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Allen Koszowski
| Fan | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Allen Koszowski |
| Alias(es): | Allen K., Al Koszowski, Allen J. Koszowski |
| Type: | fanartist, professional artist |
| Fandoms: | Cthulhu Mythos |
| Communities: | Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists |
| Other: | |
| URL: | Official Site; |
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Allen Koszowski is an artist and illustrator in the Cthulhu Mythos who began as a fanwriter and fanartist providing content for a variety of zines in the 1970s. He continued to provide fanart even after he moved into professional illustration (with his first sale to Asimov's Science Fiction in 1982) and published his own magazine, Allen K's Inhuman Magazine in the 2000s-2010s.
Awards
- Readercon Award (Small Press Writers and Artists Organization)
- 1987 - Best Artist
- 1988 - Best Artist
- Writers and Illustrators of the Future (Hubbard Prizes)
- 1992 - finalist - Illustrators of the Future
- World Fantasy Awards
- 2002 - Best Artist
- Chesley Awards (Association of SF & F Artists)
- 2004 - nominated for “Cthulhu Takes on Washington” - Best Product Illustration
- British Fantasy Awards (British Fantasy Society)
- 2005 - nominated for Best Artist
Interviews
- "Allen Koszowski" by uncredited, The Horror Show, Fall 1987
- "A Conversation with Allen Koszowski" by uncredited, Cemetery Dance Issue #3, 1990
- "Interview with Allen Koszowski" by Brian Lingard, Mythos Collector, Issue #4 Fall 2002
- "Allen Koszowski at Brian Lumley's Keoghcon V-2005" by uncredited, Lighthouse, June 2006
- "Allen Koszowski: Ink in His Blood" by R. B. James, Dark Discoveries #18, Winter-Spring 2011
Gallery
Front cover, Midnight Fantasies Issue #3 (1976)
Interior art, Midnight Fantasies Issue #3 (1976)
Interior art, Midnight Fantasies Issue #3 (1976)
Back cover art, Midnight Fantasies Issue #3 (1976). Portrait of August Derleth.
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #22 (1984)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #26 (1984)
Front cover of Tales After Dark Issue #2 (1986)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #40 (1986)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #42 (1986)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #43 (1986)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #50 (1987)
Front cover Dagon #17 (with Dave Carson) (1987)
Front cover Dagon #22/23 (1988)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #55 (1988)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #62 (1989)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #63 (1989)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #66 (1989)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #74 (1990)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #79 (1991)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #82 (1992)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #89 (1995)
Front cover, Crypt of Cthulhu Issue #99 (1998)
Front cover of The Ancient Track Issue #2 (1999)
Front cover of World of HP Lovecraft #5 (2003)
Front cover of World of HP Lovecraft #8 (2011)
Front cover of World of HP Lovecraft #9 (2013)
Zines/Collections/Archives
A full chronological bibliography is available from the Internet Speculative Fiction Database and from Galactic Central
Zines
| Issue Year | Zine Name | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Midnight Fantasies | Issue #13 - interior art and front cover |
| 1981 | Queer Madness | Issue #3 - "Bela Lugosi" article art |
| 1984-2001 | Crypt of Cthulhu | Issue #22 - front cover
Issue #25 - interior art Issue #26 - front cover and letter of comment Issue #32 - interior art Issue #33 - Re-Animator review Issue #38 - interior art Issue #40 - cover art and letter of comment Issue #42 - cover art Issue #43 - cover art Issue #49 - interior art Issue #50 - cover art Issue #51 - letter of comment Issue #52 - letter of comment Issue #53 - letter of comment Issue #54 - front cover and interior art Issue #57 - letter of comment Issue #62 - front cover Issue #63 - front cover Issue #66) - front cover Issue #71 - letter of comment Issue #73 - interior art Issue #74 - front cover and interior art Issue #75 - letter of comment Issue #79 - front cover Issue #82 - front cover Issue #83 - interior art Issue #89 - front cover Issue #90 - interior art Issue #92 - interior art Issue #99 - front cover Issue #106 - interior art Issue #107 - interior art |
| 1986 | Dagon | Issue #15 - interior art
Issue #16 - interior art Issue #17 - front cover Issue #18/19 - front cover Issue #21 - front cover Issue #22/23 - front cover |
| 1986 | Tales After Dark | Issue #1 - front cover
Issue #2 - front cover |
| 1999 | The Ancient Track | Issue #2 - front cover |
| 1997-2013 | World of H.P. Lovecraft | Issue #4 - art gallery
Issue #5 - front cover and interior art Issue #8 - front cover and "Descent into Hell, BD part 1" Issue #9 - front cover and "Descent into Hell, BD part 2" |