Charles R. Saunders

Charles R. Saunders
BornCharles Robert Saunders
(1946-07-12)July 12, 1946
Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 2020
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation
  • Short-story writer
  • novelist
  • essayist
  • editor
Alma materLincoln University
Period1974–2020
GenreFantasy, sword and sorcery
Notable worksImaro
Website
differentdrumming.com

Charles Robert Saunders (July 12, 1946  May 2020) was an African-American author and journalist, a pioneer of the "sword and soul" literary genre with his Imaro novels. During his long career, he wrote novels, non-fiction, screenplays and radio plays.