Mary Elizabeth Counselman
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Brief Biography
Mary Elizabeth Counselman was born in Birmingham, Alabama, but spent part of her childhood in Gainesville, Georgia. She began writing poetry at a young age and later pursued her education at Alabama College (now the University of Montevallo) and the University of Alabama. She worked as a reporter for The Birmingham News before settling in Gadsden, Alabama, where she taught creative writing at Gadsden State Junior College and the University of Alabama. Counselman gained recognition for her contributions to pulp magazines, with her most famous publication being the short story "The Three Marked Pennies" in Weird Tales. Her works also appeared in mainstream publications, and some of her stories were even adapted for television. Counselman died in 1994.
Publications
Move Over: It's Only Me. Alabama; Verity, 1975.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Supernatural. Gadsden, Ala.; Verity, 1976.
African Yesterdays. Alabama; Verity Publishing, 1975; revised edition, 1977.
Half in Shadow. Wisconsin; Arkham House, 1978.
The Eye and the Hand. S.l.; s.n., 1978.
The Fifth Door. S.l.; Strange Books, 1982.
The Face of Fear and Other Poems. Florida; Edilon Press, 1984.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Supernatural. Gadsden, Ala.; Verity, 1976.
African Yesterdays. Alabama; Verity Publishing, 1975; revised edition, 1977.
Half in Shadow. Wisconsin; Arkham House, 1978.
The Eye and the Hand. S.l.; s.n., 1978.
The Fifth Door. S.l.; Strange Books, 1982.
The Face of Fear and Other Poems. Florida; Edilon Press, 1984.
Themes
Mary Elizabeth Counselman wrote short stories, poetry, and essays. Her stories were written in the genres of science fiction, horror, and fantasy.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
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Citation
Counselman, Mary Elizabeth, “Mary Elizabeth Counselman,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/564.