David Oppegaard

American novelist

Saint Olaf College (BA)
Hamline University (MFA)

Notable worksThe Suicide CollectorsWebsitedavidoppegaard.com

David Oppegaard (born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, 19 August 1979)^[1] is an American novelist.

Biography

Oppegaard's first novel, The Suicide Collectors, was published in 2008. It was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel by the Horror Writers Association.^[2] Oppegaard has published several subsequent novels and young-adult books, including the 2016 Minnesota Book Award finalist The Firebug of Balrog County and The Town Built on Sorrow.^[3]

Oppegaard's most recent novel is Claw Heart Mountain from CamCat Books (2023).

Oppegaard earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.^[4]

Bibliography

2008 The Suicide Collectors
2009 Wormwood, Nevada
2012 The Ragged Mountains
2014 And the Hills Opened Up
2014 Breakneck Cove (novella)
2015 The Firebug of Balrog County
2017 The Town Built on Sorrow
2023 Claw Heart Mountain

References

^ "Authors : Oppegaard, David". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
^ "Horror Writers Association announces 2008 Stoker Nominations". Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13.
^ Hertzel, Laurie (2016-01-31). "Finalists for 2016 Minnesota Book Awards are announced". Star Tribune. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
^ David Oppegaard's profile in Goodreads.com, Goodreads.com.