Michael R. Collings
| Michael R. Collings | |
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Collings at Life, the Universe, & Everything, a science fiction and fantasy symposium at Brigham Young University.
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| Born |
October 29, 1947 Rupert, Idaho |
| Occupation | author, 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 in Rupert, Idaho) is an American author, poet, literary critic, and bibliographer, and a former professor of creative writing and literature at Pepperdine University. He was Poet in Residence at Pepperdine's Seaver College from 1997-2000.
Collings has had multiple collections of his poetry published on subjects such as Latter Day Saint theology, Joseph Smith, Christmas, science fiction, and horror. He is known for his literary critiques and bibliographies of the works of Orson Scott Card and Stephen King, 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. 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.
Michael Robert Collings was born on October 29, 1947 in Rupert, Idaho. He graduated from Bakersfield College in 1967 with an Associate's degree, then graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English from Whittier College two years later. After graduating with a Master's degree in English from the University of California, Riverside in 1973, Collings received his Ph.D. in English literature from UCR in 1977, specializing in Milton and The Renaissance.
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