Kenneth Milton Grimwood was an American author born in Dothan, Alabama in 1944. He also published work under the pen name Alan Cochran. Grimwood's fiction was characterized by a distinctive blend of life-affirmation and hope interwoven with metaphysical themes. His best-known work, Replay, published in 1986, exemplified this approach and achieved significant recognition in the fantasy genre. The novel won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1988, establishing Grimwood as a notable figure in speculative fiction. Grimwood lived until 2003, when he died in Santa Barbara, California.