Stephen F. Anderson (born 1966) is an American writer, freelance editor and translator of German fiction. He is best known for his historical thrillers in the Kaspar Brothers series and his work in crime fiction.
Early life and education Anderson was born in 1966 in Southeast Portland, Oregon. He was adopted at birth by a couple who lived through World War II, he attributes his intrigue with Germanic influences to his adoptive mother.
He earned a Master of Arts in History from Portland State University and initially planned to become a history professor. However, while later serving as a Fulbright Fellow in Munich, Germany, he became interested in writing fiction.
Anderson worked in several fields, including advertising, marketing, and journalism with the Associated Press, as well as holding positions as a waiter, an Associated Press rookie, and a language instructor. He is an amateur beach soccer player, and participated in the Philippine National Beach Football Championship in 2000 and 2002. He is a soccer fan and follows Portland Timbers. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife, René.
Career
Writing and screenwriting Anderson began his career as a screenwriter. His works received multiple nominations, including being a Quarterfinalist for the 2009 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting for False Flags.
In 2010, Anderson self-published his first novel, The Losing Role, which was the first of the Kaspar Brothers historical thriller series. He has since published several novels, short stories, and non-fiction books. His fiction output consists primarily of historical thrillers and crime fiction, including his other series, the Wendell Lett books.
Translation Anderson is also a freelance editor and translator of German fiction.
His translation work has earned recognition, including a long-list nomination for the Gold Dagger Award for Crime Fiction in Translation in 2022.
In 2015, Anderson took part in TransLab for emerging translators of German to English, a collaboration between the German Book Office NY and the Goethe-Institut NY. In 2018, he held a residency at the in Straelen, Germany with a stipend award from the Kunststiftung NRW.
Bibliography
Fiction
Kaspar Brothers series The Losing Role (2010) Liberated (2014) Lost Kin (2016) Lines of Deception (2024)
Wendell Lett series
Under False Flags (2014) The Preserve (2019)
Standalones
The Other Oregon: A Thriller (2015) Rain Down: A Crime Novella (2016) Show Game (2024)
Non-Fiction
Sitting Ducks (2011) Double-Edged Sword (2012)
Screenplays
Debts (2002) False Flags (2009) Trickle Down (2009) The Other Oregon (2010)
Awards and competitions YearLevelCompetitionWork2002SemifinalistChesterfield Writer's Film ProjectDebts2002SemifinalistWriter's Network Screenplay CompetitionDebts2008SemifinalistFade In AwardsDebts2009QuarterfinalistNicholl Fellowships in ScreenwritingFalse Flags2009QuarterfinalistCreative World AwardsFalse Flags2010QuarterfinalistCreative World AwardsThe Other Oregon2010QuarterfinalistChampion Screenwriting CompetitionThe Other Oregon2010SemifinalistGimme Credit International Screenplay CompetitionThe Other Oregon2010Top 30 SemifinalistMovie Script ContestThe Other Oregon2010FinalistSanta Fe Writers Project Screenplay AwardsThe Other Oregon2010Finalist3rd Screenplay Search Screenwriting CompetitionThe Other Oregon2022Long-listedCrime Writers’ Association Dagger Award for Crime Fiction in TranslationSeat 7a (translation)
References
External links Official website