Born September 20, 1950, in Long Beach, CA; son of Loren Calvin (an orthotist) and Daisy (a nurse; maiden name, Teeslink) Blaylock; married Viki Lynn Martin (a secretary), August 12, 1972; children: John Andrew, Daniel Robert. Education: California State University, Fullerton, B.A. (English), 1972, M.A., 1974. Politics: "Unidentifiable." Religion: Protestant. Memberships: Blake Society (vice president, 1979--). Addresses: Home: Orange, CA. Office: Chapman University, One University Dr., Orange, CA 92866. Agent: Writers House, Inc., 21 West 26th St., New York, NY 10010.

UNDER JOINT PSEUDONYM WILLIAM ASHBLESS

• On Pirates, Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2001.
• The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook, Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2001, 2nd edition, 2003.

• The Elfin Ship, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1982.
• The Disappearing Dwarf, Del Rey (New York, NY), 1983.
• The Digging Leviathan, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1984.
• Homunculus, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1986.
• Land of Dreams, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1987.
• The Last Coin, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1988.
• The Stone Giant, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1989.
• The Disappearing Dwarf, Grafton (London, England), 1989.
• The Magic Spectacles (young adult), Morrigan Books (Bath, Avon, England), 1991.
• The Paper Grail, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1991.
• Lord Kelvin's Machine, illustrated by J. K. Potter, Arkham House (Sauk City, WI), 1992.
• Paper Dragons (limited edition), Pulphouse Publishing (Eugene, OR), 1992.
• Night Relics, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1994.
• Doughnuts (limited edition) illustrated by Phil Parks, Airtight Seels Allied Productions, 1994.
• All the Bells on Earth, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1995.
• Winter Tides, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1997.
• The Rainy Season, Ace Books (New York, NY), 1999.
• Thirteen Phantasms and Other Stories, Edgewood Press (Cambridge, MA), 2000.
• Home before Dark (chapbook), Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2000.
• In for a Penny (stories), Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2002.
• The Man in the Moon (original manuscript upon which The Elfin Ship was based), illustrated by Phil Parks, Subterranean Press (Burton, MI), 2002.

Contributor to anthologies, including Omni Visions One, edited by Ellen Datlow, Omni Books, 1994; Christmas Forever, edited by David Hartwell, Tor, 1993; When the Music's Over, edited by Lewis Shiner, Bantam Books, 1991;O. Henry Prize Stories, edited by William Abrahams, Doubleday, 1990; and The Mammoth Book of Fantasy, edited by Mike Ashley, Carroll & Graf (New York, NY), 2001. Contributor to Web sites, including scifi.com; contributor to periodicals, including Omni, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, and Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.