bram Stoker Award for Novel Finalist [8]
1998 Eagle Feathers Storytelling World Award for Pre-Adolescent Listeners Honor [9]
1999 Darker than Night Bram Stoker Award for Novel Finalist [10]
2019 Coyote Rage Bram Stoker Award for Novel Winner [11][12][13]
2020 Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement Winner [12][14]

Bibliography

  • Crota (1996)
  • Eagle feathers (1997)
  • The Gift (1997)
  • Shaman Moon (1997)
  • Darker Than Night (1999)
  • Evil Whispers (2001)
  • Breed (2002)
  • Coyote Rage (2019)
  • Evil Whispers (2023)[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Howard, Brooke Leigh (24 July 2023). "The Native American Activists Exposing Celebrity 'Race-Fakers'". Daily Beast. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Goingback, Owl 1959-". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  3. 1 2 Nevill, Frances Susanna (23 October 2019). "Owl Goingback, Central Florida's most frightful writer, thinks real life is scarier than werewolves or vampires". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Goingback, Owl - Bio". The Bram Stoker Awards. Archived from the original on 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. ↑ Contemporary Authors New Revision Series. Gale p. 152. 2005.
  6. ↑ "Profile - Owl Goingback". The Authors Guild. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  7. ↑ "Owl Goingback Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  8. 1 2 "1996 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees". The Bram Stoker Awards. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  9. ↑ "The 1998 STORYTELLING WORLD AWARD WINNERS AND HONOR TITLES". Storytelling World. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  10. ↑ "1999 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees". The Bram Stoker Awards. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  11. ↑ "The 2019 Bram Stoker Award® Winners". The Bram Stoker Awards. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  12. 1 2 "Bram Stoker Awards 2020". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  13. ↑ "2019 Stoker Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2020-04-20. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  14. ↑ "Goingback and Ligotti Win HWA Lifetime Achievement Award". Locus Online. 2020-02-06. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  15. ↑ "Epeolatry Book Review: Evil Whispers By: Owl Goingback - The Horror Tree". horrortree.com. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
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