He is, simply put, the best.Ĭharles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. He draws out the strange inside our own world, weaving stories that feel more real than we are when we read them. His skilled portrayal of character and settings has earned him a loyal readership and glowing praise from peers, reviewers and readers.Ĭharles de Lint writes like a magician. They share their love and home with a cheery little dog named Johnny Cash.Ĭharles de Lint is best described as a romantic: a believer in compassion, hope and human potential. In 1980, de Lint married the love of his life, MaryAnn Harris, who works closely with him as his first editor, business manager and creative partner. The family moved often during de Lint's childhood because of his father's job with an international surveying company, but by the time Charles was twelve-having lived in Western Canada, Turkey and Lebanon-they had settled in Lucerne, Quebec, not far from where he now resides in Ottawa, Ontario. He's been a judge for several prominent awards, including the Nebula, World Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon and Bram Stoker.īorn in the Netherlands in 1951, de Lint immigrated to Canada with his family as an infant.

De Lint served as Writer-in-residence for two public libraries in Ottawa and has taught creative writing workshops for adults and children in Canada and the United States. He has written critical essays, music reviews, opinion columns and entries to encyclopedias, and he's been the main book reviewer for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction since 1987. Modern Library's Top 100 Books of the 20th Century poll, conducted by Random House and voted on by readers, put eight of de Lint's books among the top 100.ĭe Lint is a poet, folklorist, artist, songwriter and performer. Renowned as one of the trailblazers of the modern fantasy genre, he is the recipient of the World Fantasy, Aurora, Sunburst, and White Pine awards, among others. Charles de Lint is the much beloved author of more than seventy adult, young adult, and children's books.

Little (Grrl) Lost by Charles de Lint