Steve Anderson (author)

Steve Anderson (born 1966) is an American writer, freelance editor and translator of German fiction. He is best known for his novels The Kaspar Brothers.

Personal life
Anderson was born on 1966 in Southeast Portland. He was adopted at birth by a couple who lived through the Second World War, he attributes his intrigue with Germanic influences to his adoptive mother. He earned a master of arts in History in Portland State University and planned to be a history professor. Later, He became a Fulbright Fellow in Munich, Germany where he got interested in writing fiction.

He has worked in advertising, marketing, and journalism with the Associated Press, and as a waiter, Associated Press rookie, and language instructor.

In 2002, he played in the Philippine national beach soccer championship.

He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife René.

Translation
Anderson translated many book from German over the years including..

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 had a residency at the Europäisches Übersetzer-Kollegium (European Translator College) in Straelen, Germany with a stipend award from the Kunststiftung NRW (Arts Foundation North Rhine-Westphalia).

In 2022, He was Long-listed for the Crime Writers’ Association Dagger Award for Crime Fiction in Translation.

Writing
As a screenwriter, His works were nominated to many awards including Quarterfinalist for the 2009 Nicholl Fellowships.

In 2010, Anderson self-published his first novel The Losing Role. The novel was the first book in the Kaspar Brothers series.

During the years Anderson published novels, short stories, non-fiction books and screenplays.

The Kaspar Brothers series

 * 1) The Losing Role (2010)
 * 2) Liberated (2014)
 * 3) Lost Kin (2016)
 * 4) Lines of Deception (2024)

The Wendell Lett series

 * 1) Under False Flags (2014)
 * 2) The Preserve (2019)

Standalones

 * 1) The Other Oregon: A Thriller (2015)
 * 2) Rain Down: A Crime Novella (2016)

Non-Fiction

 * 1) Sitting Ducks (2011)
 * 2) Double-Edged Sword (2012)

Screenplays

 * 1) Debts (2002)
 * 2) False Flags (2009)
 * 3) Trickle Down (2009)
 * 4) The Other Oregon (2010)

Awards and Competitions

 * 2002, Semifinalist, Chesterfield Writer's Film Project: Debts
 * 2002, Semifinalist, Writer's Network Screenplay Competition: Debts
 * 2008, Semifinalist, Fade In Awards: Debts
 * 2009, Quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting: False Flags
 * 2009, Quarterfinalist, Creative World Awards: False Flags
 * 2010, Quarterfinalist, Creative World Awards: The Other Oragon
 * 2010, Quarterfinalist, Champion Screenwriting Competition: The Other Oragon
 * 2010, Semifinalist, Gimme Credit International Screenplay Competition: The Other Oragon
 * 2010, Top 30 Semifinalist, Movie Script Contest: The Other Oragon
 * 2010, Finalist, Santa Fe Writers Project Screenplay Awards: The Other Oragon
 * 2010, Finalist, 3rd Screenplay Search Screenwriting Competition: The Other Oragon