Alison McMahan

Alison McMahan

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Alison McMahan grew up in Spain.As an adult she trudged through the jungles of Honduras and Cambodia, through the favelas of Brazil and from race tracks to drag strips in the U.S. in search of footage for her documentaries. Her most recent film is Bare Hands and Wooden Limbs (2010) narrated by Sam Waterston.

She applies the same sense of adventure to her mysteries for all eras. Her historical mystery novel, THE SAFFRON CROCUS (Black Opal Books, 2014), won the Rosemary Award for Best YA Historical and the Florida Writers Association's Royal Palm Literary Award. Her short mystery "The New Score" appeared in the FISH OUT OF WATER Anthology (Wildside Press), and "The Drive By" in the BUSTED: ARRESTING STORIES FROM THE BEAT Anthology (LevelBest Books) April 2017. "Kamikaze Iguanas" appeared in the MWA anthology for middle grade readers entitled SCREAM AND SCREAM AGAIN, edited by R.L. Stine, (HarperCollins, 2018). "King Hanuman" is forthcoming from the SinCLA Anthology FATALLY HAUNTED, to be published by Down&Out Press.

She is the author two books of nonfiction: THE FILMS OF TIM BURTON: ANIMATING LIVE ACTION IN HOLLYWOOD (Bloomsbury 2005), and the award-winning Alice Guy Blaché, Lost Visionary of the Cinema (Bloomsbury 2002), which was translated into Spanish by Plots Ediciones. It was adapted into the documentary BE NATURAL. She is a regular contributor to The Big Thrill (online magazine of ITW) and a reviewer for Publisher's Weekly.

Alison is represented by Gina Panettieri of Talcott Notch Literary.

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Scream and Scream Again!: Spooky Stories from Mystery Writers of America Jul 24, 2018

by R.L. Stine , Bruce Hale , Chris Grabenstein , Emmy Laybourne , Steve Hockensmith , Lisa Morton , Ray Daniel , Wendy Corsi Staub , Beth Fantaskey , Heather Graham , Phil Mathews , Carter Wilson , Doug Levin , Jeff Soloway , Joseph S. Walker , Alison McMahan , Daniel Palmer , Tonya Hurley , Stephen Ross , Peter Lerangis

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Alice Guy Blaché: Lost Visionary of the Cinema Aug 22, 2014

by Alison McMahan

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Alice Guy Blaché: Cinema Pioneer Nov 17, 2009

by Joan Simon , Jane M. Gaines , Alison McMahan , Charles Musser , Kim Tomadjoglou , Alan Williams

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Fish Out of Water: A Guppy Anthology Mar 24, 2017

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Busted! Arresting Stories from the Beat Apr 23, 2017

by Dames of Detection , Shawn Reilly Simmons , Verena Rose , Harriette Sackler

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The Saffron Crocus Dec 6, 2014

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The Saffron Crocus by Alison McMahan (2014-12-06) Jan 1, 1656

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World Film Locations: Paris Jan 1, 2011

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The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood Aug 21, 2014

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Alice Guy Blaché: Lost Visionary of the Cinema Paperback – October 20, 2003 Jan 1, 1605

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The Films of Tim Burton: Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood by McMahan, Alison published by Continuum (2005)

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Alice Guy Blaché Jan 1, 2006

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